Festivalul Internațional de Film de Animație Animest
Animest 2026: Nature takes over the big screen!
Between October 2 and 11, the Animest International Animation Film Festival returns to the big screens of Bucharest with its 21st edition. This year's festival theme invites you to explore the profound connections between humans and the environment, bringing NATURE to the forefront—from the mysteries of ancient forests to the fragile balance of ecosystems and the green invasion of urban space.
What does it mean to truly look at the natural world? To let yourself be overwhelmed by its force, to understand its hidden rhythms, or to take responsibility for its protection? In the age of digital and virtual realities, do we still know how to listen to the organic pulse of the planet that hosts us? These are just a few of the perspectives that Animest.21 proposes for exploration through a vast program of screenings, special events, meetings with guests from all over the world, and programs dedicated to the artists. You will discover spectacular feature films, multi-award-winning movies from major international festivals, as well as numerous short-films that explore nature from unexpected angles, featuring vibrant landscapes, fantastic creatures, and an important ecological message.
Don't miss Animest.21! The Ten Stops and Full Trip passes are available now, offering unlimited access to the festival experience.
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The Animest International Animation Film Festival is the largest and longest-running festival in Romania dedicated exclusively to animated film. Founded in 2006, the festival brings hundreds of films from all over the world to the big screen, across multiple competition categories, retrospectives, and programs dedicated to famous animation schools, animation festivals, and major industry names. Every year in October, Bucharest hosts film directors, producers, students, curators, and journalists, who take part in discussions with the audience, hold workshops and masterclasses, and present their new animated film projects.
The winners of the Animest Trophy and the Romanian competition automatically become eligible for the Academy Awards®, with Animest being the only festival in Romania holding this status.
Program Festivalul Internațional de Film de Animație Animest
calendar_month
3 Oct 2026
schedule
20:30
calendar_month 3 Oct 2026 schedule 20:30
Pom Poko 12+
Animest.21
volume_up JPUn film despre ciocnirea dintre civilizația modernă și lumea naturii. Ratonii de pe Dealurile Tama sunt alungați de urbanizarea rapidă. Pe măsură ce le devine tot mai greu să găsească hrană și adăpost, decid să se unească și să se opună....See more details
location_on Cinema Elvire Popesco, București info
Pom Poko
calendar_month
3 Oct 2026
schedule
23:00
calendar_month 3 Oct 2026 schedule 23:00
Trippy Animation Night Vol. 13 18+
Animest.21
Pentru spiritele avangardiste, nopțile de festival încep cu o nouă incursiune în neconvențional. Curatoriată și găzduită de inconfundabilul Michael Helmerhorst (Țările de Jos), a 13-a ediție Trippy Animation Night aduce un colaj de 13 materiale realizate exclusiv de artiști reali, aflați departe de teritoriile inteligenței artificiale....See more details
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
Trippy Animation Night Vol. 13 18+
Animest.21
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
price: 65 lei
Trippy Animation Night Vol. 13
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
10:30
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 10:30
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Natura animată
Animest.21
Ce s-ar întâmpla dacă natura din jurul tău ar ascunde o misiune secretă, doar pentru tine? La acest atelier, fiecare copil va culege materiale reciclate și elemente din natură (frunze, crenguțe, scoarță, fructe uscate etc.) chiar din împrejurimile locației, pe care le va transforma în personaje și decoruri pentru propria poveste animată....See more details
location_on Sediul Groupama, București info
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Natura animată
Animest.21
location_on Sediul Groupama, București info
price: 120 lei
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Natura animată
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
10:30
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 10:30
Minimest 1 6+
Animest.21
Short Film Competition A CLAYFUL ADVENTURE, United Kingdom 2025 - Florrie Macleod - 3’55 PICCOLO PICCOLO, France, Switzerland 2025 - dir. Marta Gennari - 8’30 ALLER & RETOUR, Italy 2025 - Michele Greco, Lucia Bulgheroni - 9’18 CLOUD FISH, France, Belgium 2025 - Noe Garcia - 5’47 DOG AND TREE, Germany 2026 - Franka Sachse - 7’45 MATERNAL, China 2026 - Sim Zhan - 5’15 SEE THE SEA, Latvia 2026 - Kristīne Zvirbule - 6’14 AN INCIDENT IN THE BUNNY VILLAGE, Latvia 2026 - Ēvalds Lācis - 10’03
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
Minimest 1 6+
Animest.21
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
price: 28 lei
Minimest 1
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
12:00
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 12:00
Animest VR Experience 16+
Animest.21
The ticket guarantees one hour of VR experiences from the festival's selection, chosen at the venue. A LONG GOODBYE, Belgium 2025 - Kate Voet, Victor Maes - 25’ FALLAX, Iceland, United Kingdom 2025 - Owen Hindley - 23’ IF YOU SEE A CAT, Japan 2026- Atsushi Wada - 37’ LESBIAN SIMULATOR, The Netherlands 2025- Iris van der Meule - 40’ LESS THAN 5GR OF SAFFRON, France 2025 - Négar Motevalymeidanshah - 7’ RETSU (THE LINE), Japan 2026 - Naho Kamimura - 30’ SENSE OF NOWHERE, Taiwan 2025 - Hsin Hsuan Yeh - 30’ THE BIG CUBE, Finland, China, Belgium, Portugal 2025 - Menghui Huang - 6’45 THE SAD STORY OF THE LITTLE MOUSE WHO WANTED TO BECOME SOMEBODY, France, Germany, Belgium 2025 - Nicolas Bourniquel - 29’
location_on CINETic, București info
Animest VR Experience
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
12:30
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 12:30
Girl in the Clouds 6+
Animest.21
volume_up FRA 12-year-old bookworm entrusted with a magical quill that can grant any wish it writes. Partnered by her talking guinea pig, she embarks upon a dangerous adventure to save the planet from environmental destruction.
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
Girl in the Clouds 6+
Animest.21
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
price: 28 lei
Girl in the Clouds
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
13:30
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 13:30
Animest VR Experience 16+
Animest.21
The ticket guarantees one hour of VR experiences from the festival's selection, chosen at the venue. A LONG GOODBYE, Belgium 2025 - Kate Voet, Victor Maes - 25’ FALLAX, Iceland, United Kingdom 2025 - Owen Hindley - 23’ IF YOU SEE A CAT, Japan 2026- Atsushi Wada - 37’ LESBIAN SIMULATOR, The Netherlands 2025- Iris van der Meule - 40’ LESS THAN 5GR OF SAFFRON, France 2025 - Négar Motevalymeidanshah - 7’ RETSU (THE LINE), Japan 2026 - Naho Kamimura - 30’ SENSE OF NOWHERE, Taiwan 2025 - Hsin Hsuan Yeh - 30’ THE BIG CUBE, Finland, China, Belgium, Portugal 2025 - Menghui Huang - 6’45 THE SAD STORY OF THE LITTLE MOUSE WHO WANTED TO BECOME SOMEBODY, France, Germany, Belgium 2025 - Nicolas Bourniquel - 29’
location_on CINETic, București info
Animest VR Experience
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
14:00
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 14:00
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Micul ecosistem
Animest.21
Cum ar fi dacă piesele tale Lego ar prinde viață în mijlocul naturii, construindu-și propria lume din frunze, crenguțe și materiale reciclate? La acest atelier, fiecare copil își va construi propria lume, combinând piese Lego cu elemente naturale și materiale reciclate puse la dispoziție....See more details
location_on Sediul Groupama, București info
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Micul ecosistem
Animest.21
location_on Sediul Groupama, București info
price: 120 lei
Atelier de animație stop-motion – Micul ecosistem
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
15:00
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 15:00
Animest VR Experience 16+
Animest.21
The ticket guarantees one hour of VR experiences from the festival's selection, chosen at the venue. A LONG GOODBYE, Belgium 2025 - Kate Voet, Victor Maes - 25’ FALLAX, Iceland, United Kingdom 2025 - Owen Hindley - 23’ IF YOU SEE A CAT, Japan 2026- Atsushi Wada - 37’ LESBIAN SIMULATOR, The Netherlands 2025- Iris van der Meule - 40’ LESS THAN 5GR OF SAFFRON, France 2025 - Négar Motevalymeidanshah - 7’ RETSU (THE LINE), Japan 2026 - Naho Kamimura - 30’ SENSE OF NOWHERE, Taiwan 2025 - Hsin Hsuan Yeh - 30’ THE BIG CUBE, Finland, China, Belgium, Portugal 2025 - Menghui Huang - 6’45 THE SAD STORY OF THE LITTLE MOUSE WHO WANTED TO BECOME SOMEBODY, France, Germany, Belgium 2025 - Nicolas Bourniquel - 29’
location_on CINETic, București info
Animest VR Experience
calendar_month
4 Oct 2026
schedule
16:30
calendar_month 4 Oct 2026 schedule 16:30
Fresh Frames 12+
Animest.21
Opression - Romania 2025 - The Animation Incubator - 1'38" Veronica Persica - Romania 2026 - Cez Belivacă - 4'29" Self-portrait - Fragments of Me - Romania 2026 - Sara Maria Bărbat - 2'12" Mnemotechnics - Romania 2026 - Iris Rotărescu - 2'57" Butterfly Effect - Romania 2026 - Ruxandra Condrea - 3'26" Play Giurgiu Intro - Romania 2026 - Andrei Sprianu - 53" The Inuit - Romania 2026 - Dorin-Alexandru Mureșan - 2'51" Quantum Leap - Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova 2026 - The Animation Incubator - 4'40" On The Road - Romania, Bulgaria 2026 - The Animation Incubator - 3'14"
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
Fresh Frames 12+
Animest.21
location_on Cinema Muzeul Țăranului - Studioul Horia Bernea, București info
price: 28 lei
Fresh Frames