October 16 — 19, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
  • Annecy Festival
  • GKIDS
  • Variety

ANIMATION IS FILM 2026 AWARDS

Animation Is Film Grand Jury Prize 2026 - TanglesAnimation Is Film Fumi Kitahara Special Jury Prize 2026 - Iron BoyAnimation Is Film Audience Award 2026 - Iron BoyAnimation Is Film Grand Jury Prize, Shorts 2026 - Paper TrailAnimation Is Film Special Jury Prize, Shorts 2026 - Please

October 16

  • Shorts Presentation
Best of Annecy, in partnership with WIA – Screening
Various Directors
TCL 6 ·
  • Special Event
Knights of Guinevere – Screening
Dana Terrace
TCL 1 ·
  • Competition Feature
O filho da puta (Son of a Bitch) – Screening
Otto Guerra, Érica Maradona, Tânia Anaya, Sávio Leite
TCL 6 ·
  • Competition Feature
ghost – end of night – Screening
Shingo Natsume
TCL 1 ·

October 17

  • Special Event
The Art of Cartoon Saloon: 25 Years and Wolfwalkers – Screening + Panel
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
TCL 1 ·
  • Work in Progress
Behind-the-Scenes: The Making of Disney’s Hexed
TCL 6 ·
  • Work in Progress
Work-in-Progress: Clara and the Below
TCL 6 ·
  • Competition Feature
Julián – Screening
Louise Bagnall
TCL 1 ·
  • Shorts Presentation
Short Films Program 01 – Screening
Various Directors
TCL 6 ·
  • Special Event
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender – Screening
Lauren Montgomery
TCL 6 ·
  • Competition Feature
Tangles – Screening
Leah Nelson
TCL 1 ·
  • Competition Feature
Jim Queen – Screening
Nicolas Athané, Marco Nguyen
TCL 6 ·
  • Special Event
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust – Screening
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
TCL 1 ·

October 18

  • Competition Feature
The Violinist – Screening
Ervin Han, Raúl García
TCL 6 ·
  • Shorts Presentation
Student Showcase
Various Directors
TCL 4 ·
  • Competition Feature
Iron Boy – Screening
Louis Clichy
TCL 6 ·
  • Panel
Inside Animation: The Talent, Trends & Opportunities Shaping the Industry – Panel
TCL 6 ·
  • Shorts Presentation
Short Films Program 02 – Screening
Various Directors
TCL 4 ·
  • Competition Feature
VIVA CARMEN! – Screening
Sébastien Laudenbach
TCL 4 ·
The Hollywood Reporter’s Animation Roundtable 
TCL 3 ·
  • Special Event
Knights of Guinevere – Encore Screening
Dana Terrace
TCL 4 ·
  • Competition Feature
Cherry and Virgin – Screening
Masanao Kawajiri
TCL 1 ·
  • Shorts Presentation
New Voices in Animation – Screening
Various Directors
TCL 6 ·

October 19

  • Special Event
Wildwood – Screening
Travis Knight
David Geffen Theater ·

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