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REX Animation Film Festival
Category
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS
Dates
17/11/2026 - 22/11/2026
City
Stockholm, Sweden
Email
Website
Edition
11
Final submission deadline
2025-06-15
Submission/Registration Fee
No
Description:
The festival presents animated shorts and feature films from all over the world and includes a rich program of workshops, talks, Q&A sessions, and competitive and non-competitive film programs. Initiated by Stockholm's European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in 2015, the festival grows every year and offers a varied and colourful program of animated short and feature films for both adults and young people.
Rex Animation Festival Call for Entries
2026 Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.
(2026 Archive)
Categories
- International Competition
- Nordic Competition
- Student Competition
- EUNIC Award
- Audience Award
Film Criteria
-All animation techniques are accepted.
-Animated films of all genres are accepted.
-The film must have been completed after January 1st, 2023.
-Films with dialogue not in English must have English subtitles.
-Entries should not exceed 30 minutes in length.
-Live-action films will not be programmed for the festival. Therefore, it is advised not to submit any non-animated work. However, hybrid productions, such as animated documentaries combining animation and live-action, are encouraged to submit.
Important
NB: 2026 Festival Dates are Tentative
Event Dates
- From 17/11/2026 to 22/11/2026
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