Next Animation Festivals

Current animation festival listings. For the current deadlines, go to our Next Deadlines list.

Oscar-qualifying festivals for animation shorts

BAFTA-qualifying festivals for animation shorts

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Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival 2026

City: Tbilisi, Georgia

TIAF- Tbilisi International Animation Festival is an international event, promoting Animation Art and Industry Development Culture through Caucasus region and Internationally.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

FLIPT! Austrian Flipbook Festival @ 15. StopTrik International Film Festival

City: Maribor, Slovenia

This year FLIPT! The Austrian Flipbook Festival will be hosted on the 15th. StopTrik International Film Festival 2025 in Maribor.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

BANG AWARDS - International Animated Film Festival 2026

City: Torres Vedras, Portugal

Bang Awards International Animated Film Festival is aimed at the latest technologies and towards a public immersed in the digital arts, multimedia, illustration and film animation.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animation Block Party 2026

City: New York City, USA / Online

Animation Block Party is an annual animation event in NY, US.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Factual Animation Film Festival 2026

City: London, UK

FAFF celebrates factual and documentary animation FAFF takes place both online and offline, enabling filmmakers in this blossoming medium to connect and collaborate.

Sep

2026

PITCHING & INDUSTRY

Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry)

City: Online & Onsite (Warsaw, Poland)

Young Horizons International Film Festival is a series of programmes and projects aimed at supporting and promoting film and series development for young audiences.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

ETER International Anima Festival 2026

City: Lodz, Poland

ETER International Anima Festival is a new chapter in Łódź’s animated film festival scene.

Sep

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Linoleum Contemporary International Animation and Media Art Festival 2026

City: Kyiv, Ukraine

LINOLEUM Festival in Ukraine aims to support animation artists and promote animation worldwide.

Oct

2026

PITCHING & INDUSTRY

Weird Animation, Video Games and New Media Market

City: Valencia, Spain

Weird is a professional animation, video games and new media market which takes place in Spain.

Oct

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animatou International Animation Film Festival 2026

City: Genève, Switzerland

Animatou is a festival dedicated to bringing the best of Swiss and international animation to spectators of all ages and promoting an awareness of art films rarely screened in commercial cinemas.

Oct

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Ars Independent Festival 2026

City: Katowice, Poland

Ars Independent is a multimedia and popculture festival of films, animations, music videos and video games.

Oct

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival 2026

City: Bucharest, Romania

The Animest International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s recognized event on the international animation scene.

Oct

2026

ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Taichung International Animation Festival 2026

City: Taichung, Taiwan

TIAF ‬is the only city film festival in Taiwan that features solely animation

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