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251 festivals taking place in 2025

American Documentary And Animation Film Festival

Festival Dates:
27 Mar31 Mar 2025
USA

Submit by:
6 Jan 2025
Entry fee applies

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Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)

Festival Dates:
27 Mar5 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
20 Dec 2024
Entry fee applies

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Happy Valley Animation Festival

Festival Dates:
27 Mar22 May 2025
USA

Submit by:
1 Dec 2025
FREE to enter

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Athens ANIMFEST

Festival Dates:
27 Mar30 Mar 2025
Greece

Submit by:
12 Feb 2025
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Aspen Shortsfest

Festival Dates:
31 Mar6 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
15 Nov 2024
Entry fee applies

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Athens Digital Arts Festival

Festival Dates:
1 Apr8 Apr 2025
Greece

Submit by:
15 Dec 2025
FREE to enter

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Go Short: International Short Film Festival Nijmegen

Festival Dates:
1 Apr6 Apr 2025
Netherlands

Submit by:
22 Dec 2024
Entry fee applies

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Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA)

Festival Dates:
5 Apr5 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
1 Feb 2025
Entry fee applies

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Athens International Film and Video Festival

Festival Dates:
7 Apr13 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
1 Dec 2025
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Animocje International Animated Film Festival

Festival Dates:
7 Apr13 Apr 2025
Poland

Submit by:
30 Nov 2024
FREE to enter

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Filmfest Dresden: International Short Film Festival

Festival Dates:
8 Apr13 Apr 2025
Germany

Submit by:
18 Dec 2024
Entry fee applies

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The European Independent Film Festival

Festival Dates:
9 Apr21 Apr 2025
France

Submit by:
31 Jan 2025
Entry fee applies

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Rendacon Animation Film Festival

Festival Dates:
9 Apr10 Apr 2025
Nigeria

Submit by:
5 Jan 2025
FREE to enter

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Future Film Festival

Festival Dates:
9 Apr13 Apr 2025
Italy

Submit by:
28 Feb 2025
FREE to enter

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Apedemak Sudan International Animation Film Festival

Festival Dates:
17 Apr20 Apr 2025
Sudan

Submit by:
22 Feb 2025
FREE to enter

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San Francisco Int. Film Festival

Festival Dates:
17 Apr27 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
14 Nov 2024
Entry fee applies

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Ohio Shorts

Festival Dates:
19 Apr19 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
3 Mar 2025
FREE to enter

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WorldFest

Festival Dates:
22 Apr27 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
15 Jan 2025
Entry fee applies

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USA Film Festival

Festival Dates:
23 Apr27 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
28 Feb 2025
Entry fee applies

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Atlanta Film Festival

Festival Dates:
24 Apr4 May 2025
USA

Submit by:
8 Nov 2024
Entry fee applies

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Transilvania Shorts

Festival Dates:
25 Apr29 Apr 2025
Romania

Submit by:
9 Jan 2025
Entry fee applies

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Columbus International Film & Animation Festival

Festival Dates:
26 Apr26 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
23 Dec 2024
Entry fee applies

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Khem Animation Film Festival

Festival Dates:
26 Apr26 Apr 2025
USA

Submit by:
5 Apr 2025
Entry fee applies

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Abidjan Animation Film Festival (FFAA)

Festival Dates:
28 Apr4 May 2025
Ivory Coast

Submit by:
31 Jan 2025
Entry fee applies

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Cape Town International Animation Festival

Festival Dates:
1 May24 May 2025
South Africa

Submissions not accepted for this festival

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