Animation Festivals Directory

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200 festivals taking place in 2025

Cortoons Gandia Festival

Festival Dates:
24 Oct26 Oct 2025
Spain

Submit by:
1 Sep 2025
FREE to enter

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Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF)

Festival Dates:
24 Oct28 Oct 2025
South Korea

Submit by:
30 Jun 2025
FREE to enter

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Forest City Film Festival

Festival Dates:
24 Oct2 Nov 2025
Canada

Submit by:
15 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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Epic ACG Fest (EACG)

Festival Dates:
25 Oct26 Oct 2025
USA

Submit by:
20 Sep 2025
Entry fee applies

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DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film

Festival Dates:
27 Oct2 Nov 2025
Germany

Submit by:
1 Jul 2025
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CRAFT International Animation Festival

Festival Dates:
28 Oct1 Nov 2025
Indonesia

Submit by:
31 Mar 2025
Entry fee applies

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Scotland Loves Anime

Festival Dates:
31 Oct16 Nov 2025
United Kingdom - Scotland

Submissions not accepted for this festival

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St. Louis Int. Film Festival

Festival Dates:
6 Nov16 Nov 2025
USA

Submit by:
16 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)

Festival Dates:
6 Nov23 Nov 2025
United Kingdom - England

Submit by:
31 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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Canberra Short Film Festival

Festival Dates:
6 Nov16 Nov 2025
Australia

Submit by:
30 Jun 2024
Entry fee applies

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Cork International Film Festival

Festival Dates:
6 Nov16 Nov 2025
Rep of Ireland

Submit by:
30 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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CINANIMA

Festival Dates:
7 Nov16 Nov 2025
Portugal

Submit by:
29 Jun 2025
FREE to enter

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Chicago Children’s Film Festival

Festival Dates:
7 Nov17 Nov 2025
USA

Submit by:
31 May 2025
FREE to enter

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Manchester Animation Festival (MAF)

Festival Dates:
9 Nov13 Nov 2025
United Kingdom - England

Submit by:
18 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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Silk Road International Film Festival

Festival Dates:
10 Nov16 Nov 2025
Rep of Ireland

Submit by:
18 Sep 2025
Entry fee applies

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Norwich Film Festival

Festival Dates:
10 Nov23 Nov 2025
United Kingdom - England

Submit by:
29 Jun 2025
Entry fee applies

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Lugano Animation Days

Festival Dates:
10 Nov16 Nov 2025
Switzerland

Submit by:
31 Jul 2025
FREE to enter

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PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival)

Festival Dates:
11 Nov19 Nov 2025
Estonia

Submit by:
8 Aug 2025
Entry fee applies

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CTN Animation Expo

Festival Dates:
20 Nov23 Nov 2025
USA

Submissions not accepted for this festival

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London International Animation Festival (LIAF)

Festival Dates:
28 Nov7 Dec 2025
United Kingdom - England

Submit by:
31 Jul 2025
Entry fee applies

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GRAND OFF World Independent Film Awards

Festival Dates:
1 Dec8 Dec 2025
Poland

Submit by:
30 Jun 2025
FREE to enter

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Animation Nights New York – ANNY Best of Fest Annual Festival

Festival Dates:
5 Dec6 Dec 2025
USA

Submit by:
31 Aug 2025
FREE to enter

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Los Angeles Animation Festival

Festival Dates:
6 Dec7 Dec 2025
USA

Submit by:
7 Nov 2025
Entry fee applies

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Erie International Film Festival

Festival Dates:
12 Dec20 Dec 2025
USA

Submit by:
22 Nov 2025
Entry fee applies

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Chainsaw Game and Music Festival

Festival Dates:
17 Dec17 Dec 2025
USA

Submit by:
15 Oct 2025
Entry fee applies

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