Animation Is Film

@AnimationIsFilm

AIF 2026 – October 16-19 | Los Angeles
Animation Is Film festival embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form.

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Animation Is Film @AnimationIsFilm Sep 22

Animation Is Film. October 16-19.
Our 2026 program has landed! ✨

AIF returns once again with major new films, bold independent work, filmmakers from around the world — and a few things you won’t see anywhere else.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now.
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Animation Is Film @AnimationIsFilm Oct 22

🏆 PLEASE receives the AIF ’26 Special Jury Prize for Shorts!

Anna Mantzaris’s wonderfully crafted felt-puppet film charmed the jury with its whimsy, humor, and tender take on our very human longing for connection. #AIF26

Animation Is Film @AnimationIsFilm Oct 22

🏆 PAPER TRAIL takes the AIF ’26 Grand Jury Prize for Shorts!

Don Hertzfeldt’s singular approach to visual storytelling left the jury with a film they called “unique and profoundly moving.” #AIF26

Animation Is Film @AnimationIsFilm Oct 22

🏆 THE AUDIENCE HAS SPOKEN! IRON BOY takes the AIF ’26 Audience Award. A huge thank you to everyone who came, watched, and voted — this one belongs to you, too. #AIF26

Animation Is Film @AnimationIsFilm Oct 22

🏆 “Pure beauty from the medium we all love.”

IRON BOY takes the Fumi Kitahara Special Jury Prize at AIF ’26, with the jury celebrating Louis Clichy’s exquisite ink-brush visuals and deeply felt storytelling. #AIF26