Animest International Animation Film Festival 2023

Animest International Animation Film Festival is the only festival in Romania dedicated to animated film. Founded in 2006, participants from all over the world are invited to compete in six competitive categories both for short and feature films.  Every year the festival welcomes to Bucharest international filmmakers, producers, festival programmers and journalists. Workshops, masterclasses, special events, concerts and parties are open to the festival guests and audience.

The Festival Trophy is presented every year to one of the films competing in the short film competition and is chosen by an international professional jury. Animest is an Oscar-qualifying festival. The recipient of Animest Trophy is eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film category of the Academy Awards.

The festival’s mission to reinvigorate and support the Romanian animation film has had an impact on the awards and participation of local animation filmmakers in international film festivals and events.

The 18^th edition of the Animest International Film Festival runs October 6-15, 2023, in Bucharest. Additional information can be found here.