Animation 2026 Winners

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetized by Title)

0800 Deadline by Katy Edelsten
1 of One by Anthony Torino Blevins
12 Princesses by David Marantz
A Pirate and a Princess by Mark Kelly
Ain’t That a Bitch by Baldo Fiorentino
aliEN VY shark by Matthew Lowe
Almost Heroes by Tom Moriarty
Anansi and the Chest of Stories by Ayinde Ricco
Arcane Academia by Elisia Lopez
Arctic by John Tupper
Arctic Penguins by Sherry Chow
Askari by Christiaan De Necker Smit
Baby M.D. by Danny Daniel Powell
Bank Run by Ben Guihot
BiggsFaith.exe by Bongo Jack Hooper
Bloodroot by Scott Boswell
Bonebrake Detective Agency by John Wilkins
Bunny Slopes by Tim Fallon
Bushido by Connor Pannell
By the Bootstraps by Aaron Engel
CATastophe by Jeremy DeCoursey
Cecil’s Woods by CJ Hatch
Charlie’s Big Chance by Tony B Richard
Crashing Through the Snow by William Wedig and Zach Brown
Critters by Chris Gerard
Crystallis by Sergio Pintore and Daryl D. Well
Dara McCool by Conor Dowling
Dark Roots by AK McIntosh
Death Valley by Leevi Oramo
Deer Leader by Jillian Cardillo
Department of Temporal Adjustment by Veronica R. Tabares
Dinosaur Astronaut by Nicholas Benson
Dust Bunnies by Tom Loveman
East of No West by Greg Brooks
Echo and Joanie: The Winged Watch by Danata Paulino
Electricity by Sophi Boylan
Elf Force by Jennifer Bonner
Evidence Of: by Carlton Welch
Flowers of Life by Karen Weber-Manz
Found by Adam Trent McLaughlin
Frogs: The Movie by Jessica Gershen
Froward Niche by Darrel Drinkard
Gargoyles on the Case! by John Heavey
Girl Overboard by Sharon Allbright
Glimmer by Zachary Posner
Good Night, Cronkite by Rita Doyle Roberts
Great Gobi by Bridget Flanery
Harvest by Stephanie Greenquist
Her(a) Story by Carrie Fishbane
Hodag by Barbara Blomquist
House of Clairs by Lissy Klatchko
Icarus Kills Gods by Reggie Herold
In Tents by Matthew Whitehouse
In This AU, I Love You! by Samuel Tracton
In Vain by Jake Nordby
Instinct by Michael Addiego
Invasion² by Mikhail Paikin
Jesse and the Caterpillar Who Got Its Wings by Aaron Braxton
Justin Case: Agent of S.Q.U.A.T. by Douglas Wentworth and David Hogan
Katana by Manuel Angelo Prado
Knight Time by Joe Estrada
Koziah by Yalen Munoz
Leech by Thomas Ortiz
Legacy by Cyrus Aldridge
Legend of Siren Island by Drina Kay
Lucky & Penn by Corvin J Kevlihan
Luna by Jessica Rose
Madam Caraveil’s Caravan of Curiosities by Amanda Keener
Marty the Martian Farmer by Neal Jamison
Medusa: An Animated Series by Ruby Mainieri
Meet the Roaches by Ryan Evans
Meta Angel by Luke Marsh
Micropioneers by Egidio Concas
Mini Police Chief by Peter Ricq
Monster Agents: Bigfoot & Frogman by Brandon Prosek
Myth American High by Adam Karpel
Necrobus by Claudia Vilcu
Nine Lives by Danny Diaz
Norman: The Dog Who Didn’t Mean to by Paul Millward
Not Your Average Hero by Ian Busch
Once Upon a Time in Space by Darryl Mansel and Joshua Bishop
One Good Tern by Richard Chiles
Paradise Afterlife by Dylon Law
Paw & Order by Chaz Fatur
Penguinz by Mattison Lewis
Pippin a Bat for a Friend by Fausto Politi
Plant Lives Matter by Larry Swanson
Porker by Dusty Latouffe
Prince of Straw by Nathan Allen
Questwalker: Reverend’s Journey by Dalton Chase Crawford
Restless Souls by Vikki Thomas
Rise of the Two Leggers by Sandra Matheson
Rose Red by Austin Turmel
Rot by Ray Petrolino
Rot Girls by Lisa Framz
Running Wild by Susan Giordano and John Reynolds
Santa and the Surfer Dude by Jack Vandagriff
Santa’s Dog by Karena Krull
Saoirse and the Silver Fiddle by Liza Mann
Sell Out by Brittany High
Sense of Time by Przemysław Giża
Shipwreck on ShadowWorld by David Beshears
Simple Creatures by Anthony Torino Blevins
Sky Squadron by Rob Drusetta
Socks by Kathryn Boettcher
South for the Winter by Kevin Johnson
Spirit of the Rain by John Tupper
Squirrel War: The Great Central Park Rebellion by Michael Hager
Squished by Danny Hamel
Subject One by Andy Warin
Super Sam’s Garage Band by Kerri A Quinn
Thadeus’ World by Konstantin Georgiou
The Adventures of Spaghetti and Meatball by DeLeon DeMicoli
The Adventures of Spirit Traveler: Osiris and the Underworld by Shannon Lucieer and Sonja Grace
The Battle for Bramblewood Primary by Alex Mehta
The Bubs and The Cribs: One Little Willy by Adam Wallace
The Fish Princess by Hung Duong
The Great Tangle by Kelvin Thornton
The Heartwood Hotel, a True Home by Michael Wohl
The Hippo Crits by Tyler J Thompson
The InterGalactic Mechanic by Alex Block
The Junkyard by Marcus Spencer
The Kids Table by Robert Husted
The Legend of Iron Dog by Andrea Naud-Park
The Lost Sounds by Philip Gilley
The Muffia Family by Esa Nurminen
The Nemesis by Christopher J Valin
The Non-Prophet by Ari Donnelly
The Octopus’s Garden by Edward D Moran
The Pearsons Eat the Galaxy! by Jessica Green
The Pencil Case by David Warner
The Public Domain by Adam Somang Karlson
The Quest for Blattopia by Dominic White
The Rag Princess by Ellie Jay
The Sound Tree by Nastaran Moh
The Super Sparkle Bestie Pack by Bryce Johnson
The Sweets at School: Who Likes Who? by Terezia Kontova
The Trouble With Freddie & Ted by Jack Bennett
The True Story of Santa Claus by Gary DeMoss
The Un-Chosen Ones by John Bakker
The Wind That Howls by Vaughn Lawson
Threshold by Shylah Addante
Time Tourists by Josh Miller
Tinker’s Christmas by Sandra Cropsey
Totsy by Beth Curry
Walter by Gerald Samuel McGowan II
Wild Goose Chase by Audrey Hackett
Wilhelmina Weasel by Molly Brady
Yrrem Samtsirhc From Mars by Naomi B Lisner
Zee and the Traveling Clippers by Larry Elmore