Animation Contests & Festivals

Córdoba International Animation Festival ANIMA 2017 - Entries Before May 30, 2017

Commissioned Animation: TV/Internet series; TV/Internet specials; music videos; video game animation; promotional/advertising animation; motion graphics

2nd TAFF 2017 Animation Festival - Finland, August 23, 2017

Turku Animated Film Festival will be held at Turku Arts Academy, which occupies a restored old factory near the River Aura in Finland. There is no registration fee. If you represent a distributor or an animation school and wish to submit several films at once, please email films@taff.fi.

Irish Animation Festival and Awards - March 25 2017 at Kerry Ireland

You can particpate by clicking here: irishanimationawards.ie/enter-online You can start submitting your entries online and the winners will be announced at the Dingle Skelligs Hotel, Ireland on Saturday the 25th of March, 2017. Book your tickets early to reserve your seats.

Get Ready for the SIGGRAPH Asia Graphics and Animation Festival in Bangkok

The 10th edition of SIGGRAPH's largest conference and trade exhibition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. Mark your calendar for November 27–30, 2017. It will be held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). According to the event's website, "SIGGRAPH Asia 2017's Host City has been officially announced: Bangkok, Thailand! The event will be heading to...

Chester Animation Festival 2017 - Calling for Entries Before January 8, 2017

Chester International Animation Festival is calling on animators from around the world to submit their entries for its 31st annual edition. The submission deadline is January 8, 2017. In 2016, participants from more than 17 countries submitted animated entries, making the event a huge success. The festival is organized by the Chester Film Society. According to the Chester Film Society, "Ch...

Be There! Corfu Animation Festival Calling for Entries - December 21, 2016

1. Short films (up to 40 minutes) 2. Short films for children (up to 40 minutes) 3. Student/graduation films 4. Feature films: films over 40 minutes in length

International Emmy Kids Animation awards Nominees for 2016 have been released on April 4th, 2017

2016 International Emmy Kid's award is all set to take place in Cannes, France on April 4th, 2017 and the nominees for the kids animation in the short form category have been announced. The nominees were announced during a press conference at MIPCOM by 'The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences'. There are seven categories and 28 nominees have been selected from 13 different c...

3D Animation Competition by Nimble Collective Calling for Entries Before November 28, 2016

Try animating a chicken, and you could win a one-hour, one-to-one project review with Nimble co-founder Jason Schleifer, CG Cookie subscriptions, Blender Market gift cards, and some cool Nimble Collective T-shirts. What is your chicken going to do today? Is it going to fly? Is it going to dance? The creative choice is up to you.

Anima Mundi International Animation Festival - October 25 in Brazil

Brazil welcomes artists from around the world to its International Animation Festival, Anima Mundi, which is scheduled to take place from October 25 to October 30 in Rio, Brazil. Every year, the animation festival takes place in Rio and São Paulo. This year, it is scheduled for São Paulo from November 2 to November 6, 2016. During the festival's 23-year history, at least 9000 films from 70 diff...

Animatricks International Animation Festival - 23 April 2017

Finland's animation festival, Animatricks Fest, welcomes all artists to submit their animated short film entries before January 31, 2017. This festival focuses exclusively on animation and runs from April 21 to April 23, 2017, in Helsinki, Finland. All animated videos and music videos that do not exceed 30 minutes and were created after January 1, 2016, may be submitted. Previous Animatricks en...

Bit Bang Animation Festival in Argentina

For more details about short film screenings and workshops, please visit: davinci.edu.ar/eventos/detalle/bit-bang-fest-animacion

17th International Computer Graphics and Digital Media VIEW conference - Italy

Get ready for Italy's largest international computer graphics and digital media conference, which is set to take place from October 24th to October 28th, 2016, in Turin. VIEW 2016 mostly focuses on 2D/3D animation, VFX, computer graphics, digital cinema, gaming, and interactive techniques. According to the VIEW Conference press release, "The renowned confab brings top professionals in anim...

Dubai 3D Art Competition 2017 - Win $650,000

Dubai welcomes 3D artists to an event set to take place in March 2017. December 15th, 2016, is the last date for submission. The award, which carries total prize money of $650,000, was launched at the second Dubai Canvas Festival last March. The final prize-winner will be awarded $300,000 in prize money. This is the first time an award of excellence has been given in the 3D art category. The th...

Trebon International Animation Film Festival 2017 - Calling for Entries

You can submit your films by registering online vp.eventival.eu/anifilm/2017. Visit www.anifilm.cz/en for more information. Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Anifilm Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/AnifilmFest

Visual Effect Award 2017 - Artists and Animators can submit their work

Mark February 7, 2017, on your calendar, as the most-awaited Visual Effects Award will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel by the Visual Effects Society (VES). The VES Awards recognize and honor the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and the respective artists. According to their website, "The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a global professional honorary society and the ente...

Experience the 9th Klik Amsterdam Animation Festival on 25 October 2016

The world is getting ready for the amazing 9th edition of the Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, which is to be held for six days in October 2016. No matter what kind of animation fan you are, this festival has something for everyone. According to its website, "Brace yourself for a dazzling showcase of the world’s best animated shorts and features, matched with fine presentations, w...

Outstanding achievement in Animation - Emmy Awards 2016

The winners of the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation awards are: 

My Life as a Courgette - 3D Stop Motion Animation film selected for the opening ceremony of Baden Animation Festival

Fantoche is one of the world's most reputed festival for animation and it's an annual occasion held at Baden, Switzerland. The festival kicks off on September 6th and goes on till September 11th. In the 14th International Animation Festival, Claude Barras's debut feature film, 'My Life as a Courgette' will be premiering with all crew members. This movie has been selected as the favourite movie ...

2016 Emmy Awards nominees for Animation Category

Nominations for the 68th EMMY awards have already been announced, and the winners will be announced on September 18th, 2016, at a ceremony held in Los Angeles. Seven shows that were nominated in 2015 have been nominated again for 2016, with a new entry, 'Phineas and Ferb Last Day of Summer', along with last year's entries: Archer, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, and South Park. Cartoon ...

Animation Film Festival OIAF welcomes you for its 40th year celebration

OIAF (Ottawa International Animation Festival) is one of the biggest animation festivals held in North America. OIAF was founded in 1976 to serve as a common platform for animation artists to showcase their creativity. In 1976, only 400 films were entered, and winners were selected in the best animated feature film category. The scene has changed drastically over the years, and there are now mo...