Submit Your Film to the 8th ANIMAFILM Festival!
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The Azerbaijan Animation Association will host the 8th ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival from 3-7 September 2025, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Animation professionals, enthusiasts, and studios are invited to participate in the competition program, and animated films can be submitted via the festival’s online platform FilmFreeway now until the 15th June 2025 deadline
Films must meet the following requirements:
- Can be submitted in local or international categories.
- Must be produced after January 1, 2024.
- Must be animated for at least 50% of their length. There are no restrictions on the animation techniques and themes used in the film.
In keeping with the theme of the 8th edition – Cats – the festival have created a new category this year “Best Film about Cats”.
The ANIMAFILM festival promotes creativity through animated cinema. We believe that animated films can bring people together and create significant changes in our society. Since 2018, ANIMAFILM has evolved into a true platform that we organize annually. The festival unites children, young people, animation directors, and studios, introducing them to international experience, connecting them with professional local and foreign animation experts, screening hundreds of animated films, and hosting masterclasses, conferences, concerts, performances, and exhibitions. The festival program includes local and international competitions, non-competitive screenings, professional sessions, and accompanying events.
In 2024, the ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival was included in the “BAFTA Festivals List” by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.