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Competitive Animation Festivals Events

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.

visual music Events

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Singletary Center Visual Music Festival - University of Kentucky

By klstres | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:48am
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!

Empowering Women Events

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.

On the Road to Seattle Events

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. 

Conference Events

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.

Festivals Events

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.

Festivals Events

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.

Festival Events

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.

Festivals Events

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.

AIAF Events

Australian International Animation Festival 2017

By Hages | Monday, May 8, 2017 at 4:24pm
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.

2D animation Events

The Denver Nickel + Dime Animation Extravaganza

Begins: May 19, 2017

Spending another Friday night sorting your loose change? Put your dreams of fortune and glory on hold and come on down to The Denver Nickel + Dime Animation Extravaganza 8:00 PM, May 19th, 2017 at The Bug Theatre!

Bearver C. Rogers hosts Denver’s very own animation festival featuring 30 animated shorts from around the globe! Places you’ve possibly heard of like Germany, Israel, Spain, New York, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Hungary, Los Angeles, Ireland, France, and Colorado Springs!

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Chester Animation Festival 2017

Begins: March 2, 2017

We are open for submissions!

Absolute deadline is 8th January 2017.

Chester International Film Festival is delighted to offer animators the chance to submit work for our Animation Festival to accompany the 2017 programme. Films will be shown prior to the main film each night. All submissions are welcome, whether you are a professional or an amateur. The deadline for entries is Jan 8, 2017. Online submissions are strongly encouraged.

Animation Events

Melbourne International Animation Festival

Begins: June 21, 2015

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR MIAF 2015!

> INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2014

> AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2015

The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is one of the largest animation festivals in the world. It usually screens around 400-450 films each year in competitive, panorama, student, curated and retrospective programs. MIAF generates a smaller touring festival called the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF), is a submissions base for the London International Animation Festival, the New Zealand Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival and assists in programming a number of other festivals in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and the USA.

When you submit your film to MIAF, your film is automatically considered for each of these festivals although these other events will send you a separate and specific invitation if they wish to invite your film.

For full guidelines and entry form: www.miaf.net/2014/entries.html

Australian International Animation Festival 2014; AIAF; Australian; Animation; Festival; Event; Free; Prizes Events

Australian International Animation Festival 2014

By Hages | Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 12:55pm
Begins: May 9, 2014

CSU Animation and Visual Effects is proud to present the 11th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival. This internationally renowned event features over 100 prestigious films adeptly selected from more than 2,500 submissions from all around the world. The range of styles, genres and techniques is testament to the vibrancy and relevance of creative animation and the premiere screening of this highly acclaimed collection is happening from the humble host city of Wagga Wagga in regional Australia.

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