List of international animation festivals

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This is a list of past and present international animation festivals. These festivals include only animation and accept submissions from around the world. They often show an international program of independent, student, and commercial work. They may or may not be competitive. Some are touring festivals which are not based in a single city.

NameEst.City
(or other location)
Country
2D & 3D Animation Film Festival 2020 Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi, Avellino Italy
2d Or Not 2d Animation Festival 2006 Seattle, Washington United States
Anibar International Animation Festival 2010 Peć Kosovo
Anifest Czech Republic 2002 Teplice Czech Republic
Anifilm 2010 Třeboň Czech Republic
Festival Anima / International Festival of Animation Films of Brussels 1988 Brussels Belgium
Anima Mundi 1992 Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo Brazil
Animac 1996 Lleida Spain
ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival 2018 Baku, Sheki Azerbaijan
Animahenasyon 2007 Manila Philippines
Animasyros 2008 Hermoupolis, Syros / Athens Greece
AniMate 2020 Sydney Australia
ANIMATOR FESTIVAL - International Animated Film Festival 2008 Poznań Poland
Animaze Festival 2011 Montreal, Quebec Canada
Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games 2000 Middlesbrough United Kingdom
Animofest Slovak Republic 2006 Bratislava Slovak Republic
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 1960 Annecy France
Australian XR Festival 2023 Melbourne Australia
Baros International Animation Festival 2013 Cimahi Indonesia
Bradford Animation Festival 1994 Bradford United Kingdom
British Animation Film Festival2012 London United Kingdom
Canterbury Anifest 2007 Canterbury England
Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival 2018 Chania Greece
Conscious Cartoons International Animation Festival 2018 Vashon Island United States
Córdoba International Animation Festival - ANIMA 2001 Córdoba, Argentina Argentina
Cortoons Gandia2004 Gandia Spain
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival 2001 Bristol England
Festival Anima / International Festival of Animation Films of Brussels 1982 Brussels Belgium
Festival of Animation Berlin - FAB 2017 Berlin Germany
Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials 1996 Kecskemét Hungary
Flip Animation Festival 2004 Wolverhampton United Kingdom
Hamburg Animation Award 2003 Hamburg Germany
Hiroshima International Animation Festival 1985 Hiroshima Japan
International Animation and Cartoon Festival 2013Various Bangladesh
International Tournée of Animation 1970 to late 1980s United States-International-Touring United States-International-Touring
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2007 Amsterdam The Netherlands
KROK International Animated Films Festival 1989 Volga or Dnieper rivers Russia/Ukraine
London International Animation Festival 2003 London England
Manchester Animation Festival 2015 Manchester England
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2002 Melbourne Australia
Ottawa International Animation Festival 1976 Ottawa Canada
Qld XR Festival 2021 Brisbane Australia
ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan2009 Yerevan Armenia
Red Stick International Animation Festival 2004 Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States
Scotland Loves Animation 2010 Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival 1995 Seoul Republic of Korea
Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation 1976 United States-International-Touring United States-International-Touring
SPLAT! (Teletoon series), [1] produced by Topix/Mad Dog/Red Giant's Stephen Price [2] (not 2004's Nickelodeon Splat!)1997 to 2000 (2003?) Toronto Canada
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 1982 Stuttgart Germany
SUPERTOON International Animation Festival2011 Šibenik Croatia
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The Animation Show 2003Various United States
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VOID International Animation Festival 2016 Copenhagen Denmark
Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema 2001 Waterloo Canada
Fantoche international festival for animation film 1995 Baden Switzerland
Animafest Zagreb 1972 Zagreb Croatia

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