October 22-24, 2021 · Los Angeles, CA
Animation Is Film Festival
October 22-24, 2021
Los Angeles, CA

2021 Prize Winners

  • Flee
  • Belle
  • The Crossing

Thank you to everyone who attended, our participating filmmakers, sponsors and partners for making the 2021 festival a success!

2021 Events

All feature film screenings are in-person only at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood.

Please note our 2021 Health and Safety protocols.

Friday, October 22nd

The Summit of the Gods

Patrick Imbert
France, Luxembourg · 2021
October 22, 2021, 7:30 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Pompo The Cinephile

Takayuki Hirao
Japan · 2021
October 22, 2021, 8:15 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Saturday, October 23rd

The Making Of… Walt Disney Animation’s Encanto

October 23, 2021, 11:00 am Buy Tickets More Info

Nahuel and the Magic Book

Germán Acuña
Chile, Brazil · 2020
October 23, 2021, 11:00 am Buy Tickets More Info

Where is Anne Frank

Ari Folman
France, Israel, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg · 2021
October 23, 2021, 1:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Vivo

Kirk DeMicco · Brandon Jeffords
USA · 2021
October 23, 2021, 1:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Yusuke Hirota · Akihiro Nishino
Japan
October 23, 2021, 4:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Michael Rianda · Jeff Rowe
USA · 2021
October 23, 2021, 4:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Belle

Mamoru Hosoda
Japan · 2021
October 23, 2021, 7:00 pm Sold Out More Info

The Crossing

Florence Miailhe
France, Germany, Czech Republic · 2021
October 23, 2021, 7:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Josep

Aurel
France, Spain, Belgium · 2020
October 23, 2021, 9:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Sunday, October 24th

I Am What I Am

Haipeng Sun
China · 2021
October 24, 2021, 11:00 am Buy Tickets More Info

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission

Kenji Nagasaki
Japan · 2021
October 24, 2021, 1:00 pm Sold Out More Info

Luca

Enrico Casarosa · Andrea Warren
USA · 2021
October 24, 2021, 1:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Best of Annecy: Spotlight on Women Directors

October 24, 2021, 4:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

The Deer King

Masashi Ando
Japan · 2021
October 24, 2021, 4:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Ayumu Watanabe
Japan · 2021
October 24, 2021, 6:30 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Flee

Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway · 2021
October 24, 2021, 7:00 pm Buy Tickets More Info

Raya and the Last Dragon

Don Hall · Carlos López Estrada
USA · 2020
October 24, 2021, 8:30 pm Buy Tickets More Info

2021 Virtual Programs

Virtual Program

Baobab Studios’ Namoo: A Conversation With Eric Darnell and Erick Oh

October 23, 2021, 1:30 pm More Info
Virtual Program

Animation in Video Games

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Virtual Program

Mamoru Hosoda: In Conversation With Leonard Maltin

October 24, 2021, 1:00 pm More Info
Virtual Program

Tale As Old As Time: Beauty and the Beast Turns 30

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2021 Sponsors

Founding Partners

Industry Partners

  • Laika Studios
  • Paramount Animation
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios

Media Partners

Community Partners

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