Animation Festivals Directory

Animist Tallinn is an annual animation festival that offers the audience an overview of the best contemporary films, values animation as an art form, promotes creative thinking and contributes to the distribution of Estonian animation.

The third edition of Animist Tallinn takes place from August 16 to 19, the center of the festival is the cinema Sõprus. In 2023, the sub-theme of the festival will be “The Human And The Animal”.

As part of the Animist Academy, a number of lectures, workshops and conversations will take place, which will help to open up the creative process of animation and explore its interdisciplinary opportunities. The Animist Academy is run by Animist Tallinn in cooperation with the Animation Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts and Tallinn University Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology.

The festival is organized by the NGO Animist Tallinn. Animist is supported by the Estonian Film Institute, the Estonian Cultural Foundation and City of Tallinn Culture and Sports Department.

Year established: 2021

Is this festival exclusively animation?: Yes - this is exclusively an animation festival

Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No