Animateka International Animated Film Festival

Jury Grand Prix — best short animated film in the Main Competition (€1,000), plus five Special Mentions. ;DSAF Audience Award — Main Competition (€1,000), presented by the Slovene Animated Film Association. Young talent: Student Jury Award — European Young Talents (€1,500), presented jointly by the University of Nova Gorica School of Arts and the University of Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and Design and Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television; the jury may also give a special mention. The Elephant Children Jury Award (€1,000). The Elephant Audience Award (€1,000). VR@Animateka Award — best VR project (€1,000). Monetary awards are paid directly to the winning films’ directors.

2026 competition regulations: films and VR projects must be completed in 2025 or 2026, run no longer than 30 minutes and have no previous Animateka screening. Main Competition accepts productions or co-productions from Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. The Elephant accepts international short animated films for children. European Young Talents accepts student films made at educational institutions in the EU, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK. VR@Animateka accepts animated VR works in 6DOF, 3DOF, interactive 360° and 360° video formats. Applications are online through the official Filmchief form and require a preview and complete film information. The 2026 submission deadline is 15 July; selected films require DCP or HD screening copies by 1 October. Submitted copies remain in the festival archive for internal viewing. Any online screenings following cinema closure require the applicant’s prior consent.