40th edition

Anima

The Brussels Animation Film Festival

12.02 > 21.02.2021

THE FOURTIETH EDITION OF ANIMA !

ANIMA, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, is celebrating its 40th edition in 2021 and is set to take place from 12 to 21 February.

The festival will take place in 3 venues in Brussels, with an epicentre in Flagey, and decentralized venues in around 10 different places in Wallonia and Flanders.

The only festival of its kind in Belgium, ANIMA is an Academy Awards® qualifying festival that presents animated films exclusively and is recognized as one of the most important in Europe.

The professional programme of the festival, Futuranima, will take place from 15 to 20 February 2021.

Anima 2021 is looking forward
to receiving your films!

Submit your films (short films and long features)

before October 1st.

Some special dates on our website:

1st October 2020 : Registrations close.

4 December 2020 : Short film selections announced.

19 January 2021 : Programme published and presales start.

12 February 2021 : Official opening at Flagey.

Festival Anima

News

Poster 2021

Gil Alkabetz designs the poster for Anima 2021

Awards 2020

Grand Prix Anima 2020 for Purpelboy

Change of Direction

Doris Cleven will hand over the direction on 30 June to her two colleagues and friends since 20 years: Dominique Seutin and Karin Vandenrydt.