Among eight lavish, humorous, suspenseful and reflexive pieces, at least a half belongs to the cut-and-dry ‘audience favourites’ category, while the others will undoubtedly please long-time fans of artistic animation.

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This year's Croatian animated film output is marked by collaborations with production companies from neighbouring Slovenia, new films by esteemed masters of animation and an exciting surge of films for children.

Classically told tales, sardonic views on social and psychological misfortunes of contemporary life and original female points of view are among the distinctive traits of this year’s Grand Competition Short Film

World Festival of Animated film - Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents Films for Children and Youth Competition

Animafest Zagreb 2026 is proud to present the selected films in the Grand Competition - Feature Film category.

Rise & Shine, an animation project development and pitching lab for young talents and their short films, reveals the 2026 selection ahead of the programme kick-off at Animafest Zagreb.

Odlukom Vijeća Svjetskog festivala animiranog filma - Animafesta Zagreb, dobitnica ovogodišnje Nagrade za životno djelo je britanska autorica Joanna Quinn.

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents this year's WORLD PANORAMA and TIME FOR THE MASTERS programs