Animation film festivals are a great way to see new work, but alsoa great way to make a name for yourself in the industry. Every festival has different criteria's for submitting work to them, so please visit their web sites and see their requirements.

If you know of an animation festival that you would like to be added to this list, just shoot us an email and we will make sure it gets added to this list.

ACEFEST

http://www.acefest.com/

August 20 - 28, 2010 New York, United States

Throughout history, American film has raised the bar in a broad spectrum of elements, including technology, performance, style, innovation and experimentation. While filmmakers all across the globe continue to stun audiences with incredible cinematic masterpieces, our primary focus is on American-made works. From the backyard to the back lot, this country has harvested some of the most talented visionaries and storytellers known to man

Annecy 2010

http://www.annecy.org/

7th to 12th June Annecy France

As the world’s largest event dedicated to animation, Annecy is a fun and friendly way to discover the latest in animation masterpieces, meet major players and young talents, check out new trends, and find ideal business partners, all in one place.

Chicago Underground Film Festival

http://www.cuff.org/

June 24th – July 1st 2010 Chicago, Illinois United States

Chicago Underground Film Festival mission is to promote independent films and present adventurous work that goes beyond the commercial expectations.

Festival International De Cine Pobre

http://www.festivalcinepobre.org/

13th - 17th Apr 2010 Habana, Cuba

En este nuevo escenario se han consolidado nuevas y creativas maneras de inserción en los circuitos alternativos o en los espacios tradicionales. Se trata ahora de no abandonar las utopías, pero dotando a los proyectos de filmes o maquetas de un pragmatismo para encausarlos en nuevas fórmulas de producción, que permitan defender la libertad creativa de los autores y la experimentación artística. Este es un camino que hoy ya puede mostrar logros en la multiplicación de películas con valores artísticos y digna factura, de obras en ocasiones inacabadas, pero que son ya productos cinematográficos técnica y artísticamente sofisticados, con posibilidades de ganarse espacios de importancia en los circuitos de distribución, sean estos convencionales o alternativos.

Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival

http://www.filmfest-dresden.de/english/home.html

20th - 25th Apr 2010 Berlin Germany

The "Perspective for Animated Film" exchange forum was first held during the 2002 festival and has remained a permanent feature of the festival since then. It is targeted at young European filmmakers, screenwriters and producers and provides them with a platform for shared projects. The participants spend one week together in Dresden and one in an eastern European capital city where they attend workshops on training, production and funding opportunities across Europe.

FirstGlance Indie fest 2010

http://www.firstglancefilms.com/

April 9-11, 2010 California Hollywood

First Glance Film festivals began in 1996 in the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. It started as a small theatre company in Philadelphia that wanted to help fellow filmmakers get their projects shown in a public venue for others to enjoy. Its mission was a onetime weekend to show projects that might otherwise not be seen by moviegoers in the Philadelphia area. With a rented video projector and a bunch of large screen TVs, they had a successful weekend showing about 20 projects to about 150 people. After the event they received multiple calls and emails from filmmakers and attendees. The First Glance Film Festival was born. First Glance decided to move forward and make its festival an annual event. With filmmaker interest, their sister festival opened in Burbank California in 2000 to a similar audience in a 35 seat screening room and has also become a growing annual event.

Holland Animation Film Festival

http://haff.awn.com/

November 3-7, 2010

The Holland Animation Film Festival organizes various competitions, the international competitions for independent animated shorts, the international competition for applied animation and the competition for student films from The Netherlands and Belgium. Furthermore there is a competition for best Dutch animation, but this competition is accessible only for Dutch productions.

Ottawa International Animation Festival

http://www.animationfestival.ca/index.php

Oct. 20-24, 2010 Ottawa, Ontario Canada

The Ottawa International Animation Festival is the largest festival of its kind in North America and one of the most respected animation festivals in the world. We are a competitive film festival, featuring cutting edge programming, catering to industry executives, trend setting artists, students, and animation fans. Events at the OIAF include screening, panels and workshops. All events are open to the public.

Red Stick International Animation Festival

http://www.redstickfestival.org/

21st Apr  - 24th Apr 2010 Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States

The Red Stick International Animation Festival is an exciting community event that converges the worlds of technology, art, entertainment and exploration.  Though artists have always used the tools of their time, at no time since the Renaissance has there been a similar convergence of science and art.

Spike and Mike Sick and Twisted

http://spikeandmike.com

Ongoing and Touring

For specific days near your town please visit Spike and Mike’s website.
Spike and Mike festival the rock stars of animation festivals is and will be one of our favorites, not only it’s fun to go and look at animation, but this was the discovery place for Wallace & Gromit, Beavis & Butthead.