Festival Cartón
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Festival Cartón is Buenos Aires' international short animation festival, founded in 2011 and organized around screenings, talks, workshops, and related events. It is notable for bringing together animators, filmmakers, illustrators, and comics artists, and for presenting a broad competitive program that includes narrative, experimental, microshort, video clip, and series categories, making it an important meeting point for animation in Argentina and the wider Latin American circuit.
Last updated Aug 16, 2026
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Positive Indicators (+12 pts)
- 16 years of verifiable history
- 1 verified pro signal
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
- Trust status under active review
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Positive Signals
- Documented history with archived programs
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