About the Festival
“Animax Skopje Fest” is the first animated film festival in Macedonia. We regard it as a unique opportunity to present local Macedonian creative potential in their home country; the audience will get a clear picture of what is currently in Macedonia created in this field. The festival is by nature competitive and is open to animators from around the world. The main reason why we decided to organize an international festival of animated film in the Republic of Macedonia, is the desire and need for this animated film to get a wide door in Macedonia.
Profile and Mission
The festival is the right address for anyone interested in animation as a way of communication, as a way of expanding horizons, as an effort to support a cultural form and spend leisure time in creative and constructive way, as part of a global trend of creative industries in Europe and the world. “Animax Skopje Fest” is organized by the production company “Auripigment”, in collaboration with the Association of Citizens Creative Center “Tintiri - Mintiri” of Skopje, Macedonia, with the support of Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia. The main mission of “Animax Skopje Fest” is:
Promotion of animation in Macedonia;
Increasing the awareness for animation in Macedonia as a part of important cultural (creative) industries;
Contacting and communication between artists in Macedonia and abroad;
Promotion of dialog between filmmakers, designers, animators, artists, producers and viewers;
Organizing seminars, forums, workshops.
Who We Are
Production company “Auripigment” is working about 15 years in the field of audio - visual arts in the Republic of Macedonia, producing feature films, TV series, feature series, documentaries and entertainment programs intended for the widest audience. Most of the projects are characterized as projects of national interest to universal values. In this list of projects is included one of the latest projects of the production company, the first Macedonian international festival of animated films “Animax Skopje Fest”. Currently the production company “Auripigment” has produced documentary “Hristo Uzunov”, while in pre - production and production are five projects including a feature film. Festival “Animax Skopje Fest” aims to unite and encourage all animators in the Republic of Macedonia and to facilitate verification and presentation worthy of their creative potential and product. “Auripigment” production team knows quality and potency of Macedonian authors and therefore deemed it necessary to put the festival in the service of the promoter and ‘exporter’ of aesthetic founded animated audio - visual works arising from Macedonia. In fact, this festival aims to raise and build culture in terms of making animated films for adults and children who present different aspects of everyday life. The authors of these films from around the world participate in this festival by sending their animated films. Animax Skopje Fest is held in November each year. The last night of the festival, most successful animated films are awarded with prizes, which have undergone previous round of competition and are being elected as awarded by the jury - the commission. On the other hand, our team closely monitors developments in the field of world animation and also as past years, this year and in future plans to carry the best of the world in Macedonia. This is illustrated by the previous two editions of the festival, in which were reported over 400 high quality animated films from more than 35 countries worldwide. While this year's edition reported more than 200 animated works from more than 40 countries from all around the world, which this time, also, will compete for the main prize “Golden Brick”.
Cachaça Filmes has held the festival since 2009. It always brings in nationally renowned filmmakers and artists from the area, aiming to offer culture and leisure options, and to favor the region's economy. In the short term we intend to bring an “elite” audience to Vila de Paranapiacaba, and in the medium and long term to bring cinematographic productions to the region.
We also have the Short and Feature Films Contest.
Regulation:
https://www.cachacafilmes.com/regulamento-concurso-de-roteiros
The International Festival of Design and Animation is organized by the School of Design at the University of Valparaíso, Chile, and will take place on November 12, and 13, 2025.
FIDA is a non-profit event organized by a public university, and starting this year, it is supported by important educational institutions from the Valparaíso Region: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), Universidad de Playa Ancha (UPLA), Universidad Viña del Mar, and DUOC UC.
This year, 2025, marks the 16th edition of the Festival. We invite students from across Latin America to submit their animated short films inspired by territorial or local themes, which may include social issues, culturally significant stories, Indigenous peoples, traditions, and more.
FIDA recognizes and awards the narrative value of the story, visual creativity, and the work’s commitment to Latin American identity.
We invite you to submit your animated short films of up to 5 minutes to the 16th International Festival of Design and Animation – FIDA 2025
Film Front moves frontiers: open call for motion graphics exhibition
Film Front, international short film festival, due to be held from 25th to 28th October in the cultural centre of Novi Sad, has decided to include motion graphics exhibition in this year’s festival’s program. Artists can submit their animations, presentations, animated GIFs, animated elements and other pieces that belong to the category of motion graphics.
Even though motion graphics are rather a fine arts category, they are tightly connected to the moving images art. That is why Film Fronts wants to honour these artworks that more than often do not find their way to the film festivals, but whose aesthetic value overcomes their usually determined functional purpose.
Golden Orchid International Animation and Film Festival is one of the most famous and important animation & film festival in the world, since 2012.
Promoting short films and documentaries culture in a country where commercial cinema has always ruled the roost is not an easy task. Delhi Shorts International Film Festival is one such successful effort started in year 2012 by Miniboxoffice with successful 2012 to 2024 editions. The festival brings thoughtful, highly creative & engaging short films from around the world to fulfill the cinegoers' appetite of the capital city of India. The festival aim is to establish a short film industry which runs parallel to commercial cinema.
14th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-2025 is meant to grow many folds. The inaugural year 2012 was a big success followed by super successful 2012 to 2024 editions & enjoys the credibility of one of the most trusted short film festival of India. The festival was not only embraced by the short filmmaker’s but regarded by the media & industry members also.
The festival objective is to boost-up the short film market & providing exhibition platform to short filmmakers. The festival gives the professional networking opportunities & at the same time introduces the latest trends in cinema to the filmmakers. 14th DSIFF-25 is a unique platform here you can share, learn, showcase, observe & do many more thing to polish your creative & technical skills. We hope that this festival will turn a milestone in your filmmaking career.
Cine Curtas Lapa is an independent, non-profit festival with free entry. The Festival aims to show films that were made or have as their theme the city of Rio de Janeiro in order to promote the Brazilian audiovisual industry, especially short films from Rio in the city's most traditional nightlife neighborhood. The idea is to bring a program of fiction, animation and documentary shorts to the public of Lapa, enriching the cultural life of the bohemian neighborhood.
This year, 2024, the Festival turns 13 years old. For more information visit our website. (https://cinecurtaslapa.wixsite.com/my-site)
There will be popular and professional jury voting for short films. The winner of each category will receive a certificate and the festival trophy.
La muestra internacional de cortometrajes Video/Jujuy/Cortos es un espacio de proyección audiovisual NO competitivo, sin fin de lucro, abierto y gratuito organizado anualmente por Wayruro Comunicación Popular.
The aim of the Festival is to promote the production and dissemination of audiovisuals as a means of expression and communication.
This free artistic/cultural space was born in 2002. Since its beginnings, the festival has established relationships with schools, social, neighbourhood, human rights and artistic organisations, youth activity centres and organisations of native peoples, trying to be permeable to the needs and demands of the medium, both in terms of themes and genres, resulting in a varied programme that ranges from social video to animation, including fiction and experimental audiovisuals.
As a space and a place for reflection and a meeting point for creators, renowned professionals give workshops and talks, seeking to provide information and training, free of charge, to those interested. This year, the exhibition focuses this space on thinking about the audiovisual situation, working and thinking in networks and consolidating community and popular audiovisual production.
LA MANO, Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror is a free and competitive festival and it is dedicated to fantasy, sci-fi and horror cinema.
We are a small nonprofit festival (free tickets for scifi audience) and we work with public libraries support (lectures, exhibitions...etc.) We have no corporate sponsorship. It is the people of the city, people who love horror (a lot of bakers, plumbers, teachers...etc) who fund us.
This festival was created as a contest with a-1000-Euro prize (best film) and 350 Euros (best short film). That's all we could offer, plus a quality projection in a really good theatre and Spanish press coverage.
Our organization wishes to create and perpetuate an exciting event that creates a community of horror and sci-fi fans and filmmakers who encourage and appreciate Spanish people about horror and sci-fi filmmaking.
LA MANO is proud and excited to offer the opportunity for innovative and creative filmmakers of the Sci-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genres to have their works shown to appreciative audiences for 7 days before Halloween.
GIJÓN/XIXÓN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (FICX) aims to showcase a wide and varied selection of auteur cinema currently being produced worldwide and especially focused on innovative films and emerging filmmakers. High quality, personal, young in its shape, edgy and independent cinema at a creative level. During its selection process, the Festival will prioritise those works of interest that have their World, International, European or Spanish premiere at FICX as well as those that do not have commercial distribution agreements in the Spanish territory.
Acknowledged as “Specialized Festival” by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association)
La muestra internacional de cortometrajes Video/Jujuy/Cortos es un espacio de proyección audiovisual NO competitivo, sin fin de lucro, abierto y gratuito organizado anualmente por Wayruro Comunicación Popular.
The aim of the Festival is to promote the production and dissemination of audiovisuals as a means of expression and communication.
This free artistic/cultural space was born in 2002. Since its beginnings, the festival has established relationships with schools, social, neighbourhood, human rights and artistic organisations, youth activity centres and organisations of native peoples, trying to be permeable to the needs and demands of the medium, both in terms of themes and genres, resulting in a varied programme that ranges from social video to animation, including fiction and experimental audiovisuals.
As a space and a place for reflection and a meeting point for creators, renowned professionals give workshops and talks, seeking to provide information and training, free of charge, to those interested. This year, the exhibition focuses this space on thinking about the audiovisual situation, working and thinking in networks and consolidating community and popular audiovisual production.
