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Lights, Camera, Animation!
Street
Animation
Festival
Animation
Festival
Animation Talent Competition
Lights,
Camera, Animation!
Camera, Animation!
Street
Animation
Festival
Animation Talent Competition
DATES FOR 2026
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JUNE 1 – AUGUST 31Submission period -
SEPTEMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 20Jury selection -
SEPTEMBER 21Winners 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.
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)
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!
Winners will receive valuable prizes!
Create your own work and receive a professional evaluation from experienced animators
Winners will receive valuable prizes!
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
- Alexander AfonasyevDirector and Production Supervisor at Parovoz Studio. Worked on the animated series “Mimimishki”, “Fairy Patrol”, and “Fairy Patrol: Chronicles of Wonders”. Winner of the Special Prize at Cartoon Club Award 2024 – the International Festival of Animation, Comics, and Games.
- Angelina GildermanAnimation 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 OsadchayaAnimator 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.
- Natalia VarlamovaAnimation Film Artist at the Faculty of Animation, Synergy University. Member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Cinematographers.
- Sofia BogdanovaAnimation 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 KazachinskayaEditor-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.
- Olga DudinaTheatre 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.
- Valdis PelenitsynActor, 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
HOW CHILDREN IMAGINE THE CITY OF THE FUTURE
"City of the Future or Urban Garden"
Winner: Veronika Shchekochikhina – "Creators" category (13–18), Russia.
Winner: Veronika Shchekochikhina – "Creators" category (13–18), Russia.
"Dream of Flight"
Winner: Djamila Dzhabrailova, Creative Center "Na Vadkovskom" – "Creators" category (13–18), Moscow, Russia.
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
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
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".
"City of the Future on the Moon"
Winner: Lev Larionov – "Little Dreamers" category (4–7, with adult support), Russia
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.
Winner: Group from Kindergarten No. 58 – "Little Dreamers" category (4–7, with adult support), Russia.
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SUBMIT YOUR FILM
Complete the short form and include a link to your animation. You will receive a registration confirmation once your entry has been submitted. Good luck!
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For participants under 18 By submitting an entry, the participant confirms that their parent or legal guardian has reviewed and accepted the participation terms, consented to the processing of the participant's personal data, and authorized the participant's entry in the Festival.
By submitting an entry, the participant acknowledges and agrees to the processing of their personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy, and grants the organizers of the Street Animation Festival a non-exclusive right to publish and display the submitted work on the Festival's platforms, including its website, social media accounts, and online communities.
For participants under 18 By submitting an entry, the participant confirms that their parent or legal guardian has reviewed and accepted the participation terms, consented to the processing of the participant's personal data, and authorized the participant's entry in the Festival.
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