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19
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Canlandıranlar International Animation Film Festival

City: Istanbul, Turkiye
Established in 2011, the Canlandıranlar International Animation Film Festival has both an international and national (Turkish) competition.
21
Oct
2027
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

CINEKID Junior Co-Production Market

City: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Cinekid Junior Co-production Market is an integrated two-day co-production market that enables financiers, broadcasters and producers to assess new and innovative children's projects across the film and television sectors.
21
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Fredrikstad Animation Festival

City: Fredrikstad, Norway
Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF) invites both Nordic & Baltic animation shorts in various categories, as well as international short animation films.
23
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Bucheon International Animation Festival BIAF

City: Bucheon, South Korea
Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) accepts animation shorts, student shorts, TV & commissioned films, and has a separate Korean animation shorts competition.
23
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Overcome Film Festival

City: Online
The Overcome Film Festival is the international event for all storytellers, filmmakers, and artists to tell the world their stories of survival and triumph over adversity.
23
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

CRAFT International Animation Festival

City: Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
CRAFT International Animation Festival accepts international animation stop-motion & traditional techniques shorts, as well as Southeast animation shorts (all techniques).
24
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

West Lake International Animation Festival

City: China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
West Lake International Animation Festival is an animation art exchange platform integrating competitions, screenings, exhibitions and forums, which is held every two years.
26
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

DOK Leipzig

City: Leipzig, Germany
DOK Leipzig (established in 1955) runs a separate international animation competition and also welcomes animation documentaries of all lengths.
27
Oct
2027
ANIMATION & FILM FESTIVALS

Animae Caribe

City: Caribbean
Animae Caribe accepts animated shorts, series, indigenous animation shorts, and student films.
28
Oct
2027
AWARDS/PRIZES

European Animation Awards

City: Krakow, Poland
Professionals / educators / students within the European Community are invited to join the European Animation Association, vote on the 16 different achievement and production categories, and attend the annual awards ceremony.
04
Nov
2027
PITCHING & INDUSTRY

CARTOON Springboard 2026

City: Madrid, Spain
Cartoon Springboard accepts European projects (TV series/specials, feature animation) from recently graduated young animation talents.
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