Los Angeles Animation Festival 2025 Announces Entry Deadline
Submissions must be received by September 26; submissions are accepted through November 7 for an extra fee; festival runs December 6-7.
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New Chitose 2025 Reveals Short Film, 30 Seconds Animation Selections
From 2,479 submissions, 62 have been chosen for the Short Film (international/Japan/Student/Music) competition, while 8 works were chosen from 172 submissions for the 30 Seconds Animation competition; festival runs November 21 -25.
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ITFS 2026 Call for Entries is Now Open
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film has begun accepting film submissions - the deadline for the short film competition is November 15, 2025; the deadline for the feature-length film competition is January 15, 2026.
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Ottawa International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: September 24, 2025
The festival returns to Ottawa September 24-28 featuring interactive artist talks, workshops and meetings with schools and recruiters; TAC takes place during the festival and offers industry professionals networking opportunities.
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SPARK CG Announces SPARK ANIMATION 2025 Program
Festival screenings begin September 18 with Kid Koala’s ‘Space Cadet;’ conference, which runs September 20-21, will open with a Brad Bird talk; presentations on the making of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Pixar Animation’s ‘Elio,’ the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits,’ and ‘In Your Dreams’ are scheduled.
6 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2025
‘ChaO,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ and ‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake,’ each an award winner at this summer’s Annecy Festival, lead the set of films in competition; festival runs September 24-28.
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Anifilm 2026
Begins: May 5, 2026
The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 5-10, 2026, in Liberec, Czech Republic; submissions now open through December 31, 2025.
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15 NFB Films Headed to OIAF 2025
4 shorts in competition by Alex Boya, Matea Radic, Abbey Collings and the duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski lead the expansive slate that includes a special screening of Donald McWilliams’ ‘A Return to Memory;’ festival runs September 24–28.
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PSIAF 2025 Winners Announced
‘Juliet & the King’ received the festival’s Streamtacular Award; ‘Flow’ was honored with the Best Film Award; the short ‘Sweeter Is the Night’ earned three honors, including Best Director and Best Short Film.
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New Cordell Barker Short Among 5 Animated NFB Films to Compete at CIFF 2025
The 2-time Oscar nominee’s ‘Good Luck to You All’ world premiere tops the Board’s slate of animation in competition at the festival, which runs September 18–28.
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Sing, Dance, Slay in Ottawa: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sing-Along and Director Q&A Set
OIAF 2025 will help seal the Honmoon with a special screening of the hugely successful Netflix musical adventure, with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans on-hand to discuss; Kevin Gillis will talk all things ‘The Raccoons’ at the Animation Exposé.
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SCAD AnimationFest 2025 Returns to Atlanta
‘Phineas and Ferb’ co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh, along with ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ writers/directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans will be honored at the festival, which runs September 25-27; the 3-day event features screenings, panel discussions, and presentations from SCAD Alumni students, alumni and industry creatives.
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82nd Venice Film Festival Hosts ‘1968’ World Premiere
The immersive XR work by Rose Bond explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968.
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Stories x Women: Tales of Jinns, Genius Aliens, Immigrants and Family Curses
From ghost stories and family curses to intergalactic misfits and urban rabbits, WIA’s 2025 animation creators’ cohort features 5 bold new projects from women across the globe, each exploring identity, legacy, and self-discovery in imaginative, culturally rich worlds.
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Ian Hunter to Talk ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Practical FX at VIEW 2025
The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and a team from Pro Machina will discuss their miniature work on the Excelsior retro rocketship; Emmy winner Alex Woo will present his upcoming 3DCG feature, ‘In Your Dreams,’ that hits Netflix November 14; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
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‘Christo the Civilized Barbarian’: A True DIY Animated Adventure
One Pixel Brush founder, award-winning concept artist Shaddy Safadi, talks about his Annecy Cristal-winning 3DCG short comedy, years in the making, which he wrote, directed, voiced all characters for, and self-financed, that’s set in 400 AD, when decency, decorum and cleanliness were not high priorities.
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2025 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Announces Panels
Running August 6-10, the event plans a range of insightful talks, featuring industry experts discussing the future of storytelling, animation, and media, starting August 8.
SIGGRAPH 2025 Announces Powerful Production Session Lineup
One of the conference’s most anticipated programs includes behind-the-scenes looks at groundbreaking work from DreamWorks Animation, DNEG, NASA, Nickelodeon Animation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Wētā FX, offering a rare glimpse at the full arc of visual storytelling, from emerging artists to industry leaders.
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Alessandro Carloni to Present ‘The Cat in the Hat’ at VIEW 2025
The writer/director will share a behind-the-scenes look in-person at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated feature, which hits theaters next February; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
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18th Fest Anča International Animation Festival Announces Winners
Best Animated Short went to ‘I Died in Irpin,’ while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to ‘Overture;’ both now qualify for the Oscars.
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Annecy Shifts 2026 Festival Dates
Amid security and logistic concerns about next year’s G7 Summit being held in the Haute-Savoie during the original festival dates, organizers have moved the event to June 21-27.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Announces 3.0 Call Winners
The new edition’s 15 selected projects were announced at MIFA during Annecy 2025; technology, diversity and risky narratives mark the new generation of winners.
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Overheard At Annecy
An antidote to the corporate reality distortion fields and humblebrags.
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ANIMEX 2025
Begins: November 16, 2025
The international festival of animation, games, and VFX runs November 16-21, 2025, at Teesside University in the U.K.
Custom Nuts, Baboon Animation Greenlight ‘Ibn Battuta’ for 2 Seasons
The hybrid anime comedy adventure series reimagines the legendary 14th-century explorer as a wide-eyed kid with big dreams and an insatiable curiosity; set to deliver mid-2026.
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