CEE Animated Films for Annecy Festival 2026

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 again features a strong presence of Central and Eastern European titles to its Official Selection. Among this year’s exciting highlights is the inclusion of the short film Cosmonauts – developed within our Rise&Shine programme and also pitched at the CEE Animation Forum 2024 or the participant of the CEE Animation Workshop Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!. Both short films premiered at Berlinale 2026.

Below is the Official Selection 2026 of CEE animated films and projects selected for Annecy 2026.

Short Films – Official selection

Hungary, France

2D Computer

France, Bulgaria

2D Computer

Slovenia, Italy

2D Computer

Creation

Béla Klingl

Hungary

2D Computer

Netherlands, France, Belgium, Hungary

Drawing on paper, 2D Computer, 3D Computer, Rotoscope

Belgium, France, Romania

2D Computer, 3D Computer

Estonia, France

2D Computer

Please

Anna Mantzaris

Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland

Puppets

Estonia

3D Computer, Puppets

Winter in March

Natalia Mirzoyan

Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, France

Puppets

Off Limits

From Apple to egg

Nadiia Pliamko

Estonia

3D Computer, Cut-outs, Live action

Young Audiences

Slovakia, Czech Republic

2D Computer

Graduation Films

Hungary

2D Computer, 3D Computer

False Door

Oktawia Derybowska

Poland

Powder Animation

Fisheye

Łukasz Rygal

Poland

2D Computer, 3D Computer

Estonia

2D Computer

Gently

Jamaica Kindlová

Czech Republic

Drawing on paper

Taming Phenomena

Shunuyan Yao

Estonia

2D Computer, Drawing on paper

TV Films

Estonia

3D Computer

Doggie and Pussycat

Barbora Dlouhá

Czech Republic

2D Computer

Commissioned Films

Georgia

2D Computer, 3D Computer

Hungary

2D Computer

Oberka “Wildbait”

Lee Oz

Eliška Oz

Czech Republic

Clay, Live action

Annecy Presents

Born in the Jungle

Edmunds Jansons

Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic

2D Computer

Germany, Czech Republic, Canada

3D Computer

CEE Animation Mifa Pitches

Slovakia, Norway, Spain

2D animation on real footage backgrounds

Slovenia

2D computer animated

Poland

2D (vector based), drawing

Mifa Pitches – Immersive Experiences

Mystys

Tatiana Collet Apraxine

Georgia, UK

3D Computer

Mifa Pitches – Short Films

Georgeta

Sybil Marzin

France, Romania

Drawing on paper, 2D Computer

Killin’ It

Balázs Turai

Romania, Portugal

2D Computer

Croatia, France, Serbia, Slovenia

2D Computer, Cut-Outs, Photos

Work in Progress – Feature Film

Igi

Natia Nikolashvili

Georgia, Greece

2D Computer

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CEE Animation is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and co-funded by state funds and foundations and professional organisations from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

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