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ANIMOTION Awards

Where the year's finest animation is recognized

The ANIMOTION Showcase lives permanently. The ANIMOTION Awards happen once a year -- an annual, three-stage contest that ends in Gold, Silver and Bronze, chosen entirely through editorial review.

Recognition. Development. Imagination.

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A permanent showcase, and an annual contest

Every project accepted into ANIMOTION joins the permanent showcase the moment it's published, and stays there indefinitely. The ANIMOTION Awards are something additional: once each year, a three-stage contest narrows that year's submissions down to a final Gold, Silver and Bronze ranking, with editorial mentoring and feedback offered between every stage along the way.

How the Awards differ from the Showcase

Publication in the showcase and winning an award are two different things. Publication means a project met our editorial standard for craft and storytelling. An award means a curator judged it among the very best of everything submitted that year.

Editorial selection, not public vote

Every award decision is made by editorial review -- never by public vote, follower count, or popularity. See our Editorial Policy and About the Awards pages for exactly how that review works.

Recognition of excellence

An ANIMOTION Award marks a project as having stood out among an international field for its craft, originality, and storytelling -- recorded permanently in the Hall of Fame once each edition concludes.

Gold, Silver & Bronze

ANIMOTION 2027

Gold

€500 -- the strongest project of the entire edition.

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Silver

€200 -- the second-strongest project of the entire edition.

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Bronze

€100 -- the third-strongest project of the entire edition.

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The first ANIMOTION Awards have not been presented yet. The first edition is currently underway -- winners will appear here, and in the Hall of Fame, once it concludes.

Award Details

Gold

The single strongest project of the entire edition -- a €500 prize alongside permanent recognition in the Hall of Fame.

Ranked first among that edition's Finalists in Stage 3, the contest's final round.

Silver

The second-strongest project of the entire edition -- a €200 prize alongside permanent recognition in the Hall of Fame.

Ranked second among that edition's Finalists in Stage 3, alongside Gold and Bronze.

Bronze

The third-strongest project of the entire edition -- a €100 prize alongside permanent recognition in the Hall of Fame.

Ranked third among that edition's Finalists in Stage 3, alongside Gold and Silver.

Additional Recognitions

Official Selection

A broad editorial pre-selection: the projects judged strong enough, out of that stage's submissions, to continue in the contest.

Awarded after Stage 1's results are published; Official Selections may keep improving their project before the Stage 2 deadline.

Finalist

A narrower shortlist: three Finalists chosen in every category, one step away from Gold, Silver or Bronze.

Awarded after Stage 2's results are published; Finalists may keep improving their project before the Stage 3 deadline.

Rising Vision

An independent editorial highlight for a project that pushes toward something genuinely new -- an unconventional technique, an unfamiliar story, a creative risk that pays off.

Can be awarded to any project at any stage, alongside any other recognition it earns -- never a substitute for Gold, Silver or Bronze.

Hall of Fame

The permanent public record of every edition's Gold, Silver and Bronze winners.

Entered automatically once an edition's final results are published -- only final winners enter permanently.

Jury Recognition

An independent editorial highlight for a project the curatorial jury feels deserves special mention beyond its official tier.

Assigned at curators' discretion, independent of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Finalist, or Official Selection status.

Community Recognition

A future recognition reflecting genuine engagement from the ANIMOTION community -- never a public vote deciding who wins.

Not yet enabled for the current edition. Community Recognition will be explained here once it launches.

The Contest Timeline

  1. 01

    Stage 1 -- Submission & Pre-Selection

    Submit by 20 September 2027. Judging runs 21–26 September 2027; results publish 27 September 2027. Accepted projects receive Official Selection and may keep improving their project before the next deadline.

  2. 02

    Mentoring & Feedback

    Official Selections receive editorial feedback explaining how to strengthen their project before the Stage 2 deadline.

  3. 03

    Stage 2 -- Finalist Selection

    Submit by 1 November 2027. Judging runs 2–7 November 2027; results publish 8 November 2027. Three Finalists (3 finalists per category) are chosen and may keep improving their project before the final stage.

  4. 04

    Mentoring & Feedback

    Finalists receive a second, more focused round of editorial feedback -- the kind of polish that separates a strong project from a winning one.

  5. 05

    Stage 3 -- Final Results

    Final submission by 12 December 2027. Final judging runs 13–19 December 2027; final results publish 20 December 2027. The edition's Gold, Silver and Bronze winners are ranked and announced.

  6. 06

    Hall of Fame

    Gold, Silver and Bronze winners join the Hall of Fame permanently, alongside every past edition's honorees.

Learn More

Explore how Official Selection works, or visit the Hall of Fame.

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