Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival 2026

Event Description:

Imaginaria has grown enormously in its history, earning an important artistic and social position in the international festival sector. Festival of “people and places”, Imaginaria manages to create a family atmosphere among the public and professionals who come in open-air cinemas of Conversano. Imaginaria, which is characterized by the importance of “numbers” and the excellent quality of thousands of works of international standing, is a project to promote, and disseminate, film training, which aims to promote the independent authors of animated films.

2026 Call for Entries

Films must have been completed after December 2025.
The festival accepts all categories of animated films: traditional animation, 2d digital, mix media and stop motion, 3d and visual effects, music videos, and experimental.
Running time for short films must be no more than 30 minutes. 

The animated films can be submitted to the following competition categories:

• Animated Short Film Competition
• Graduation Animation Short Film Competition
• Animated Short Film for Children
• Animated Music Video

Awards: 

IMAGINARIA AWARDs are determined by a jury of professional filmmakers, illustrators, cartoonist, distributors and journalists:

• Best Animated Short Film (Main Competition)*
• Best Animated Student Short Film (Graduation Competition)
• Best Animated Short Film for Kids (Children Competition)
• Best Animated Music Video

*The winner of this category may be selected by the Academy and become part of the five Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film.

IMAGINARIA KIDS AWARDS + AUDIENCE AWARD
This awards are determined by a special youngsters jury:

• Best Animated Short Film for Kids
• Audience Award

• Entry Form and regulations via FilmFreeway
• Deadline: 15 May 2026

2021 Festival Coverage

• Awards
• Selection Results

2020 Festival Coverage:

• Awards
• Selection Results