AnimArte - International Student Animation Festival Of Brazil (19)

Festival start: 20 October 2026      Festival end: 28 October 2026

AnimArte Festival: A global stage for student and professional animators.

The AnimArte Festival is dedicated exclusively to animated short films !!
The maximum duration for each film is 15 minutes.

AnimArte is an international festival of animated films made by children, young people, and professionals, aimed at young audiences.

In 2026, the 19th edition of AnimArte will be held, and the festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It will take place in October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For international students (around the world), there are two competitive categories: Maxi (for animated films made by students aged 18 or older) and Mini (for animated films made by students under 18).

For international professionals, there are two categories: “Environmental Films” and “World Cultures.”

Selected films will be screened according to the program prepared by the festival’s organizing team.

If a film contains dialogue in a language other than Portuguese, a text file with the dialogue in English (preferably with timecode) must be submitted to: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br

A version of the film with English subtitles is welcome to facilitate translation and subtitling into Portuguese; however, the version to be screened at the festival must be submitted without subtitles.

There are also two exclusive categories (for animated short films only) for students enrolled in educational institutions in Brazil: Maxi (university students) and Mini (high school and elementary school students).

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/2026/04/Authorization-Form-EN-Animarte-2026.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 2024, which did not participate of the Festival Anim!Arte in the past years.

The maximum duration of each film is 15 minutes.

ANIMARTE GRAND PRIX (ITINERANT)

After the end of the 19th 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 AnimArte 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.