What is Womanimation!? As the name implies, it's a festival showcasing acclaimed animated film stories created by women from around the world.
From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-d to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival showcases wide-ranging visual styles.
Womanimation! 2023
The thirteenth edition of Womanimation! took place on Saturday 8th July at Greenwood Features in Bethel, CT, USA.
Click here for details on the films, and read more on the festival by clicking here.
Womanimation! 2024
We will be accepting submissions for the 2024 festival beginning in March 2024.
Please do not submit films in advance of that time.
Submission Guidelines
Festival films must be animated, directed by a woman, and narrative in structure (no music videos, trailers, non-narrative experimental pieces, and so forth.)
For 2024, we prefer films completed in 2022, 2023 or 2024. Earlier films are ineligible.
There is no fee to submit a film for consideration.
Technical Guidelines
Resolution/Dimensions:1080p, 2K, or 4K.
Codec: H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC preferred. ProRes acceptable (file will be converted before screening)
Frame rate: 24 or 25 fps
Bit Rate: Between 5 Mbps and 20 Mbps, depending on resulting file size, preferably less than 100MB/minute
Subtitles: Embedded preferred but can accept .srt files or similar
As of January 2023, we are not accepting DCP submissions.
Other Recommendations
None of the following criteria disqualify a film but may count against films in consideration for acceptance:
- Films shorter than 2:00 or longer than 20:00
- Films from 2022
- Films available publicly online
- Films that have played extensively in the US (especially northeastern US)
- Subtitle problems (too small, poor contrast, excessive grammar/spelling errors)
Sending Film Files
To submit a file, you can send the film file to our WeTransfer page directly.
Otherwise, use a service such WeTransfer, DropBox, or Google Drive. Share with email address mergingartsfilmMergingArts@MergingArtsgmailMergingArts.MergingArtscom.
Filmmakers accepted into the festival are strongly encouraged to provide film stills and a photo of the filmmaker.