To submit your film to Imaginaria – International Festival of Authorial Animated Film, carefully read the requirements below.
You can register your film for free via FILMFREEWAY portal.
The Call is published within the month of December and ends in May of the following year.
For any additional information you can contact us through the contacts section.
REGULATION
ELIGIBILITY
Films must have been completed after December 2023.
We accept all categories of animation films: traditional animation, 2d digital, mix media and stop motion, 3d and visual effects, music videos, experimental.
Running time for the short films must be no more then 30 minutes.
Foreign films submitted to the Festival must be subtitled in Italian or English (.srt file).
Those selected for screening during the IMAGINARIA Awards will be notified at least one (1) month before the event starts by e-mail.
Those selected for the screenings will be notified at least thirty (30) days before the event date by e-mail.
If selected you can use the Imaginaria Laurel on your promotional materials.
The works already sent to the previous editions of “Imaginaria” will not be admitted.
THE JURY
IMAGINARIA AWARDs are determined by a jury of professional filmmakers, illustrators, cartoonist, distributors and journalists.
IMAGINARIA AUDIENCE AWARD is determined by audience votes.
The prizes and special mentions for international competition:
– Best Animated Short Film (Main Competition) *
– Best Animated Student Short Film (Graduation Competition)
– Best Animated Short Film for Kids (Children Competition)
– Best Animated Music Video
IMAGINARIA KIDS AWARDS + AUDIENCE SCHOOL AWARD
This awards are determined by a special youngsters jury:
– Best Animated Short Film for Kids
– Audience School Award
Up to 100 shorts films will be selected as finalists in the IAF Awards competition.
The winners will be announced at the Winner’s Day.
*The winner of this category may be selected by the Academy and become part of the five Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film (info)
WHAT TO SEND IF SELECTED
– Digital HD video file (DCP – H.264 (MOV/MP4 1080p).
– SRT file with English or Italian subtitles
You can use a file sharing website (eg Mega, pCloud, Dropbox, Wetransfer, 4shared, etc..)
NOTICE: As part of our mission statement, our organization may refer names and contacts of submitting filmmakers to independent distributors, creative agencies, press and internet companies. Digital files and other related materials, however, remain in the strict possession of the Festival’s archive.
If you have any questions please link to the contacts section.
Application Fee:
Submission is free

ORGANIZZAZIONE
Associazione Atalante
IMAGINARIA – INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL
C/o Atalante aps
Conversano 70014
Italy