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25
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto 2027

City: Porto, Portugal
IndieJúnior Allianz’s is an International Children’s and Youth Film Festival in Porto.
29
Jan
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2027

City: Clermont-Ferrand, France
The annual Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, held at the start of the year, is one of the most coveted venues for international short-film animation premieres.
02
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animation First Festival

City: New York
Animation First is a US festival that showcases French animation. It consists mostly of curated animation programmes.
03
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animatex Animation Festival 2027

City: Cairo, Egypt
Animatex is the biggest animation event in Egypt.
19
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Anima: The Brussels Animation Film Festival 2027

City: Brussels, Belgium
Anima Festival (established in 1982) accepts international animation shorts, student shorts, and children's films, as well as animated features. It has a separate Belgian animation competition.
20
Feb
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

Annie Awards 2027

City: Los Angeles, CA
Annie Awards (established in 1972) invite submissions of animation shorts (including student shorts) and features, without prior theatrical US release. A fee applies.
20
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Anilogue International Animation Festival 2027

City: Budapest, Hungary
Anilogue Festival accepts international short animated films (and extra-short films) of any technique, films for children, as well as feature-length animation films.
20
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animate OPEN

City: Quad, Derby (UK)
The Animate OPEN is looking for artists’ animation that explores form and technique and has an experimental approach.
21
Feb
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

BAFTA Awards 2027

City: Royal Albert Hall, London
The British Academy Film Awards or BAFTA Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honour the best British and international contributions to film
22
Feb
2027
TRAINING

CEE Animation Workshop 2026

City: Online & Onsite
CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long training program for animation short films, feature-length films, TV series, TV specials, documentary or fiction, hybrid projects (must contain at least 50% animation), or XR projects.
25
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ANIMAC International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia 2027

City: Lleida (Catalonia - Spain)
ANIMAC International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia is a non-competitive film festival that accepts both national and international animation shorts. 
25
Feb
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

César Awards 2027

City: Paris, France
The César Awards is the national film award of France.
26
Feb
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

New York International Children's Film Festival 2027

City: New York, NY
The New York International Children's Film Festival seeks entries for animated short and feature films.
01
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ClujShorts ISFF

City: Cluj Napoca, Romania
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival is a cultural event that takes place annually in Cluj Napoca, Romania.
02
Mar
2027
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

Cartoon Movie

City: Bordeaux, France
Cartoon Movie (established in 1999) accepts European animation feature projects at both the development and production stages. A registration fee applies.
04
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival

City: Morgantown - West Virginia, USA
Established in 2010, The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival celebrates exceptional, compelling, original and innovative works in film, video, and animation.
10
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Tricky Women / Tricky Realities Animation Festival 2027

City: Vienna, Austria
Tricky Women started 2001 and was the very first festival of animated films dedicated to female animation artists.
10
Mar
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

British Animation Awards

City: London, UK
The British Animation Awards (BAA) covers all aspects of the UK Animation scene, from student work to commercials, children’s entertainment, short and experiential films, music videos and new technologies.
10
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Tampere International Short Film Festival 2027

City: Tampere, Finland
Tampere International Short Film Festival invites submissions for international animation, documentary, experimental, and fiction short films, and also features a Finnish competition.
11
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Monstra - Lisbon Animation Festival 2027

City: Lisbon, Portugal
MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival accepts short and long animation shorts, features, and student films and films for children and young audiences (plus a Portuguese competition).
12
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Kaboom Animation Festival 2027

City: Amsterdam and Utrecht, The Netherlands
Kaboom Animation Festival accepts animated shorts, student films, animation docs, and features.
15
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Cine-Court Anime - Animation Festival of Roanne 2027

City: Roanne, France
Ciné-Court Animé accepts international short animation films, both narrative and experimental.
18
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animation Dingle 2027

City: Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Animation Dingle Festival includes both International and Irish student competitions and awards.
19
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Niigata International Animation Film Festival 2027

City: Niigata, Japan
The Niigata International Animation Film Festival in Japan is dedicated to animated feature films.
20
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

(Re)animacija Festival

City: Nikšić, Montenegro
(RE)ANIMACIJA – Festival of European Animated Film and Illustration.
23
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2027

City: Ann Arbor, United States
Ann Arbor Film Festival accepts experimental animation, documentary, narrative, music video, and other forms of experimental cinema.
23
Mar
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Lanterna Mágica International Animation Festival

City: Goiania, Brazil
Lanterna Mágica is an international animation festival that aims to promote and spread the worldwide animation market.
01
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Womanimation! Film Festival

City: Boston, MA
As the name implies, Womanimation is a festival showcasing acclaimed animated films created by women from around the world.
02
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Photometria In Motion 2027

City: Ioannina, Greece
Photometria International Photography Festival is organized by “Entefxis.” Non-profit organization.
02
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Brighton International Animation Festival 2027

City: Brighton, UK
Brighton International Animation Festival hosts both shorts, features and queer animation films.
02
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas 2027

City: Riga, Latvia
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS is one of the leading short film festivals in the Baltic States.
03
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Detroit International Festival of Animation 2027

City: Detroit, United States
Detroit International Festival of Animation invites submissions of international animated works of all styles, genres, mediums, and contexts, whether traditionally hand-drawn, stop-motion, CGI, or any form of digital animation. With particular attention to very short films (under 1 min, under 3 min).
06
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Go Short Festival 2027

City: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Go Short is the main short film festival in the Netherlands.
06
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Festival national du film d'animation 2027

City: Rennes, France
Festival national du film d'animation (established in 1983) invites French-produced (and co-produced) animation shorts, music videos, and TV series.
08
Apr
2027
TRAINING

CARTOON Next

City: Marseilles, France
Cartoon Next accepts cross-media European animation projects. A registration fee applies.
13
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Filmfest Dresden 2027

City: Dresden, Germany
FILMFEST DRESDEN short film festival focuses on short film in all its facets since 1989.
16
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Athens Animfest

City: Athens, Greece
Athens ANIMFEST (Greece) has an international animation competition, with awards extending to student animation and experimental films.
16
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Vermont Animation Festival 2027

City: Northeast Kingdom, USA
Vermont Animation Festival welcomes submissions of animated films, especially from students and emerging animators.
20
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Sudan International Animation Festival - Apedemak 2027

City: Cairo, Egypt
Sudan International Animation Festival - Apedemak accepts animation shorts under 40 minutes, regardless of animation techniques. It features awards in Human Rights categories.
20
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animocje International Animated Film Festival 2027

City: Bydgoszcz, Poland
Animocje Festival (established in 2011) has an animation competition and a separate films for children and young adults competition.
22
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Cardiff Animation Festival 2027

City: Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff Animation Festival (CAF) accepts both animation shorts and micro-animation shorts for its competition.
23
Apr
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

Quirino Awards and Co-Production Market 2027

City: Tenerife, Spain
The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards celebrate animation production in the 23 Ibero-American countries.
23
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

UNDER_the_RADAR_Vienna

City: Vienna, Austria
UNDER_the_RADAR is the Austrian interdisciplinary film/media festival and conference, intersecting experimental film and media with animation, art, exploratory filmmaking, and digital culture.
24
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Columbus International Film & Animation Festival 2027

City: Columbus, United States
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival (established in 1952) accepts international animation shorts, music videos, student films, and feature films.
27
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ITFS Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2027

City: Stuttgart, Germany
ITFS (founded in 1982) features distinct competitions for international animation shorts, student shorts, films about the environment, children's films, and an animation feature competition.
29
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering 2027

City: Komárom, Hungary
The MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Gathering.
29
Apr
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Pictoplasma Animation Festival 2027

City: Berlin, Germany
Pictoplasma Animation Festival features an international shorts competition, and an extensive talks, conferences and events sessions.
03
May
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Tashkent International Animation Forum (TIAF)

City: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent International Animation Forum (TIAF) accepts international animation works up to 20 minutes.
04
May
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films 2027

City: Liberec, Czech Republic
Anifilm Festival features international competitions for narrative and non-narrative short films, as well as music videos, video games, and feature animation.
04
May
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animotion Film Festival 2027

City: Florence, Italy
Animotion Film Festival is a competitive Film Festival dedicated to 2D-3D Animation and Stop Motion Films.
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