Insomnia International Animation Film Festival (Фестиваль "Бессонница")

Insomnia International Animation Film Festival

Фестиваль "Бессонница"

Also known as: Инсомния, Международный фестиваль анимационных фильмов «Бессонница»

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Top 20 Most Prestigious Animation Film Festivals Around The Globe: 2025 edition
From France’s Annecy Festival to Russia’s Insomnia Festival, these festivals showcase the best in animation, offering filmmakers a platform to gain international recognition.
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Lebanese Film "Crow Man" Wins Grand Prix at 12th Insomnia Animation Festival
The 12th International Insomnia Animation Film Festival in Russia awarded its Grand Prix to the Lebanese film "Crow Man" by Yohann Abdelnour. Other winners included "Architect A" from Korea, "It's Jus…
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Insomnia Festival Reveals 2024 Lineup
The Insomnia International Animation Festival in Russia has announced its 2024 lineup, featuring 191 films from 35 countries. This diverse selection showcases a wide array of short animations, includi…
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Top 20 Most Prestigious Animation Film Festivals Around The Globe: 2024 edition
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Anna Silivonchik

By the way, about birds A child dreams of flying like a bird and wonders whether it means growing up. The adults…

Flying Boy

Green Apple · Issue 3

Evgenia Zhirkova

Flying Boy A boy rises into the air whenever he sings or shouts. His refusal to listen to adults…

Hippo's Songs

Alexey Galkin

Hippo's Songs A little boy ventures into a fantasy world populated by flying hippos. His adventures…

Walk

Kuznetsova Tatiana

Walk A princess meets two knights during a walk and combines parts of them to create the…

Magic pearl

Alexey Ignatov

Magic pearl A girl encounters a magical orchestra in a tale about learning to notice and believe in…

I Want It!

Nicolás Conte

I Want It!Juancito, a lonely boy in Patagonia, befriends a little horse he believes has been…

Giraffe

Anastasia Sokolova

Giraffe A little donkey working at a zoo falls in love with a giraffe. When a storm arrives, he…

Fairy tale

Natalia Grofpel

Fairy tale A lullaby movie. A little bird helps mothers to lull naughty babies to sleep.

Where Drawings Go To Sleep

Dane Jacobs

Where Drawings Go To Sleep Where do drawings go to sleep? This enigmatic and meditative short film explores this…

Space Donkey

Anton Dyakov

Space Donkey A donkey encounters an astronaut whose spacecraft has crash-landed in the vast steppe.…

A Tale of Aquatic Affairs

Stef Johnstone

A Tale of Aquatic Affairs In a mysterious turn of events, small children have begun to vanish from the underwater…

My Milk Cup Cow

Zhu Yantong

My Milk Cup Cow Four-year-old Nunu believes her father when he says a cow is hiding at the bottom of her…

About a Mother

Dina Velikovskaya

About a Mother A mother gives so much of herself to her children that she seems to have nothing left.…

Northern Starfish

Mattias Mälk

Northern Starfish A diver discovers a mysterious connection between starfish and the stars above. After a…

It's Not You, It's Me

Silvia Prietov

It's Not You, It's Me A parade of social archetypes reveals a world driven by selfishness, where people can…

On The Origin Of Beer

Eliška Chytková

On The Origin Of Beer A playful animated fable traces beer from ancient Mesopotamia to Europe. Dynamic drawings…

Oh, Darling!

Anastasia Voronina

Oh, Darling!A story about the love of a fox for chickens.

The Wheel of life

Tatiana Alisova

The Wheel of life Half-human, half-animal zoomorphs inhabit the Mayan Underworld before the arrival of…

The Red Eyes

Jia Cui

The Red Eyes A girl grows up learning from her mother that red has many positive meanings. As she gets…

Half Wet

Sophie Koko Gate

Half Wet On the eve of his 25th birthday, Gus meets Tiny Eyes at dusk. As he thinks about the…

Limbo-Limbo Travel

Zsuzsanna Kreif, Borbala Zétényi

Limbo-Limbo Travel Disillusioned women board the Limbo Limbo tour bus in search of happiness on a distant…

Postindustrial

Boris Pramatarov

Postindustrial Eleven floors of tightly held thoughts unfold in a surreal animated interpretation of…

Usalullaby

Asami Ike

Usalullaby Small rabbits multiply as they care for a giant dolphin, trying to soothe it to sleep…

The Boffin Bear

Mountain of gems · Season 1, Episode 67

Andrey Kuznetsov

The Boffin Bear Two poor brothers earn a living by passing one of them off as a clever performing bear.…

A Stranger Among Icebergs

Andrey Sokolov

A Stranger Among Icebergs A penguin hatches a chicken’s egg and raises the chick among penguins in Antarctica. As…

The Little Bug Who Hasn't Got a Name

Green Apple · Issue 3

Dmitry Vysotsky, Andrey Sikorsky

The Little Bug Who Hasn't Got a Name An unnamed little bug sets out on a journey to discover what it is called.

R-R-R

Ekaterina Savina

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Cats Tales

Tales of the 21st Century 2

Vera Myakisheva

Cats Tales Three little cats share a home and find adventures in everyday chores as the seasons…

Fair Winds

Eri Kinoshita

Fair Winds A girl returns home to discover that her mother has become a cat. As she adjusts to her…

My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree

Olga Poliektova, Tatiana Poliektova

My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree A young boy remembers his unusual grandfather and the lessons he taught him about love,…

Circle of Life

Kyrill Kravchenko

Circle of Life A small bird seeks the powerful Phoenix’s help to protect its nest from a lizard, but the…

Svetlana Andrianova

A Little Star A little star falls to Earth on New Year’s Eve and finds herself on an unexpected…

Ladybug

Marina Karpova

Ladybug A ladybug trapped in a matchbox plans her escape so she can return to the meadow, where…

Pawo

Antje Heyn

Pawo A little toy figure enters a strange world, where an unusual companion helps her discover…

One, Two, Tree

Julia Aronova

One, Two, Tree A tree borrows a pair of boots from a sleeping hiker and sets off for a walk. Those it…

Very Lonely Cock

Leonid Shmelkov

Very Lonely Cock A timid, lonely rooster encounters a dangling string. Every pull sets off a different,…

Simulacra

Ivana Bošnjak Volda, Thomas Johnson Volda

Simulacra A man wanders through a maze of mirrors, unsure whether the figure facing him is a…

Hollow Land

Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot

Hollow Land Solomon and Berta bring their bathtub to a new country, hoping to find a permanent home…

The Key

Shaun Clark, Kim Noce

The Key The key to a town gate disappears, leaving its residents frustrated and searching. But…

Milkmaid

Ivan Bogdanov

Milkmaid Dappled little crowd I hold in my hand I pull their strings, I hope it doesn’t hurt…

Choban

Matija Pisačić

Choban After his dog Laika is abducted and sent into space, Choban searches for her and becomes…

Storm Hits Jacket

Paul Cabon

Storm Hits Jacket As a storm sweeps the Breton coast, two young scientists are caught in a chaotic…

A Petty Morning Crime

Asparuh Petrov

A Petty Morning Crime An animated adaptation of Georgi Gospodinov’s poem explores the guilt that follows a…

Life with Herman H. Rott

Chintis Lundgren

Life with Herman H. Rott Herman, a rat who loves drinking, loud music and chess, feels at home in his messy…

Madam and Deva

Natalia Mirzoyan

Madam and Deva The consequences of a love triangle fall on innocent bystanders.

100% Mood

Dmitry Yagodin

100% Mood An ordinary man drifts through city life without desires, dreams or ambitions, one…

Benches №0458

Ivan Maximov

Benches №0458 Strange creatures relax on park benches, where everyday encounters turn into a succession…

Two Friends

Natalia Chernysheva

Two Friends A caterpillar and a tadpole become friends while growing up in different environments.…

Chulyen, a Crow's Tale

Cerise Lopez, Agnès Patron

Chulyen, a Crow's Tale Three shamans pursue Chulyen, a crow spirit described as both strong and weak, beautiful…

House of Unconsciousness

Priit Tender

House of Unconsciousness A chimney sweep enters a strange house inhabited by a burning woman and other unsettling…

Kupava

Oksana Cherkasova, Oksana Timofeyeva

Kupava A shy young girl meets a village witch on a forest path. Through a series of magical…

Across the Light

Hui Chi Chuang

Across the Light Inspired by microbiology and scientific experiments, this abstract 3D animation explores…

Bicycle

Dana Sink

Bicycle Rotating mechanisms, flags and other shapes fill a surreal landscape. As the viewpoint…

One Day

Leo Uehara

One Day Abstract shapes and lines move to the rhythms of Juana Molina’s song “Un día”, each…

Super 8

Rim Sharafutdinov

Super 8 Surreal figures and multiplying motifs drive a bizarre, intricately interconnected…

Like There Is No Tomorrow

Marilyn Haddad

Like There Is No Tomorrow Leila turns to dancing to cope with the stress of everyday life in Beirut.

Choo-Choo

Alex Budovsky

Choo-Choo As a passenger falls asleep on a train, strange events unfold on both sides of the window.

Welcome, Lenin

Mikhail Soloshenko

Welcome, Lenin Grigory brings a miniature Lenin home, much to his mother’s displeasure. When a runaway…

Pianos

Alexander Kirienko

Pianos Characters from paintings by Kandinsky, Malevich, Roerich, Petrov-Vodkin, Larionov and…

Vortex

Kira Dane

Vortex Organic forms swirl through a dark vortex in a hand-drawn animation set to Julian Lynch’s…