Sea Slug Animation Festival 2026
Begins: February 27, 2026
Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026.
Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026.
The animated short film festival promises the best in international auteur animation; the event returns to Karlsruhe November 28-29.
Events: Non-competitive Festivals
The animated short film festival promises the best in international auteur animation; the event returns to Karlsruhe November 28-29.
The international animation festival, founded in 2007, is dedicated to indie and student films; the festival runs December 6-7.
T-Short Animated Film Festival 2025
Begins: November 28, 2025
The animated short film festival promises the best in international auteur animation; the event returns to Karlsruhe November 28-29.
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2025
Begins: December 6, 2025
The international animation festival, founded in 2007, is dedicated to indie and student films; the festival runs December 6-7.
GIRAF 2025 Returns November 13-16
Begins: November 13, 2025
The Quickdraw Animation Society’s annual event is back for its 21st year with the best independent and experimental animation from around the world.
In 2D, 3D, Art, CG, Digital Media, Festival, Films, Short Films, Technology | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
PIXELvienna Conference
Begins: November 7, 2024
PIXELvienna is an immersive and inspiring conference and festival that celebrates the fusion of technology and art in the digital realm. With a diverse range of presentations, workshops, and screenings, PIXELvienna brings together professionals, enthusiasts, and students from various creative industries to explore the cutting-edge trends in digital art, animation, visual effects, and game development.
SPARK ANIMATION 2024
Begins: October 31, 2024
The festival returns to Vancouver featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities running October 31-November 3; online programming will be available on-demand through December 31.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Festival, Films, Music Videos, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Singletary Center Visual Music Festival - University of Kentucky
Begins: February 8, 2025
The Singletary Center presents the inaugural Visual Music Festival in the SCFA Recital Hall. Join us for a day of dynamic expressions of abstract art featuring a curated program of multimedia works from an international collection of contemporary artists. Experience the harmonies of light and sound as we explore what goes on in the mind while listening to music!
Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival 2024
Begins: September 19, 2024
The 9th annual ITWIFF spotlights independent and aspiring women filmmakers from around the world, showcasing their work in categories such as Best Feature Film, Fest Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, and Best Animated Short; the hybrid festival runs from September 19 - 22.
Bumbershoot 2024 Gets Animated
Begins: August 31, 2024
The iconic arts and music festival returns to the Seattle Center this Labor Day Weekend, August 31 – September 1, with an all-new Animation District, featuring presentations, installations, and screenings.
In 2D, 3D, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Music and Sound, Music Videos, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
FLAnimation Film Fest
Begins: January 27, 2024
Florida’s newest animation festival returns to Jacksonville January 27, celebrating bright up-and-coming animators from around the globe.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
ANIMEX 2023
Begins: November 6, 2023
The international festival of animation, games, and VFX will take place November 6-10 and feature a week of networking, workshops, and screenings.
Viborg Animation Festival
Begins: September 25, 2023
Denmark’s largest animation festival returns September 25 – October 1, 2023, to celebrate all things animated!
In 2D, 3D, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Animatex 2023
Begins: September 7, 2023
The 4th edition of Egypt’s largest annual animation festival will be held in Cairo September 7-9.
In 2D, 3D, Art, Business, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Motion Graphics, People, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Animac 2024
Begins: February 15, 2024
The festival, a non-competitive exhibition aimed at artists who use animation as an instrument for their personal expression, will be held February 15-18, 2024; submissions are being accepted until October 16, 2023.
In 2D, 3D, Art, Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
Begins: October 4, 2023
The event celebrates creativity amongst animators and media artists, promotes contemporary animation and media art in Ukraine; the 10th edition will take place October 4-8 in Kyiv.
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2023
Begins: September 14, 2023
Organized by KIAFA (the Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers' Association), the 19th edition of the festival seeks to introduce to audiences wonderful independent animation from Asia; the festival runs September 14-19 in Seoul.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, People, Places, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
ANIMA – Festival Internacional de Animación de Córdoba 2023
Begins: October 3, 2023
The international animation festival, running October 3-6, brings together academics, art and culture in a unique event devoted to animation in its artistic and technological dimensions.
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 5, 2023
The international festival features cutting edge, quirky and boundary pushing animation runs October 5-8.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
StopTrik International Film Festivals 2023
Begins: September 27, 2023
The festival Comes to Maribor, Slovenia September 27 – October 1, and Łódź, Poland December 8-10.
ANIMASYROS 2023
Begins: September 26, 2023
ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September with a focus on Animation and Ancient Greece, a tribute to the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, and a focus on female creativity.
In 2D, 3D, Books, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals
Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival
Begins: September 21, 2023
The 8th annual ITWIFF will be presented as a hybrid structure at Regal Battery Park, allowing women and non-binary filmmakers from around the world to showcase their work in categories such as Best Feature Film, Fest Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, and Best Animated Short; the festival runs from September 21 to October 1.
SRFF 2022 is Coming to NYC
Begins: March 16, 2022
SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York is coming March 16 – 27 featuring in-person and online screenings; selections aim to highlight the human condition and raise awareness.
In 2D, 3D, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Short Films
Stardance Animation Festival 2021
Begins: November 27, 2021
Online animation festival focuses on European and Asian animation, with screenings, masterclasses, panels and interactive events, accessible in the European territory.
Australian International Animation Festival 2018
Begins: May 18, 2018
4,000 submissions - 120+ films - 8 Programs - 4 FREE Filmmaker Presentations – Prizes!
Wagga Wagga is proud to present the 15th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF) running Friday 18th – Sunday 20th May, 2018.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, Art, Broadcast Design, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Home Entertainment, Illustration, Kind of the News, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, People, Places, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Short Films, Special Features, Stop-Motion, Technology, Visual Effects, Voice Acting, Writing | Event Types: Animation, Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, User Group Meetings
Australian International Animation Festival 2017
Begins: May 12, 2017
CSU Animation & Visual Effects present the 14th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14, 2017.
