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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..

Animusic Night: bop and bounce to animated music videos

This past year’s most spectacular animated music videos are in the running for the Animusic Night Award – to be announced during the dedicated party o..

Legendary Japanese anime director Kōji Morimoto is coming to Animest.19

Special Guest Kōji Morimoto, known for his unique gritty yet refined style, is coming to Romania for the 19th edition of the Animest International Ani..

Animest.19 Romanian Competition: 13 standout short films, one trophy

Innovative and stylistically complex, the Romanian Competition’s 13 contenders create a compelling tableau of contemporary local animation. A mix of p..

Minimest returns to Animest.19 with family-friendly stories and animation workshops for kids

MI-NI-MEST is back! During the Animest International Animation Film Festival, we love offering our youngest fans entire universes to explore and u..

GoCritic! to organize video journalism workshop at Animest.19

GoCritic! is a training program for emerging film journalists and critics. Its second round of partnership with the Animation Festival Network (AFN) c..

Căutam voluntari pentru Animest.19!

Anul acesta Animest vrea să cunoască orașul și pe voi, cei care îi umblați străzile și îi faceți inima să bată. Nu va fi ușor! Avem nev..

Ciao, Italia! Meet the masters of Italian animation at Animest.19

Every year during the Animest International Animation Film Festival, we celebrate one of the countries whose artists have continuously set and surpass..

SYAA 2024: Animest residency for female-identifying animators wraps fourth edition

Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs (SYAA) is an intensive training program/residency for emerging female animators in Central and Eastern Europe. D..

Animation Incubator: high schoolers, time to apply!

This year, Animest is celebrating five years of the Animation Incubator – our program dedicated to the imaginative youth in Romania and the Repu..

Animest.19 International Competition: Original productions in four unique sections

89 animations from all over the world in the Feature, Short, Student, and VR Film sections Ready to enjoy a generous and diverse menu of..

Animest.19 to feature films made accessible for the hearing impaired

Accessibility is part of the "Eyes and Ears" project, implemented with the support of the Orange Foundation The 19th edition of..

Memoir of a Snail, Academy Award Winner Adam Elliot’s latest feature film, to open Animest 19th edition

Everyone, meet Grace Pudel: hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs, a melancholic gal who never, ever gives up. Her bittersweet story will..

Apply Now: Pitch, Please! 6th Edition

Until September 10, animation directors and producers in Romania and the Republic of Moldova may submit their as-yet-undeveloped-but-great-ideas for t..

Animest Festival 19th edition, October 4-13: Let’s Take Back the City

Cities. Towns. Burgs. Townships. Why do we love’em? What parts of urban life delight us to no end? What makes us feel suffocated, tired, boxed i..

Toon Scripts: Animest and ProTV launch the Animation Series Script Competition

Animators looking for a platform to help launch their projects, meet Toon Scripts, a competition dedicated to animated TV series! Register ..

Sute de copii s-au bucurat de evenimentele Amzei Animat

Piața Amzei a fost animată de ateliere, proiecții de film și activități creative timp de trei weekend-uri la rând. Copiii au participat..

Proiecția Adolescenților la Animest.19

It’s time for young talent on the big screen! Pentru prima oară în istoria Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival..

Ochi și urechi: Animest lansează primul proiect de accesibilizare a filmelor pentru copii cu deficiențe de auz

Universul magic al filmelor de animație pentru copii își deschide porțile pentru publicul cu deficiențe de auz din România. Ochi și urechi..

Animest 2023 awards

Animest Trophy A Crab in the Pool - Canada, 2023, 11 min 11 s, dir. Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel Special mentio..