The 9th edition of Festival of Animation Berlin (8-11 October 2026) and its industry programmme promises a space for networking and exchange with the Berlin Animation HUB. It is aimed at industry professionals, newcomers to the field, commissioners and commissioned artists and studios, and helps strengthen Berlin’s position as an international center for animation and production. Talks and workshops include ☑️Cosmonauts: Case Study: Leo Černic on his queerky space opera ☑️Mop-Stotion Storytelling: A Queer Exquisite-Corpse Filmmaking Workshop by Daniel Sterlin-Altman (Carrotica)' became an unexpected hit, ☑️Sketching in Motion: Natalia Mirzoyan (Five Minutes to Sea, Winter In March). ☑️Go with the Flow: Animate with a Silly Plan in Mind with Jon Frickey (Cat Days, Zoopticon, Ploo) Find all details below: 👇 #indieanimation #europeananimation #zippyframes

"For fifty years, Albanian animation has built an extraordinary creative legacy. Now it's time to invest in its future." - Irida Zhonga and Belina Jano. Tirana hosts the inaugural 'Animating the Future' event (7–9 October 2026). Supported by the Albanian National Center of Cinematography, the new industry platform connects the Balkans through animation. 🎬 Featuring acclaimed professionals like stop-motion animator Tim Allen and producer Anna Pokorska, the event offers hands-on workshops, masterclasses, and public screenings for emerging talent. ☑️ Read the full details about the programme and international guests below. #animationfestival #europeananimation #albaniananimation #zippyframes

CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long programme for developing projects and enhancing the skills of producers in the field of animation.

11 films were selected for the International Feature Competition of the Korean Bucheon International Animation Festival, along with 3 films presented as Special Screenings (Out of Competition). ☑️The lineup includes a multitude of Asian Films (including 'Light Pillar' and 'Chimney Town: Frozen in Time') and a number of world premieres for the October festival. Here's the full list 👇 #indieanimation #animationfestival #zippyframes

A Locarno winner, Filip Anthonissen spoke to Zippy Frames to tell us more about his new short film, 'Melk'.

A true story about two music legends directed by Heather Colbert for the new single by Mark Nevin.

All the animation festivals and events that qualify for Oscar in the category of the Best Animated Short.

35 animation shorts have been selected for the 2026 Bucheon International Animation Festival. ☑️ The lineup includes films selected for major international festivals including Cannes ('Daughters of the Late Colonel'), Venice ('Distant Blue'), Berlin ('Cosmonauts'). Also acclaimed auteurs are present, among which Anca Damian and Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter. ☑️ Discover the full lineup of the Korean festival 👇 #Animation #AnimationFestival #IndieAnimation #zippyframes

51 animation documentaries have been selected for the 8th Rising of Lusitania - Animadoc Film Festival. ☑️ The festival offers both a competitive section (22 animation films), a student section (15 animation shorts), and Mock(anima) documentary section (6 animation shorts). Films like the stop-motion animation feminist story of 'Virgin Fandango' (dir. Marcy Page) and an animated treatise on the Epstein files named 'H.R. 4405' by the Lithuanian Tylus Kinas are included in the selection. Find the full festival selection below 👇 #animationfestival #indieanimation #zippyframes

At the seventh edition of the Flipbook Film Festival held in Skopje from August 3 to 9, films were screened in the Main, Student, and Anidoc competitions, the Animated Music Video selection, the new BoomBar program for young audiences, and the European Panorama, alongside a number of special programs, retrospectives, and presentations by festival guests. ☑️ 'Please' by Anna Mantzaris, 'Floating' by Jelena Milunović, 'A Pint of Bitter' by Conor Kehelly were among the festival winners. ☑️ Find all the winners of the Macedonian animation festival 👇 #Animation #Animationfestival #zippyframes

CEE Animation, in partnership with national film institutions and organizations from Central and Eastern Europe, has launched the call for the CODA – Co-Development Animation Awards, a new funding ini...

The first selection results of the 2026 Bucheon International Animation Festival are in.

The 2D animation short by the Brazilian author will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Mikhail Gurevich reports from the 2026 edition of Animafest Zagreb and its Animafest Scanner symposium event.

Discover the film and animation festivals that are BAFTA-Qualified for animation shorts.

A new online animation tool for locating animation films in Europe and internationally. We talk with Lucia Dubravay Trautenberger.

Review of the animated film 'Bouchra' by Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri.

Tess Martin presents her new documentary short, '1976: Search for Life', with a Q&A for Zippy Frames.

Check out the Annecy Festival 2026 Winners

Eliane Gordeeff interviews Otto Guerra, one of the directors of the recently awarded 'The Son of A Bitch' animation feature.

The complete list of winners for the 2026 Animafest Zagreb festival.

Amanda Barbour reviews Georges Schwizgebel's 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray', presented at the 2026 Animafest Zagreb Festival.

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the puppet animation short film 'The Flesh Robe' by the French animation director Joachim Hérissé.

Vassilis Kroustallis reflects on the 2007 animation feature 'Persepolis', after the passing of its creator, Marjane Satrapi.

Portuguese animation and Marcy Page. Eliane Gordeeff interviews the filmmaker of the short animation film'Virgin Fandango'.

Our report on the Uri Kranot masterclass during the latest Anifilm Festival.

Check out the essential highlights of the 2026 edition of Animafest Zagreb.

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Cannes feature animation 'We Are Aliens' by Kohei Kadowaki.

The poster for the 28th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2026) has been unveiled.

All the animation winners of the 33rd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS).

Vassilis Kroustallis reviews the Chinese animation feature Light Pillar' by Xu Zao.

Acclaimed Ukrainian animation filmmaker and educator Mykyta Lyskov talks to Zippy Frames.

Discover all the animation feature selections of the 2026 Annecy Festival.

Discover the animation highlights of the always relevant 2026 Animocje Festival.

Time for a carrot cake. Watch the queer stop-motion animation film 'Carrotica' by Daniel Sterlin-Altman and read his interview at Zippy Frames.

The two-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA-winning animation artist Joanna Quinn gets the Animafest Zagreb 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Ukrainian government has launched a new initiative that allows for co-production in the animation field as well.

Satoshi Kon's first animation feature 'Perfect Bokk' will come ready as a 3-Disc set 4K HUD for home cinema in June 2026. Before 'Papriika' and '...

Reporting on the Bergamo Film Meeting 2026 and all the key animation figures of the festival.

Check the animation selections for the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.  34 animation shorts were selected for the 'shorts film...

The restored version of the Bruno Bozzetto animation classic, 'Allegro non Troppo' gets its US premiere on 27th March.

The Oscar-winning stop-motion animation short 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' is now available online.

Check the animation winners in the 98th Academy Award ceremony.

CEE Animation Forum is a co-production pitching, B2B and networking event with the intention to boost the projects´ international circulation potential, visibility and their access to a wider European...

The Lithuanian multi-awarded graphic novel 'Siberian Haiku' will be adapted as an animated feature by a Lithuanian-French-Belgian team. The Lithu...

Lucia Malerba and Niccolò Manzolini present their animation short, 'The Angst And The Bliss', to Zippy Frames. Lucia Malerba and Niccolò Manzoli...

Dante Rustav presents a collective animation practice developed among young authors in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Guest Author: Dant...

Leo Černic in an interview with Zippy Frames on his Berlinale Shorts 2026 premiere - 'Cosmonauts'.