Viborg Animation Festival Looking for Broad Variety of Animation from all over World

Viborg Animation Festival 2023 is open for film submissions! The Danish based animation festival is looking for a broad variety of animation, for all audiences, and from all over the world.

This year there are nine categories – all with prizes awarded – and 2023 sees the launch of a new category “VAF Diversity Film Award” which aims to bring focus to diverse animated stories. Films can be submitted at filmfreeway.com/VAF-1

We’ve opened submissions to the filmprogram of Viborg Animation Festival 2023 November 7th, 2022. All films can be submitted via Filmfreeway. There are 9 categories all with award prizes. More info at our website or https://filmfreeway.com/VAF-1

This year we are launching a new category “VAF Diversity Film Award” bringing focus to diverse animated stories.

Earlybird Deadline – January 15, 2023

Regular Deadline – March 21, 2023

Late Deadline – April 10, 2023

*NEW* – VAF Diversity Film Award

VAF Diversity Film Award is an international category eligible for any genre of animated short film. The film can be no more than 20 minutes (incl. credits) and has to be fully or partially animated. The category aims to showcase stories from underrepresented groups, focusing on issues in minority groups such as sexual orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, disabilities, or others.

VAF Best Feature

VAF Best Animated feature includes all internationally produced animation films of any genre.

The length of the films is minimum 40 minutes including credits.

VAF Best Short

VAF Best Short Animated Film includes all internationally produced films of any genre or style.

The length of the films must not exceed 20 minutes including credits.

VAF Best Experimental Short Film

VAF Best Experimental film includes all internationally produced animation films which relates experimentally to animation, both in technique and in storytelling.

The length of the films must not exceed 20 minutes including credits.

VAF Best Graduation Film

VAF Best Graduation Film includes all internationally graduation animated films from art and animation schools.

The length of the films must not exceed 20 minutes including credits.

VAF Best Commissioned Work

VAF Best Commissioned work includes all international produced animation short films for educational or industrial use or music videos, tourist film, commercials and campaign and dissemination films.

The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits.

Open Workshop Danish Talent Award

Open Workshop Danish Talent Award includes all Danish produced animation films of any genre or style.

The length of the films must not exceed 30 minutes including credits

ANIMOK Youth Jury Award

The short films in this competition are aimed at young people aged 12-14.

ANIMOK Youth Jury Award is giving to a short film selected by a group of young kids age 12-13 years old.

ANIDOX:VR Award

ANIDOX:VR is an annual exhibition of non-fiction works in virtual reality and new media platforms.

The ANIDOX:VR Award celebrates the best of factual storytelling and craftsmanship, awarded by the VR Jury.