International Animation Day 2025
26 October 2025
International Animation Day (IAD) 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our celebrations.
MIAF 2026
We return next year for Melbourne International Animation Festival 2026. 🥳
17-24 May 2026
Expect to see artwork and website updates over the coming month.
Film submissions are now open. Free to enter. Close 15 January 2026 11:59 PM (AEDT).
Stay up to date with all our latest news, early bird tickets, and special announcements via our newsletter.
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IAD 2025 trailers
We are excited to present trailers as part of our International Animation Day 2025 event. One trailer for each of the two International Shorts Showcase programs. Check them out below.
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Vale… Phil Mulloy
It was with some surprise and a great deal of sadness I learned of – and share – the news that British animator Phil Mulloy passed away four days ago. It is no exaggeration to say that any credibly compiled list of greatest animators of all time would always comfortably contain Phil’s name. I came…
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MIAF 2025 survey
We would love to hear from you. We have two surveys about MIAF 2025. One for those who went, and one for those that couldn’t make it. Surveys close Sunday 15 June. As an incentive, we will give away one MIAF 2026 Festival Pass to a random participant. We’ll be in touch on Monday 16…
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