CRAFT International Animation Festival

CRAFT International Animation Festival

Also known as: CRAFT Animfest
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CRAFT International Animation Festival (CRAFT Animfest) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, focuses on stop-motion and traditional, material-based animation. Its international competition is reserved for films made with analogue methods, where the computer is used little or only in post-production. A Southeast Asia competition is open to all techniques for films from the region, and a competition of dialogue-free shorts for children follows the same technical rules as the international one. Two non-competitive programmes, Digital Panorama and Panorama Animasi Indonesia, complete the selection; films run up to 30 minutes.

After five editions in ten years, the festival is held annually from its 6th edition, which takes place on 23–28 October 2026 at the BBPPMPV Seni dan Budaya venue in Yogyakarta. Alongside the screenings it runs Animasi Camp, a mentorship programme for short animated film projects at the pre-production stage, the Animasi Conference for animation professionals, and workshops.

Country

Indonesia

Focus

Animation

Categories

Animation, Short, Student

Dates

23 October 2026 — 28 October 2026

Awards and prizes

International Competition of Stop-Motion & Traditional Techniques: Grand Prix for the Best Film; Strong Craft Basis Award for the Best Student Film; Craft Special Mention for Technique; Special Mention for Taking Environmental or Social Issues; Audience Award. Southeast Asia Competition: Grand Prix for the Best Film; Strong Craft Basis Award for the Best Student Film; Craft Special Mention for Technique; Special Mention for Taking Environmental or Social Issues; Audience Award. Shorts for Kids Competition: Children Audience Award.

Festival rules

Animated films up to 30 minutes including closing credits; for the 6th edition, made after 1 January 2024. Open to professionals, students and independent artists. International Competition: stop-motion and traditional/classical animation, where the computer is used only in post-production or to a minimal extent; open to the whole world. Southeast Asia Competition: all techniques, including digital 2D/3D, for films created in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Vietnam. Shorts for Kids Competition: animated films for children with no dialogue, made with stop-motion or traditional techniques; open to the whole world. Digital Panorama: non-competitive programme of digital 2D/3D films with audience voting; open to the whole world. Panorama Animasi Indonesia: non-competitive programme of Indonesian productions in any technique. The festival does not pay screening fees for the panorama programmes. The organiser may move a film to a different competition or programme. Submissions through FilmFreeway.

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