We are happy to inform you that Imaginaria has been approved for the Academy’s Qualifying Festival List.
Approved festivals and awards are qualified for the next three consecutive years (or editions, whichever comes first).
Qualifying status will start on October 1, 2024, and end on September 30, 2027.
The festival’s approved qualified awards are:
- Best Animated Short Film
Films that win qualified award(s) between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, may be qualified to enter the 98th Academy Awards®, provided that the films meet all the requirements set forth in the official rules for that season. Up-to-date rules can be found at www.oscars.org/rules.
The winners of the qualifying award(s) must be communicated to the Academy once the festival has completed its edition, and the festival must complete an Academy form detailing the events and programming of each completed edition. It must be submitted no later than 60 days after the festival’s edition has been completed.