Owlets,
Camera, action!

Street
Animation
Festival

Animation Talent Competition
Owlets,
Camera, action!






Street
Animation
Festival
Animation Talent Competition

DATES FOR 2026

  • June 1 – September 21
    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

Three winners in the "Little Dreamers" category will receive official Multfilin Festival merchandise

Animation Course by Synergy University
Three winners in the "Dreamers" and "Creators" categories will each receive a "Basics of Animation" course from Synergy University

All participants will receive certificates

JURY

  • Alexander Afonasyev
    Director 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 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.
  • Natalia Varlamova
    Animation Film Artist at the Faculty of Animation, Synergy University. Member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Cinematographers.
  • 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.
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.
"City of Dreams"
Winner: Film Studio "Kompot" – "Dreamers" category (8–12), Russia
"Cake and Lara"
Winner: Author Animation Studio "Nu i Nu!" – "Dreamers" category (8–12), 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.
Over 4,000 creative works from 10 countries worldwide
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