A comprehensive list of animation and other film festivals that accept animation shorts of 25 minutes or longer.

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb  presents the official selection results for the Grand Competition - Short Film, Croatian Film Competition and Student Film Competition.

Vassilis Kroustallis writes about the ever-growing demand for a celebratory attitude of animation festivals, which relegates their animation film content to the background.

Kropka reports on the 13th edition of the online Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione.

The Anima Festival Announces Its Opening Film: Wolfwalkers by Tomm Moore.

Here you find all selection results for the Animateka: International Animated Film Festival 2020.

Bergen International Animation Festival ReAnima has published its 2020 selection results.

The 30th World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2020 closed with an award ceremony at SC cinema.

Bergen International Animation Festival ReAnima organizers talk to Zippy Frames.

A closer view on the 30th animation short film competition of the Animafest Zagreb 2020.

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All winners of the Slovak animation fest, Fest Anča.

See the selection results of the Anima festival 2014, Brussels.

Discover the opening premiere and selection results for the competitive programmes of 2013 Animateka festival, Slovenia.