41th edition

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The Brussels International Animation Film Festival

25 FEBRUARY - 6 MARCH 2022

Anima is over... But don’t panic! We’re already working on our next edition that will take place from 17 to 26 February 2023 in Flagey and in many other locations in Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders.
Joins us on Monday 13 June 2022 to discover our new poster and enter your films for Anima 2023!
Discover our official short film selection, get your accreditation and plan your visit from Friday 9 December.
The entire Anima 2023 programme will be online from Tuesday 25 January, with presale ticketing!

Anima, the 41st!

The whole Anima Festival team is honoured to announce the winners of our 2022 edition! In spite of the ever-changing health measures, Anima managed to hold its 41st edition in a relaxed and resolutely optimistic atmosphere. For ten animated days, we found you in good shape and in good spirits, with friends and family, in Flagey, at the Palace, at the Cinematek, in our many partner cinemas and on Anima Online.

Even if the sun and the health circumstances did not help, the Festival was a success thanks to you: A BIG THANK YOU for allowing Anima to shine once again this year!

A Special Award

In addition to the tradition prize list, the ceremony was the opportunity to award a special trophy to the person who gave the Festival its special atmosphere and made it a place where everyone feels at home. After founding the Anima Festival in 1982, Philippe Moins has been working for over 40 years for the recognition of animation as an art in its own right, within the Anima team, but also at many other festivals around the world. This work includes such reference books as Les Maîtres de la pâte, Le Cinéma d’animation en cent films and Stop Motion, un autre cinéma d’animation. He has also been an inspiring and generous teacher of the aesthetics of animation to younger generations. With his flair for sensing talent, many Belgian creatives are grateful for the support and guidance they have received from him. It is for all these reasons that the Anima Festival wanted to offer Philippe Moins the Honorary Uō trophy for his contribution to the influence of animation.

Catalogue Anima 2022

Did you like our programme? Find all the details of the films, conferences, partners and guests in the downloadable PDF of our 150-page catalogue!

ANNECY 2022

Annecy 2022’s official selection has been announced! ✨
🇧🇪 5 Belgian films have been selected, including 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘬 by Britt Raes and 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, by Violette Delvoye and Chloé Alliez, both of which won awards at Anima 2022. The incredible 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, by Spela Cadez, which won the Anima 2022 Grand Prix, can also be found in the selection! 🤩👏 Congratulations to the Belgian talents and to all those selected!

Futuranima Video Library

A selection of exclusive videos, interviews and podcasts of Futuranima, the industry events of Anima 2022, is now available on our Youtube channel!