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Lights, Camera, Animation!

Street
Animation
Festival

Animation Talent Competition
Lights,
Camera, Animation!






Street
Animation
Festival
Animation Talent Competition

DATES FOR 2026

  • JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31
    Submission period
  • SEPTEMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 20
    Jury selection
  • SEPTEMBER 21
    Winners announcement

CATEGORIES

Select the most suitable category for your entry.
Questions? Message us on Instagram or email: cartoonfestmobi@gmail.com – we’ll help you out.
LITTLE DREAMERS
(ages 4-7, with support from adults)
DREAMERS
(children aged 8–12)
CREATORS
(teenagers aged 13–18)
FILM REQUIREMENTS
  • Format: MP4 (standard smartphone video format; vertical or horizontal shooting is allowed).
    Animations may be created through filming and edited using any mobile editing software.
  • Duration: up to 5 minutes
  • Animations must have been produced no earlier than 2025
  • Please provide your contact details in the application:
    Full name, country, region, city, educational institution/studio, email address, and phone number.
Animations may be produced in any technique

Theme: “Once Upon a Summer Vacation”
(summer detective or adventure genre)
Create your own work and receive a professional evaluation from experienced animators

Winners will receive valuable prizes!
Create your own work and receive a professional evaluation from experienced animators

Winners will receive valuable prizes!

PRIZES

Merch by Multfilin Festival
Winners in the “Dreamers” category will receive exclusive merchandise from the MultFilin Festival
Animation Course by Synergy University
Winners in the “Creators” category will receive an animation course from Synergy University
Animation Course by the MultFilin Project
Winners in the “Dreamers” category will receive access to an online animation course by the MultFilin project – designed for children who love storytelling and want to learn how to create their own cartoons.
All participants will receive certificates

JURY

  • Vinod A S
    International expert in animation, visual effects, and digital art, and an animation director. Vice President of Academic Affairs and Training at Toonz Media Group (India). Collaborates with leading educational institutions across India, Australia, and China, helping prepare the next generation of animation professionals.
  • Mostafa Mahdy
    Art Director, illustrator, and storyteller at Samaka Studio (Egypt). He works on animated series, films, and commercial projects in Egypt and internationally. Mostafa illustrates children's books for publishers worldwide and leads workshops for children and adults. He is also one of the key figures driving the development of contemporary Arab animation.
  • Natalia Varlamova
    Animation Film Artist at the Faculty of Animation, Synergy University. Member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Cinematographers.
  • Olga Dudina
    Theatre actress and director, voice actress in animated projects (“The Magic Kindergarten”, Doggy and His Travel Diary”, etc.). Since 2002, she has been a participant in Vyacheslav Polunin’s projects, including carnivals in Paris at the “Yellow Mill”. Laureate of international theatre, film, and art festivals, winner of creative competitions and poetry slams.
  • Angelina Gilderman
    Animation director at Sharovaya Molniya Studio. Author of films awarded at Russian and international festivals. Supervising director of the international animation project “SANTE ET TROPICA”. Lecturer at the Kids Department of Design and Digital Arts at the Stroganov Russian State University of Arts and Industry.
  • Tatyana Osadchaya
    Animator specializing in hand-drawn and cut-out animation. Has worked on projects for studios Media-Osnovy, Voskresenye, Animakot, Sakhnovskiy Park, and Magnetic, as well as independent short films and freelance commissions. Stop-motion animation instructor for children. Animation teacher at the College of Decorative and Applied Arts, Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry.
  • Sofia Bogdanova
    Animation Director at SHAR School-Studio. Author and participant of animation projects awarded at Russian and international festivals. Recipient of the Gold Prize at the 29th Saxony State Championship (Germany, 2017), and participant in the Phase workshop (Poland) and the Tavrida Art Cluster (2021).
  • Elena Kazachinskaya
    Editor-in-Chief of the “Culture of St. Petersburg” portal, member of the Union of Journalists of Russia, and author of documentary films about cities and their history.
  • Valdis Pelenitsyn
    Actor, director, and screenwriter. For seven years, he created original projects for the leading television and radio broadcaster in Southern Russia. He was a finalist in the Disney Russia competition and in international film festivals, including Stockholm City Film Festival, New Zealand Indie Film Festival, Luleå International Film Festival, and others. He works in short and documentary filmmaking. As part of the festival, he will lead a storytelling masterclass for animation creators.
WINNING ANIMATIONS OF THE 2025/26 SEASON
HOW CHILDREN IMAGINE THE CITY OF THE FUTURE
"City of the Future or Urban Garden"
Winner: Veronika Shchekochikhina – "Creators" category (13–18), Russia.
"Dream of Flight"
Winner: Djamila Dzhabrailova, Creative Center "Na Vadkovskom" – "Creators" category (13–18), Moscow, Russia.
“100 Years Ahead”
Winner: Kindergarten children – “Little Dreamer” category (ages 4-7, with support from adults), Russia
“Tomorrow Begins Today”
Winner: Author Daria Anisimova, student of a teacher training college – “Creators” category (13–18), Russia
"Instead of watching YouTubers and playing video games, create your own hand-drawn, digital, or clay animation story with the potential to reach a million likes. Develop a story, film it on your smartphone, and submit it to us".
— Street Animation Festival Team
"City of the Future on the Moon"
Winner: Lev Larionov – "Little Dreamers" category (4–7, with adult support), Russia
"Adventures of Mishik and Lipunchik"
Winner: Group from Kindergarten No. 58 – "Little Dreamers" category (4–7, with adult support), Russia.
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Over 4,000 creative works from 10 countries worldwide
"Create a character, imagine a world, and turn your idea into an animated film. Write a script and start filming".
— Street Animation Festival Team
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