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The Story Returns – The Irony Triumphs – The Woman Sees

Animafest Zagreb 2026 Grand Competition Short Film

Animafest Zagreb 2026 presents Films for Children and Youth Competition

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents a list of films selected for the Films for Children and Youth Competition.

Animafest Zagreb 2026 presents Grand Competition - Feature Film

World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents the selected films in the Grand Competition – Feature Film category.

Rise & Shine 2026 Selection Announced

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.

Joanna Quinn is the Winner of Animafest Zagreb 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award

By decision of the Festival Council of the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb, the winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award is British animation artist Joanna Quinn.

Animafest Zagreb 2026 presents World Panorama and Time for the Masters

World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2026 proudly presents this year's World Panorama and Time for the Masters programs

Animafest Zagreb 2026 Best Animation School Award to RE:ANIMA educational program

RE:ANIMA is a European international educational program for graduate students.

Organization and Artistic Direction of Animafest Entrusted to Hulahop and Kata Gugić

Animafest Festival Council Announces Results of the Call for Festival Organizer and Artistic Director

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

Apply for the International Animafest Scanner XIII 2026 Symposium

International film and media researchers are invited to present the latest findings in the field of animation studies

Animafest Zagreb Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies 2026 to Amid Amidi

The Animafest Council decided to award this year’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies to Amid Amidi.

Call for Submissions: Video Game Art Direction Competition

Animafest Zagreb invites studios and creators to submit their video games and interactive works (VR/XR) for the Video Game Art Direction Competition

Submit your film for Animafest Zagreb 2026

Animafest Zagreb invites you to submit your film for the 36th edition of the Festival

GoCritic! launches call for participants for its new season of workshops

Ten participants will be selected for workshops of film journalism and criticism, including a video component, at four member festivals of the Animation Festival Network

Winners of World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2025

World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2025 ended tonight with the award ceremony at the SC Cinema.