Animafest Zagreb 2026 Presents Selected Films in Grand Competition - Short Film, Student, and Croatian Film Competitions

Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents first official selection results

Among 2055 submitted short films in all categories from 95 countries from across the world, World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb is proud to present the official selection for the Grand Competition – Short Film, Student Film Competition and Croatian Film Competition categories of the 2026 edition of the festival.

Besides Animafest’s artistic director Daniel Šuljić, other members of the selection committee for the Grand Competition – Short Film and Croatian Film Competition were Aleta Rajić and Niko Radas, while Maida Srabović and David Lovrić selected films in the Student Film Competition category.

More than 1000 films were submitted for the Grand Competition – Short Film category alone and 37 of them were selected to be presented at the festival. From almost 1000 student submissions, 38 films were selected for the Student Film Competition, while the Croatian Film Competition will feature 19 films.

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2026 will take place 08-13 June 2026.

The selection results for the Grand Competition - Feature Film, Films for Children and Youth Competition and World Panorama, as well as the details of the rest of the festival program will be announced soon. Meanwhile, below you can find the list of selected films in the following categories: