welcome to AniMate
Australia's Home of World Animation
AniMate is an International Animation Film Festival and a growing community of Animation lovers, professionals and film makers.
AniMate welcomes all Animation film entries. You can now submit your Animated short or feature film; we may screen it in Sydney and other Australian and international locations, and your film may make it into our next program.
Short and feature Animated films of all genres, we would love to have you here at AniMate!
In the last 5 Seasons, thousands of Laurels and prizes for a total value of over $70,000 were given to Film-Makers!
screening at cinemas and online
animate 2024 winners announced!
WORLD ANIMATION CATEGORY
Catisfaction, Directed by Andre Marques Almeida, Portugal
AUSTRALIAN ANIMATION CATEGORY
My Jumper, It Roars!, Directed by Isabella Spagnolo
CHILDREN ANIMATION CATEGORY
Snif & Snüf, Directed by Michael J Ruocco, USA
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION CATEGORY
Stick Shift, Directed by Andreas Peter Fobes, Canada
WORLD STUDENT ANIMATION CATEGORY
The House of Loss, Directed by Jinkyu Jeon, Japan
AUSTRALIAN STUDENT ANIMATION CATEGORY
Shut The Door, Directed by Jamie Burke, AIT, NSW
AUSTRALIAN STUDENT ANIMATION CATEGORY
Tea Break, Directed by Tom Pugh, The Academy of Interactive Entertainment, ACT
ANIMATED DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
Woven Threads- Stories from Within KEENAN, Directed by Michi Marosszeky, Australia
ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS CATEGORY
Love & Mercy - Andre Warhurst, Directed by Leigh Young, Australia
ANIMATED LGBTIQ+ CATEGORY
AIKĀNE, Directed by Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, USA
ANIMATED COMMUNITY MESSAGES CATEGORY
The Illuminer, Directed by Lachezar Avramov Velinov, Bulgaria
PITCHING COMPETITION 2024
Nexus, by Yana Fidan, Australia
Winner of the Australian Category
A Spell to Grow a Tree, Directed by Jessica Nguyen, Phoebe Liang, Rachel Wotton, Australia
Winner of the Social and Community Messages Category
Brewberry Spell, Directed by Annika Nimz, Germany
Winner of the Music Videos Category
Departure, Directed by Takayuki Yoshikawa, Japan
Winner of the World Animation Category
Do Not Resuscitate, Directed by Adam Peters, United Kingdom
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