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October 3-12, 2025

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Fresh Frames: Films Made by Teenagers at Animest.20
Want to see your animation at Animest? Submissions are now open for the second edition of Fresh Frames – the section dedicated to animations crea..
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Romanian projects selected for the Black Sea Animation Workshop
Animest, the leading Romanian animation festival, is proud to announce its partnership in organizing the 10th edition of the Black Sea Animation Works..
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Animest International Animation Film Festival The Awards of the 19th edition
ANIMEST TROPHY A Very Twisted Tale – France 2024, directed by Catherine Buffat and Jean-Luc Gréco SPECIAL MENTION FOR A SHORT FILM Beautiful Men ..
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French short film A Very Twisted Tale wins Animest.19 Trophy
Fracti, by Lavinia Petrache, wins the Romanian Competition. Both films are eligible for Oscars selection This year’s Animest edition, celebrati..
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Filme Ochi și Urechi la Animest.19
OCHI ȘI URECHI este un proiect de incluziune culturală prin care Asociația Animest oferă filme accesibilizate pentru persoane cu dizabilități senzoria..
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Animest.19 Presents: Pictoplasma Showcase International leaders in character design
The brainchild of Peter Thaler and Lars Denicke, Pictoplasma was founded in 1999 to investigate possibilities and limitations of current character rep..
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Animest.19 Guest School: Middlesex University
One of our favorite traditions at the Animest International Animation Festival is having over a guest animation school and exploring ever more diverse..
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Nature: a recurring theme among Pitch, Please! 6th edition finalists
In August, animation directors and producers in Romania and the Republic of Moldova were yet again challenged to share their ideas for potential futur..
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First edition of the TOON SCRIPTS competition announces winners
The animation scriptwriting contest is an Animest initiative in collaboration with PRO TV   This summer, Animest, in collaboration with PRO..
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9 international experts to judge the Animest.19 competitions
The 19th edition of Animest: over 350 short and feature-length films from around the world, most competing in seven sections, two animation developmen..
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The Jonathan Hodgson Retrospective, post-apocalyptic worlds and international festivals winners, all at Animest.19
Over 350 short and feature films from all over the world, across 90 screenings, will soon regale participants in the Animest International Animation F..
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Fresh Frames: meet our freshest festival section
Time to introduce the newest Animest section, Fresh Frames, to debut during the first weekend of the festival, on Saturday October 5, at 5 PM, at Cine..
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