GLAS Animation Festival 2025 Announces Official Selections
Taking place in person in Los Angeles from December 6-7, the event will feature competition screenings, panels, Q&As, parties, and other offerings; trailer and poster also shared.
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Sea Slug Animation Festival 2026
Begins: February 27, 2026
Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026.
Animateka International Animated Film Festival Runs December 1-7
Begins: December 1, 2025
Slovenia’s weeklong animation festival promises to deliver the best and latest productions from the Eastern and Central European film scene
MOVE Summit 2026
Begins: February 18, 2026
Scotland’s premiere animation gathering takes place February 18-21; submissions are now open for the 2026 short film competition.
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GLAS Animation Festival 2025
Begins: December 6, 2025
The festival, running December 6-7 in Los Angeles, cultivates and promotes the art and science of animation by bringing together both local and international artists and filmmakers from across the animation spectrum.
London International Animation Festival
Begins: November 28, 2025
London’s longest running animation festival returns November 28-December 7 featuring a spectrum of contemporary and international animation.
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.
REX Animation Film Festival 2025
Begins: November 17, 2025
The 11th edition promises to bring an outstanding line up of international animation to Stockholm, November 17 to 22.
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Manchester Animation Festival 2025
Begins: November 9, 2025
MAF 2025 returns November 9-13 to HOME, celebrating all things animation with exclusive panel sessions, guest lectures, and student-led programming.
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Lugano Animation Days
Begins: November 11, 2025
Organized by GSIFA, the fifth edition of the international animation film festival runs November 11-16 in Lugano, Switzerland.
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Crunchyroll Gives a Crash Course in Adapting Western Webcomics into Anime
Creators Leeanne M. Krecic, Brandon Lee and producer Heather Horn break down the challenges of collaboration with Japanese studios, from character proportions and redesigns to culture-specific romance cues and etiquette.
Manchester Animation Festival Unveils 2025 Program
This year’s event promises exclusive previews, behind-the-scenes insights, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion; runs November 9-13 at HOME and other venues across the city.
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‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘Il burattino e la balena’ Lead OIAF 2025 Winners
Félix Dufour-Laperrière takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, while Roberto Catani takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, at the 49th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.
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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.
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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SPARK ANIMATION 2025
Begins: September 18, 2025
Spark CG returns to Vancouver with its animation festival and conference featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities; the events run September 18-21.
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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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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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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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.
72 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2025
The final set of competitive short films were selected from a record 2,850 entries in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student categories; festival runs September 25-29 in Ottawa.
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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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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.
A Week in Celebration of Hungarian Animation at Annecy 2025
This year’s festival pays tribute to the country’s rich heritage of animated films dating back 110 years; program includes 10 curated film screenings, 4 heritage feature screenings, numerous films in competition, art installations throughout the city, and the Hungarian Dome immersive theater installation.
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ITFS Returns May 5-10, 2026
Begins: May 5, 2026
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film is a premier event for the animation industry, fostering idea exchange, partnerships, and showcasing new talent.
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