Festival of Animation Berlin 2026

Festival Description:

The Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB) is the first film festival dedicated to animation films in Germany's capital city of Berlin. The festival's focus is on artistic animation of all kinds – from traditional Cartoon, Stop Motion, CGI, Cross-Media-Experiments to 360° film. 

2026 Call for Entries

• Any animated film including combinations of live action and animation completed after May 1st 2024 may participate.
• Only completed films qualify for the selection.
• For participation in the short film competition categories, productions up to a running length of 15 minutes are admitted.

Categories:

• International Animation Film: Animated shorts by international artists
• German Animation Film: Animated shorts made by animators based in Germany
• New Talents: Animated shorts made by students
• Commissioned Animation: Animated shorts with commercial background
• Pink Panda: Animated shorts suitable for children and teens. TV series for children can be submitted to the children’s film competition. Please do not submit more than two episodes per series.

Additionally, the following out of competition programme is open for submission:
• Horror Special: Horror themed animated shorts

Important information

• Festival Regulations and Entry form via FilmFreeway
• Deadline: 20 February 2026 (early), 20 March 2026 (regular)

2020 Coverage

• Awards

2019 Coverage

• Winners 2019