2024

Animation Is Film 2024 Vertical Poster
Poster Art by Pavit Panag

Films In Competition

  • THE COLORS WITHIN

    dir. Naoko Yamada, Japan (North American Premiere – OPENING NIGHT)

  • MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

    dir. Adam Elliot, Australia (Los Angeles Premiere – CLOSING NIGHT)

  • BOYS GO TO JUPITER

    dir. Julian Glander, USA (West Coast Premiere)

  • FLOW

    dir. Gints Zilbalodis, Latvia/Belgium/France (West Coast Premiere)

  • GHOST CAT ANZU

    dir. Yoko Kuno & Nobuhiro Yamashita, Japan/France (West Coast Premiere)

  • SULTANA’S DREAM

    dir. Isabel Herguera, Spain/Germany (West Coast Premiere)

Special Screenings and Events

  • THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE

    dir. Pete Browngardt, USA (North American Premiere – CENTERPIECE)

  • MIYAZAKI, SPIRIT OF NATURE

    dir. Leo Favier, France (North American Premiere)

  • MONONOKE THE MOVIE: PHANTOM IN THE RAIN

    dir. Kenji Nakamura, Japan (US Premiere)

  • REDLINE — 15TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

    dir. Takeshi Koike

  • AN ALMOST CHRISTMAS STORY

    dir. David Lowery, USA

  • FILMMAKER PANEL: INSIDE OUT 2

  • MOANA 2: BEHIND-THE-SCENES

  • TRANSFORMERS ONE

  • FILMMAKER PANEL: Chris Sanders & THE WILD ROBOT

  • YOPPAMAN — WORK IN PROGRESS

    dir. Zack Fox & Chibu Okere

  • INVINCIBLE FIGHT GIRL

    dir. Juston Gordon-Montgomery

  • OVER THE GARDEN WALL

    dir. Patrick McHale

Jury

  • Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic, Variety
  • Kambole Campbell Journalist, Film/TV/Culture Critic
  • Carolyn Giardina Senior Entertainment Technology & Crafts Editor, Variety
  • Karen Ryan Producer, NIMONA
  • Drew Taylor Senior Writer, The Wrap
  • Tom Caulfield Filmmaker
  • Nic West Chair of the John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts
  • Ramin Zahed Editor-in-Chief, Animation Magazine