ANIMA LATINA Latin American Animation Film Festival (ANIMA LATINA Festival de Cine de Animación Latinoamericano)

ANIMA LATINA Latin American Animation Film Festival

ANIMA LATINA Festival de Cine de Animación Latinoamericano

Also known as: ANIMA LATINA Latin American Animated Film Festival
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ANIMA LATINA focuses on animation from Latin America, with separate competitions for regional and Argentine productions and for films made at animation schools. Its Buenos Aires programme combines short films, music videos, animated documentaries, series pilots and microshorts with a children’s panorama. Workshops, project development sessions and talks address pitching, production and animation practice. Ezequiel Dalinger serves as director and general producer.

The dates for the ninth edition are 25–30 August 2026. Its venues include Centro Cultural Borges, Manzana de las Luces, Palacio Libertad and Image Campus. The programme includes free screenings, a workshop for animated short films in development and a retrospective dedicated to Uruguayan stop-motion filmmaker Clara Rodríguez de Almeida.

Country

Argentina

Focus

Animation

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Feature, Music Video, Short, Student, Television

Awards and prizes

The 2026 official awards recognize Latin American and Argentine animated short films, Latin American and Argentine film-school shorts, Latin American animated documentaries, Latin American and Argentine music videos, Argentine animated microshorts and animated series pilots. Juries may also award special mentions. The development workshop offers partner-supported training, production advice, stop-motion advice and festival distribution. Independent partner awards include the RAFMA award and Damiatrix training scholarships.

Festival rules

For the 2026 edition, entry is free through the festival’s sole official submission channel, FilmFreeway. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. The call accepts works from Latin America in any animation technique completed from 1 January 2024. Applicants must hold the necessary rights and authorize festival exhibition. Selection is determined by the curatorial committee. Screening copies are requested as watermark-free H.264 MOV or MP4 files at 1920 × 1080. Films in languages other than Spanish require separate Spanish subtitles, or English subtitles if Spanish is unavailable. The festival pays no screening fees or travel and accommodation costs. Entrants also authorize free touring screenings unless they expressly decline.

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