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Two Decades of Animation: Animest Returns October 3-12 for Its 20th Anniversary

After some 16,000 fans of animation – spectators of all ages, animators and industry leaders presenting special events – rediscovered the urban playgr..

Romanian Animation Steps into the Spotlight at TIFF 2025

This year’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place in Cluj-Napoca between June 13–22, 2025, marks a significant moment for Roma..

Black Sea Animation Shorts at Annecy 2025

A Cross-Regional Pitch Event Showcasing New Animated Projects from the Black Sea Countries The Black Sea Animation Shorts project presentation will..

SYAA Alumnae Shine at Annecy 2025

Animest and Animation Festival Network (AFN) proudly celebrates the achievements of the Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs. As the animation world ..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Warmup Animest: rediscover Bucharest on September 23-28

This year, one of the challenges we’ve set for ourselves is to explore the city and get into multiple neighborhoods in the Romanian capital. So ..

Trippy Animation Night — Vol.11: The Night of the Uncharted Urban Labyrinth

Calling all avantgarde cinema aficionados! During the first weekend of the Animest International Animation Film Festival, on October 5, starting at 11..

Erotica – The Night of Erotic Animation

Sold-out since the very first year it saucily sauntered into the schedule, Erotica – The Night of Erotic Animation returns on October 8, startin..

Creepy Animation Night: face your fears on October 11th at 11 PM

Almost three hours of intensity, mystery and jumpscares: the 23 horror stories in this year’s Creepy Animation Night selection will spook even t..