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A comprehensive list of animation and other film festivals that accept animation shorts of 25 minutes or longer.

Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy:  The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse’ (Jordan Strauss/AP)

All the animation festivals and events qualify for Oscar in the Best Animated Short category.

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb  presents the official selection results for the Grand Competition - Short Film, Croatian Film Competition and Student Film Competition.

Vassilis Kroustallis writes about the ever-growing demand for a celebratory attitude of animation festivals- which relegates their animation film content to the background.

Kropka reports on the 13th edition of the online Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione.

The Anima Festival Announces Its Opening Film: Wolfwalkers by Tomm Moore.

Here you find all selection results for the Animateka: International Animated Film Festival 2020.

Bergen International Animation Festival ReAnima has published its 2020 selection results.

The 30th World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2020 closed with an award ceremony at SC cinema.

Bergen International Animation Festival ReAnima organizers talk to Zippy Frames.

Animation October’s coming soon. Here is a list of best animation festivals and animation-focused-events, that cannot be missed this autumn.

A closer view on the 30th animation short film competition of the Animafest Zagreb 2020.

Check our consultancy and film submission service for animation shorts by Zippy Frames, in collaboration with Scheriaa Productions.

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  • Zippy Frames hosts an extended database of call for entries from animation festivals. A large part of its news roundup covers animation festivals and film festival news. However, not everything can be covered with the same depth and extent as it could (and should) have been. If you're interested in getting in talks and an offer for a festival promotion agreement, contact our Head Editor (vassilis AT zippyframes DOT com)

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Essential highlights of the 11th Animanima festival in Čačak, Serbia.

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