UPDATED: November 2, 2018
You’ve finished your animation masterpiece, so now what? Getting your film onto the festival circuit is an important step for many filmmakers, but with an almost endless amount of festivals out there, it can become a daunting task to figure out where to submit your project. Our hand-picked festival guide makes it easy by identifying distinguished and reputable animation-friendly international festivals and conferences to which you can submit your animated project. The list is updated regularly—we encourage you to bookmark and check back often for new places to submit your projects.
FEBRUARY 2019
NEW YORK INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (New York City, USA)
February 22 to March 17, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
MARCH 2019
IRISH ANIMATION AWARDS (Dingle, Ireland)
March 23, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
APRIL 2019
STUTTGART INT’L FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Stuttgart, Germany)
April 30 to May 5, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
MAY 2019
ANIFILM (Trebon, Czech Republic)
May 7-12, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
JUNE 2019
ANIMAFEST ZAGREB (Zagreb, Croatia)
June 3-8, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
ANNECY INT’L ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (Annecy, France)
June 10-15, 2019
Film submissions: OPEN
