Montreal International Animation Film Festival - ANIMAZE

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NEW: Programming Waves Animaze now reviews submissions in several programming rounds throughout the year. Films submitted earlier may be reviewed and selected sooner while more programming slots are available. Official selections will be announced in Selection Waves leading up to the festival. Submissions remain open until the final deadline. Submissions now open 14th Edition 2027 in Montreal at the Cinema du Musée! (Follow us on Instagram for news and updates @animazefilmfest) Please take your time to choose the genre closest to appropriate category of your film. It is imperative you indicate if the film is NOT approporiate for young children under 13 years of age. Please indicate whether A.I. is used or not in any part of production.* For ALL categories you must identify to the best of your ability to assign the appropriate category (not simply "shorts"): Student Film 360 VR Music Video Children under 12 Preschool Adult VFX Experimental Please identify if your film has A.I. elements and must be submitted in the A.I. category. Also, if any scenes are not suitable for children please let us know. And lastly, if film has dialogue in a foreign language please include subtitles. If the above is not mentioned or indicated you may risk your film being considered for the festival. About: Animaze produces the Montreal International Animation Film Festival and conference dedicated to exploring the world of animation in all its diverse forms and mediums. Animaze is now a hybrid festival and your submission may be in consideration for either/or our in person event or our online virtual theatre ARC Animaze Red Carpet. Filmmakers are invited from all over the world to submit their works in a wide range of genres and styles. The festival converges in Montreal and in Cannes France as Animation Day in Cannes, engaging audiences developing new opportunities in the fastest growing and morphing cinema art form; animation. ANIMAZE is the Montreal based international animation film festival and industry conference providing a showcase for animators and animation producers to showcase and market their works including technology and anything animated in the digital landscape as a digital art or even for research purposes in the field of science. ANIMAZE is registered non-profit organization with feature animation film as its prime focus. ANIMAZE is an animation industry conference, workshops for animators, producers network, cocktail networking and ANIMAZE DAZE international co-production incentive. For independent filmmakers festival strategy workshops. About: ANIMAZE International Animation Film Festival screens animation features, shorts and experimental film. Industry conferences, panels and international co-productions will be facilitated. Workshops on the state of the art(s). Public film festival screening, panels and educational platform for children. A student film contest challenge from all graduate level animation film schools across the province of Quebec and Canada. ANIMAZE curates digital arts projects.

Last updated Sep 12, 2026

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• Filmmaker

  I was able to attend Animaze in person for the screening of "Forage" my stop-motion short. Though Animaze presents a wide eclectic collection of animation, and attracts filmmakers from around the world, it could benefit from printed programs with information about each film, as well as promotion outside the theater to attract an audience, perhaps from the large university campus next door.

• Filmmaker

  A wonderful festival a great selection of films and a pleasant ambience. Ty. with noteworthy guest speakers.

• Filmmaker

  Animaze Montreal is such a great festival in Quebec — the team is amazing, and we’re happy that our series Sky of Tides: Atla was featured and warmly received!

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  Such a wonderful festival. Great communication and amazing events! We were so honoured to have Christopher & the Bug be a part of ANIMAZE in 2025!! thank-you to the festival!

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