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Anima Mundi
International Animation Festival of Brazil. It takes place in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Annecy International Animation Film Festival & MIFA
Created in 1960, Annecy Festival is the international venue for animated film professionals. MIFA, an international market exclusively devoted to animated films, happens in conjunction with the Annecy International Animation Festival.

Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival
Each year since 1982 the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival has served as a non-competitive framework for the newest and most interesting works in animation. It provides a unique opportunity for these films to be seen by Belgian film and TV distributors.

Chaque année depuis 1982, le Festival du dessin animé et du film d'animation de Bruxelles programme en dehors de toute compétition les nouveautés les plus intéressantes de la production internationale en leur offrant une occasion unique de se faire connaître des distributeurs de film et des télévisions en Belgique.

Sinds 1982 stelt het Festival van de Animatiefilm jaarlijks een programma buiten competitie samen met de meest interessante en recentste werken van de internationale animatiefilmprodukties. Het geeft tevens de Belgische film- en televisiedistributeurs de mogelijkheid met deze produkties kennis te maken.

Cartoombria Festival
Cartoombria Festival takes place in Perugia, one of the most beautiful and medieval cities of Italy and not far from Rome and Florence, in the historic and neo-classic Theatre Pavone.

Cartoon
Cartoon is the European Association of Animation Film, and holds the following annual events: Cartoon Movie, Cartoon Master, Cartoon Forum and the European animation film prize Cartoon D'or.

Cartoons on the Bay Coordinated by RAI Trade, Cartoons on the Bay is the first Italian animation festival for TV series and is held in the picturesque surrounding of the Amalfi coast.

Cinanima
Cinanima, the Espinho Animated Film Festival takes place in Espinho, a city by the sea in the Northern Portugal. The festival includes a competitive program, retrospectives, exhibitions and a workshop.

Holland Animation Film Festival
Established in 1985, the biennial festival promotes animated film towards a general as well as a professional audience. Besides the presentation of recent films, retrospectives and thematic programs, the festival aims to be an intermediary between filmmakers and the business world. There is a unique competition for applied animation.

Het tweejaarlijkse festival heeft een internationaal aanbod van kwalitatief hoogwaardige animatiefilms. Het festival streeft ernaar de onafhankelijke en toegepaste animatiefilm onder de aandacht te brengen van publiek en bedrijfsleven, onder meer door een unieke internationale competitie voor toegepaste animatie.

Kalamazoo Animation Festival International
The Midwest's first animation festival of its kind, The Kalamazoo Animation Festival offers $15,000 in cash prizes and features a novel cartoon-creating competition called the Cartoon Challenge.

KidScreen Summit
KidScreen Summit is the annual international conference on kids' entertainment where top kids execs debate the issues of producing and marketing kids entertainment globally.

London Effects and Animation Festival (LEAF)
LEAF is dedicated to showcasing the work of digital artists and animators. The Festival takes place as part of the Digital Media World conference.

MIPTV and MIPCOM
MIPTV and MIPCOM serve the international television community during annual trade shows, markets and conferences focusing on worldwide television programming.

Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF)
The Ottawa International Animation Festival, North America's most prestigious animation event. This event is held every other year, alternating with SAFO.

Student Animation Festival of Ottawa (SAFO)
The world's first international student animation festival! SAFO is held every other year, alternating with OIAF.


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