AnimArte - International Student Animation Festival Of Brazil (18)

Festival start: 20 October 2025      Festival end: 29 October 2025

AnimArte is an international festival of animated films made ​​by children and youth, and made ​​for children and youth.

The AnimArte Festival is just for Animated Short Films!

The maximum duration of each film is 15 minutes.

In 2025 will be held the 18th edition of AnimArte and the festival will take place in October!

For International Students (students from around the world), there are two competitive categories (only for animated short films): Maxi (18 years or over) and Mini (under 18 years).

For International Professionals there are two categories: "Environmental films", and "World Cultures" .

The selected animations will be projected following the program prepared by the Festival's organization board.

If the film has dialogues in language other than Portuguese, it will be necessary the sending of a text file with the dialogues of the film in English (if possible, with the time code) to the email: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br.

A version of the film with English subtitles is welcome to facilitate the work of translation and subtitling for the Portuguese, but the version that will be shown at the festival must be submitted without subtitles.

There are also 2 exclusive categories (only for Animated short films) just for students who are enrolled in educational institutions in Brazil: Maxi (University Students) and Mini (High School Students, and Students of Elementary Education).

AnimArte Trophies
Certificates

*To validate the submission of your film, please send the authorization form (the signature can be scanned) completed and signed to: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br.

*The authorization form can be found at:
https://vouanimarte.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Authorization-Form-EN-Animarte-2025.pdf

The selected animations will be projected following the program prepared by the Festival's organization board.

If the film has dialogues in language other than Portuguese, it will be necessary the sending of a text file with the dialogues of the film in English (if possible, with the time code) to the email: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br.

A version of the film with English subtitles is welcome to facilitate the work of translation and subtitling for the Portuguese, but the version that will be shown at the festival must be submitted without subtitles.

Only the films that contain at least 70% (seventy percent) of animation (in any technique) will be accepted.

A proponent representing film schools or a film company can submit unlimited films, if they have been made by different directors.

Will be accepted only submissions for films concluded after June 2022, which did not participate of the Festival Anim!Arte in the past years.

The maximum duration of each film is 15 minutes.

ANIM!ARTE GRAND PRIX (ITINERANT)

After the end of the 18th ANIMARTE Festival, some films will be selected for an exhibition in itinerant format in different Brazilian cities, and in other countries around the World.

Some stages of the itinerant circuit of Anim!Arte Grand Prix (which will be previously communicated by the organization of Anim! Arte) will be competitive, with specific prizes in the places where the films will be shown.

In the end of the Anim!Arte Grand Prix Tour, when the last competitive stage of the itinerant circuit of AnimArte is done, the winners will be announced, from the overall score of all itinerant stages performed.

The Ranking with the overall score of each film in the various stages of the AnimArte Grand Prix will be constantly updated and made available on the website and by the social networks of the AnimArte Festival.

The coordination of the event will previously announce the dates and locations of the itinerant circuit.