Animation Festivals

Clay Animation, Stop Motion Links and More

Places to submit your finished films and gain popularity.

#	Web Link	Hits
1	CON-CAN Movie Festival Audience-interactive online film festival targeting shorts in any language & genre up to 20 min which express the very souls of their creators. Free entry fee. The US$10,000 Grand Prix and US$3,000 awards are chosen by a seven-strong international jury of globally acclaimed film professionals.	336
2	Annecy 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. First founded in 1960, the International Animation Film Festival will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010.	300
3	Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is the largest of its kind in North America, attracting film buffs, art lovers, filmmakers, and cartoon fans from around the world to the nation's capital.	330
4	Red Stick International Animation Festival The festival has its roots firmly planted in the creative side of the animation business and acts to provide animators, directors, students, artists, designers, writers and educators with a forum in which they can share their knowledge and skills and promote the art of animation.	274
5	Spike & Mike's Animation Festivals US theatrical premiers that include Wallace & Gromit, Beavis & Butthead, the first films of Shane Acker, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pixar, Bill Plympton, Danny Antonucci, Eric Fogel, Breehn Burns, Tim Burton, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Chris Wedge, Kenn Navarro, Marv Newland, Mike Johnson & Nick Park.	286
6	Stop Motion Montreal "Canada" Erik H. Goulet who is a big fan of stop motion has organized the Stop Motion Montreal Film Festival last year. This year "2010" there is another. Deadline is September 10, 2010.	280
7	Northwest Animation Festival This festival is dedicated to the love of animation. There are very low fees associated with submitting films depending on if you are a student or not.	177
8	Stop Motion Brasil This is the first international film festival of Brazil that is specifically catered towards Stop Motion Animation.	94
9	Anifest Located in the Czech Republic, Anifest is an international film festival that is held each year. English submissions are located here: http://registrace.anifest.cz/entryform/en/submission.aspx	41