The international open-air festival of animated films "Insomnia-2016" was held from July 14 to 17. 72 films took part in the international professional competition. 61 films entered the international competition for young animation. In total, 179 films were included in the official film review program.
The jury included festival producer Anna Zimina, art historian Kirill Svetlyakov and director Leonid Shmelkov.