The 15th International Animated Film Festival Animocje is just around the corner. We’re unveiling the full programme of this year’s edition - days filled with the latest animated films from around the world, meetings with filmmakers, special screenings, and accompanying events await you. Take a look at what we have prepared for you this year.
6.00 PM Play-off I - short film competition screening, 80’, 16+, 10 zł
6.00 PM Play-off II - short film competition screening, 85’, 16+, 10 zł
11.00 AM The Best of Animocje 2025 - Kids, 65’, 7+, 5 zł
6.00 PM The Best of Animocje 2025, 16+, 85’, 5 zł
2.00 PM The Best of Animocje 2025 - Kids, 65’, 7+, 10 zł
4.00 PM The Best of Animocje 2025, 16+, 85’, 10 zł
9.00 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition 3+ IN POLISH ONLY, 46’| Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
10.00 AM - 2.00 PM Echolight – two-day mapping workshops – workshops for students of the Bydgoszcz Art High School | Leon Wyczółkowski PLSP, for students of PLSP
11.00 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition I, 7+ IN POLISH ONLY, 55’ | Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
11.00 AM -3.00 PM Alternative narratives in animation - 2 days of screenwriting meetings IN POLISH ONLY| Galeria Wspólna, 20 zł/ two day ticket / registration: warsztaty.animocje@mck-bydgoszcz.pl
5.00 PM Main Competition I, 69’, 16+ |Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
6.30 PM ChaO, dir. Yasuhiro Aoki, Japan 2025, 90’, 16+ |Kino Orzeł, 15 zł
8.20 PM Music Films Competition, 78’, 16+ |Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
9.00 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition, 12+ , 84’ | Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
11.30 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition, 15+, 89’ | Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
4.00 PM Q&A with guests and authors, 50’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
5.00 PM Main Competition II, 55’ + a film from play-offs, 14+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
6.30 PM Love, Rage, Repeat, a short film programme, 72’, 18+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
8.00 PM A thorough choice of posters – exhibition opening, posters by Jakub Zasada | MCK foyer / Kino Orzeł, free entry
9.00 PM Paprika, dir. Satoshi Kon, Japan 2006, 90’, 16+ | Kino Orzeł, 15 zł
9.00 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition, 3+ IN POLISH ONLY, 46’ | Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
11.00 AM Films for Children and Young Adults Competition II, 7+ IN POLISH ONLY, 61’ | Kino Orzeł, 3 zł
4.00 PM Q&A with guests and authors, 50’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
5.00 PM Main Competition III, 70’, 16+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
6.30 PM Endless Cookie, dir. Peter & Seth Scriver, Canada, 2025, 97’, 16+ | Kino Orzeł, 15 zł
8.30 PM Echolight – audiovisual walk | MCK foyer / Kino Orzeł, free entry
11.00 AM Ghost cat Anzu, dir. Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Japan, France, 2024, 97’, 12+ | Kino Orzeł, 5 zł, accessible screening: Polish Sign Language (PJM), subtitles, audio description
12.00 AM Animation at the Academy, seminar and networking meeting, 180’ |Academy of Music, fIlm studio room U.158, free entry / registration
4.00 PM Q&A with guests and authors, 50’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
5.00 PM Main Competition IV, 73’, 14+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
6.30 PM Strange: Remember?, a short film programme, 70’, 16+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
8.30 PM AniBattle & Dynasonic, concert with a visual animation battle | Mózg Club, free entry
10.00 AM -2.00 PM Animated Oddities - two-day cutout stop-motion animation workshops IN POLISH ONLY | Galeria Wspólna, 20 zł/ two-day ticket 20 zł/ registration: warsztaty.animocje@mck-bydgoszcz.pl
1.00 PM Animated documentary; an exploration. Masterclass led by Nienke Deutz, about 90’ | Kino Orzeł, free admission/ registration: weronika.placzek@mck-bydgoszcz.pl
5.00 PM Everything Leaks, Keep Walking, exhibition opening, works of Sawako Kabuki | VELVET speciality coffee | art gallery, free entry
5.30 PM Boundaries of the Body and Art: Conversations on Sexuality and Identity | VELVET speciality coffee | art gallery, free entry
7.00 PM Places That Devour You, a short film programme, 73’, 16+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
8.30 PM Announcement of the competition winners, about 60’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
10.00 PM Squeeze Quiz - animation pub quiz, about 90’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
11.00 AM Little Animocje: The songbird’s secret IN POLISH ONLY, dir. Antoine Lanciaux, France, Belgium 2025, 77’, 6+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
2.00 PM Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films 2026, 52’, 14+ | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
5.00 PM Meeting with Zbigniew Suszyński, winner of the Special Achievement Award for Dubbing IN POLISH ONLY, about 70’ | Music Cafe Szpulka, free entry
7.00 PM The Best of Animocje 2026 - awarded titles | Kino Orzeł, 12 zł
You can find information about tickets and festival passes here.
Plan your festival time and join us at the 15th MFFA Animocje.
