Animation Festivals Directory

Every spring, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) transforms the city into the vibrant hub of animated film. The ITFS is one of the world’s largest animation festivals, characterised by the diversity of its programme, numerous (including Oscar-qualifying) feature-length and short film competitions and its interfaces with other disciplines, and it has become a crowd-puller in the region and a place-to-be for professionals.

Artists and filmmakers from all over the world come together at this festival. It is a place for dialogue with audiences and the promotion of new talent and, naturally, a meeting place for the industry. It brings a blast to the cinema and insights to the panel. It is international and collaborative, with unexpected encounters and awesome experiences. This is also why the ITFS is one of the world’s most important events for animated film. Since 1982.

Year established: 1982

Is this festival exclusively animation?: Yes - this is exclusively an animation festival

Is there a marketplace at this festival?: Yes

Physical event or online?: Physical Festival