2022

Animation is Film 2022 Poster
Poster Art by Jola Bańkowska

Films In Competition

  • WENDELL & WILD

    dir. Henry Selick, USA (US Premiere – OPENING NIGHT)

  • GOLD KINGDOM AND WATER KINGDOM

    dir. Kotono Watanabe, Japan (World Premiere)

  • TITINA

    dir. Kajsa Næss, Norway/Belgium (World Premiere)

  • AURORA’S SUNRISE

    dir. Inna Sahakyan, Armenia/German/ Lithuania

  • MY FATHER’S DRAGON

    dir. Nora Twomey, Ireland/France (North American Premiere)

  • LITTLE NICOLAS – HAPPY AS CAN BE

    dir. Amandine Fredon & Benjamin Massoubre, France/Luxembourg (US Premiere)

  • OINK

    dir. Mascha Halberstad, Belgium (West Coast Premiere)

  • PERLIMPS

    dir. Alê Abreu, Brazil (West Coast Premiere)

  • UNICORN WARS

    dir. Alberto Vázquez, Spain/France (West Coast Premiere)

Special Screenings and Events

  • LUCK

    dir. Peggy Holmes

  • NEW GODS: YANG JIAN

    dir. Ji Zhao

  • ONI: THUNDER GOD’S TALE

    dir. Dice Tsutsumi

  • SUMMER GHOST

    dir. Loundraw

  • TURNING RED

    dir. Domee Shi

  • PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH — WORK IN PROGRESS

    dir. Joel Crawford

  • STRANGE WORLD — WORK IN PROGRESS

    dir. Don Hall

  • FILMMAKER PANEL: DESIGNING STORYTELLING

  • FILMMAKER PANEL: (ALMOST) ON THEIR OWN

Jury

  • Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic, Variety
  • Bill Desowitz IndieWire
  • Chris Butler Director, MISSING LINK, PARANORMAN
  • Julie Lockhart Co-Founder, Locksmith Animation
  • Charles Solomon Film Critic and Historian
  • Ramin Zahed Editor-in-Chief, Animation Magazine
  • Christina Steinberg Producer, Sony Pictures Animation
  • Maureen Fan Baobab Studios
  • Frank Gladstone ASIFA-Hollywood
  • Jade Seaberry DiverseToons