Animation Festivals 2026
The major animation festivals Resonale tracks — dates and places for 2026.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
June 21–27, 2026 · Annecy, France
The world's leading animation festival — from major feature premieres to inventive independent shorts.
Ottawa International Animation Festival
September 23–27, 2026 · Ottawa, Canada
North America's leading animation festival, known for independent shorts, experimental work, and bold visual storytelling.
Animafest Zagreb
June 8–13, 2026 · Zagreb, Croatia
One of the world's oldest animation festivals, with a strong tradition of artistic, experimental, and independent animation.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS)
May 5–10, 2026 · Stuttgart, Germany
A big city-centre animation week in Stuttgart, for audiences and the industry alike.
Hiroshima Animation Season
August 19–23, 2026 · Hiroshima, Japan
Japan’s major animation festival — biennial, Oscar-qualifying, with deep Asia and Pacific focus.
Anima Brussels
February 20 – March 1, 2026 · Brussels, Belgium
Ten days of animation across Brussels venues — for kids, adults, and festival regulars.
Fantoche
September 1–6, 2026 · Baden, Switzerland
Switzerland’s main animation festival, strong on independent and artistic work.
CINANIMA
November 6–22, 2026 · Espinho, Portugal
Portugal’s long-running animation festival in Espinho — fiftieth edition in 2026.
Anifilm
May 5–10, 2026 · Liberec, Czech Republic
Czech animation festival in Liberec — films, games, and VR in one week.
Kaboom Animation Festival
March 13–22, 2026 · Utrecht & Amsterdam, Netherlands
A lively Dutch festival split between Utrecht and Amsterdam, with a sharp shorts programme.