Short Film Cosmonauts Wins the Animest.21 Grand Trophy

The Romanian Competition Was Won by the Collective Film “Here, There Was a Park.” Both Productions Are Now on the List of Short Films Eligible for...

Animest.21 Starts Today! 10 Days of Animated Urban Nature: International Premieres, Masterclasses and Special Guests in Bucharest

Today, Bucharest returns to its coveted status as Europe's capital of animated film: until Sunday, October 11, the Animest International Animation Fes...

Viva Carmen!, A Spectacular Animest.21 Opening Night Inspired by Bizet's Music

This year's festival edition will officially kick off with the premiere of Viva Carmen!, Sébastien Laudenbach's feature film presented in 2026 at Cann...

Multi-Awarded Feature Films from Major Animation Festivals: Stories of Satire, Living History and Magical Realism Outside the International Feature Films Competition

Over 320 animated productions make up the full program of the 21st edition of Animest (October 2-11, 2026): a 10-day cinematic marathon for animation ...

Animest for All: Accessible Screenings, Adapted Workshops and Open Dialogue about Inclusion

True to our mission of bringing animated art ever closer to every viewer, Animest.21 proposes a growing series of inclusive events, with support from ...

Fresh Frames: A New Generation of Creators Takes Over the Silver Screen at Animest.21

Animest continues to offer a launching pad for teenagers who love animation through the special Fresh Frames section, scheduled for Sunday, October 4,...

Creepy Animation Night: Animated Nightmares and Spine-Tingling Shivers at Animest.21

On Friday, October 9, at 11 PM, the Peasant Museum Cinema will host the year’s most eagerly awaited late-night marathon exploration of the darkest sho...

Playground at Animest.21: Homegrown Gamedev Levels Up in a Showcase of Romanian Video Games

Designed as a meeting point for creative communities and industries, Animest Hub turns CINETic and Instituto Cervantes into bridges for connection bet...

Trippy Animation Night Vol. 13: Psychotronic Journeys and Hypnotic Archives

On Saturday, October 3, at 11 PM sharp, the Peasant Museum Cinema will become a site for nocturnal explorations, oddities and unfiltered visual experi...

AniMusic Night: Visual Rhythms and Live Improv with MC Tony Baboon

On Thursday, October 8, from 11 PM, music and cinema will unite to animate the Peasant Museum Cinema – expect an electrifying night of the most specta...

EROTICA – The Night of Erotic Animation: Beyond Taboo and Inhibition

On Tuesday, October 6, at 11 PM, check any prejudice at the door of the Peasant Museum Cinema and fully enjoy the season’s spiciest late-night screeni...

VR Competition at Animest.21: Beyond the Screen, at the Heart of Memory and Empathy

Animest Hub is the festival's interdisciplinary space dedicated to new visual formats and creative dialogue – for animation and tech lovers, this tran...

Frame-by-Frame Eco-Education at Animest.21: Kids Become Active Viewers at Minimest

Between October 2-11, 2026, the 21st edition of the Animest International Animation Film Festival is ready to welcome and charm its youngest cinephile...

Ten Vibrant Short Films Explore Nature, Folklore and the Anxieties of the Present

The Romanian Competition returns to Animest.21 (October 2-11, 2026) with a provocative and authentic selection: an updated scan of local artists’ mind...

Animest.21: The Animation Incubator se extinde pe plan internațional și dă startul înscrierilor pentru adolescenți

The Animation Incubator creative ecosystem, the largest community dedicated to animation and digital art for teenagers, keeps growing. Now in its 7th ...

From the Mediterranean to the Baltic Sea, through the heart of Europe: Animest.21 explores the animation ecosystem alongside Cyprus, Czechia, Poland and Lithuania

This year, the 21st edition of the Animest International Animation Film Festival embarks on a wide-ranging, natural exploration of the European animat...

Stories that Bloom on the Silver Screen: Animest.21 Announces the Official Selection for the Feature Film, Short Film and Student Film Sections

The big screen is back, baby! This year’s cinematic odyssey continues during the 21st edition of the Animest International Animation Film Festival who...

Nature Takes Over the Silver Screen: Animest.21 Explores the Connection between Humans and the Environment during October 2-11

After last year’s anniversary edition reaffirmed the unique strength of our community, the Animest International Animation Film Festival returns to t...

Peste 4400 de kilometri parcurși și un transfer real de expertiză: Bilanțul „Animest SUPER”, un proiect de accesibilizare a cinematografiei

7 localități, 4478 de kilometri parcurși, 7 filme accesibilizate, 989 de spectatori și o rețea națională de aproape 20 de festivaluri și spații cultur...

Open Call: Spend Three Weeks Creating in the Arctic!

If you're an experimental animator or a video artist looking for time, space, and inspiring conversations to develop your practice, this opportunity m...

Animest Heads to Annecy 2026

The Animest team is once again joining the world’s biggest animation gathering at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its market, MIF...

Bucureștiul găzduiește primul atelier de producție de film incluzivă din România. Înscrierile sunt deschise

Cum ar fi dacă accesibilitatea nu ar mai fi ultimul pas în realizarea unui film, ci unul dintre primele? Cum ar fi dacă scenariul, imaginea, sunetul s...

Animest SUPER elimină barierele senzoriale pentru spectatorii din șapte orașe prin animație accesibilizată

Proiectul este parte dintr-o mișcare națională menită să crească accesul la cultură, susținută de Fundația Dacia pentru România: România se mișcă A...

Black Sea Animation Workshop 2025 announces the awardees

We are pleased to announce the award recipients of the second edition of the Black Sea Animation Workshop — a five-day intensive development lab for a...

A fost Animest.20! Număr record de spectatori la ediția aniversară a celui mai mare festival de animație din România

Ediția aniversară Animest.20 a transformat Bucureștiul timp de 10 zile în cel mai mare hub de animație din Europa și a umplut sălile cinematografelor ...

Animest International Animation Film Festival The Awards of the 20th edition, 2025

ANIMEST TROPHY Dollhouse Elephant – Finland 2025, directed by Jenny Jokela SPECIAL MENTION FOR A SHORT FILM Biting the Hand that Feeds You ...

Începe Animest.20! Ediția aniversară transformă Bucureștiul în cel mai mare hub de animație din Europa în perioada 3 - 12 octombrie

Ediția aniversară Animest dă startul călătoriei de anul acesta, de mâine și până duminică, 12 octombrie, în mai multe spații din București, destinații...

Animest.20 Guest Schools: EKA Estonia and MOME Hungary Visit Bucharest

A cherished Animest tradition is showcasing a diversity of perspectives on the state of the art in animation worldwide through the films we screen, as...

3 festivaluri invitate în cadrul ediției aniversare Animest.20: StopTrik (Slovenia), Flipbook (Macedonia) și TAFF (Finlanda)

Anul acesta Animest deschide publicului din România porțile către trei festivaluri de animație europene, oferind curioșilor o ocazie rară de a descope...

Animest.20 – călătoria continuă! Peste 120 de realizatori prezenți și 375 de filme în programul complet al ediției aniversare

Animest.20 – călătoria continuă! Peste 120 de realizatori prezenți și 375 de filme în programul complet al ediției aniversare Călătoria...

Animest.20 White Nights: Once-in-a-Lifetime Travel through the Trippy, Creepy and Erotica Universes

Animest.20 is ON even after the lights go out! Intrepid film explorers will be guided by a detailed festival itinerary filled with striking animation ...

Animest.20: Accessible Screenings and Events for Festival’s Anniversary Edition

Travel without boundaries through “Animest. Together” For its 20th birthday, the Animest International Animation Film Festival is continuing its mi...

Animest.20 propune destinații pentru întreaga familie în cadrul Minimest

Centrul Cultural Animest își deschide porțile pentru cei mai mici și curioși dintre iubitorii de animație Secțiunea din cadrul Festivalului Interna...

Animest.20: Travel Deeper into Imagination with the 15 Short Films in the Romanian Competition

Animest.20’s Romanian Competition: a diverse and vibrant selection of 15 short films reflecting the growing creativity and depth of local animation di...

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