Best Austrian Animation Festival

Best Austrian Animation Festival

Also known as: BAAF, One Day Animation Festival, 2 Days Animation Festival
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Best Austrian Animation Festival surveys Austrian animation across independent art, commissioned work, student films and music videos. Its competition embraces narrative and experimental approaches, abstraction and representation, and analogue, digital and hybrid techniques. The Vienna event is a project of ASIFA Austria in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Filmcasino and the SEHSAAL exhibition space. Its archive also records its earlier names, One Day Animation Festival and 2 Days Animation Festival.

The 22nd festival dates are 23–28 November 2026, with the 16th Best Austrian Animation competition. The programme includes an exhibition at SEHSAAL, a symposium at the Academy, competition screenings at Filmcasino and an awards ceremony.

Country

Austria

Focus

Animation, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student

Dates

23 November 2026 — 28 November 2026

Awards and prizes

The 2026 main prizes are the ASIFA Austria Award for Best Austrian Animation (EUR 2,000), Best Animated Commissioned Work (EUR 1,500), and Best Student Animation (EUR 1,000). Category prizes of EUR 500 each recognise narrative animation, experimental animation, digital technique, analogue or hybrid technique, sound or music, and music video. Audience prizes are also awarded.

Festival rules

For the 2026 competition, eligible short films use at least 50% animation and are either produced in Austria or made by people born in Austria. Films should be completed after 1 October 2025, although older works may also be submitted.

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