There is thousands of animation and short film festivals in the world. Here we have tried to round up the most significant ones and also those ones where there is no submission fee or the fee is not too expensive.
Finland
Nordic Animation Pitch
Joint short animation pitch event for Nordic countries. Held in Helsinki in May. The event gathers together directors, production companies and investors from Nordic countries.
www.animationpitch.fi
Animatricks
Every spring in Helsinki. Finland’s oldest animation festival. This year’s edition is postponed due the current covid-19 situation.
www.animatricks.net
Turku Animated Film Festival
Held in Turku every August. Special TAFF PRO -program for animation professionals. International, national and Junior competitions. Only animation.
www.taff.fi
Tampere Film Festival
One of the most important short film festival in Europe. Held in March in Tampere. National and International competition, including also animation.
www.tff.fi
Europe
Anima
March / Brussels / Belgium
www.animafestival.be
Monstra – Lisbon Animation Festival
March / Lisbon / Portugal
www.monstrafestival.com
Animocje
April / Bydgoszcz / Polanc
www.animocje.com
BLON Animation and Video Game Festival
April / Klaipeda / Lithuania
www.blon.lt
Anifilm
May / Liberec / Chezh Republic
www.anifilm.cz
Golden Küker
May / Sofia / Bulgaria
www.animationfest-bg.eu
Animafest
June/ Zagreb / Croatia
www.animafest.hr
Annecy
June / Annecy / France – one of the biggest, also more commercial MIFA-program
www.annecy.org
Anibar
July / Peja / Kosovo
www.anibar.org
Animist Tallinn
A brand new festival in Tallinn, August
https://animistfestival.eu/en/
Fest Anca
August / Bratislava / Slovakia
www.festanca.sk
Fantoche
September /Baden / Switzerland
www.fantoche.ch
Animator
October / Poznan / Poland
www.animator-festival.com
Primanima
October / Budapest / Hungary – for first animations and debut directors
www.primanima.eu
Animest
October / Bukarest / Romania
www.animest.ro
Balkanima
October / Belgrad / Serbia
www.balkanima.org
Fredrikstads Animation Festival
October / Fredrikstad / Norway
www.animationfestival.no
REX Animation Film Festival
October / Stockholm / Sweden
www.rexanimation.se
CINANIMA
November / Espinho / Portugal
www.cinanima.pt
PÖFF
November / Tallinn / Estonia – separate Pöff shorts -program (former Animated Dreams).
www.poff.ee
Anilogue
November / Budapest / Hungary
www.anilogue.com
Kaboom
November / Amsterdam & Utrecht / Nederlands
www.kaboomfestival.nl
Animateka
December / Ljublana / Slovenia
www.animateka.si
Rest of the world
New Chintose Airport International Animation Festival
July / Chintose / Japan
www.airport-anifest.jp
Melbourne International Animation Festival
July / Melbourne / Australia
www.miaf.net
Hirosima International Animation Festival
August / Hirosima / Japan
www.hiroanima.org
Festival Stop Motion Montreal
September / Montreal / Canada (for stop-motion animations)
www.stopmotionmontreal.com
Ottawa International Animation Festival
September / Ottawa / Canada
www.animatiofestival.ca
Anima – Festival Internacional de Animación de Córdoba
October / Córdoba / Argentina
www.animafestival.com.ar
Kuandu International Animation Festival
October / Taipei / Taiwan
www.kdiaf.tw