Animation is Film Festival

The Animation is Film Festival is a major animation festival produced by GKIDS in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety. Animation is Film fills a gap in the market by launching a world-class animation festival in the US, embracing the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action.

Get ready for the 2021 Animation is Film (AIF) Festival, a world-class animation festival that embraces the highest aspiration of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action. 

This year, AIF presents new animated feature films from the United States and abroad, and includes special presentations, retrospectives, short film programs, and Best of Annecy: Spotlight on Women Directors, a showcase programmed in partnership with Annecy and Women In Animation, featuring some of the best animated shorts directed by women in 2021.

Don’t miss the French titles screening throughout the festival, along with Q&As from their respective directors!

The Summit of the Gods @ 7:30 p.m. – October 22, 2021

Where is Anne Frank @ 1 p.m. – October 23, 2021

The Crossing (La Traversee) @ 7p.m. – October 23, 2021

Josep @ 9 p.m. – October 23, 2021

Flee @ 7 p.m. – October 24, 2021

Check here for this year’s full lineup!