Animation Block PARTY 2025 is open for submissions!
Animation Block Party is August 9, 2025 at the New England Aquarium!
FILM SUBMISSION RULES:
Animation Block Party 2025: Animation for Kids festival is open for entries through July 14th!
Films must be in the time range of 5 seconds to 30 minutes and family friendly as the festival is themed for kids!
Animation Block Submission preference is HD 1920 x 1080 QuickTime in H.264 or Apple ProRes compression.
Please use www.wetransfer.com, www.hightail.com, www.sendspace.com, www.dropbox.com or another FTP type website to send a QuickTime of your film to: animationblockparty@gmail.com
Digital QuickTime submission is required. Please label your QuickTime file with the name of your film.
Short films are $5 to enter, if submitting more than one short, you must submit a separate entry fee and QuickTime for each film.
Do not send us your only copy of your animation. Any materials you send us will not be returned.
You will receive a confirmation of your received media by email once it has been registered in our system.
Audience Award and Student Film winners will receive ABP merch + $500 stipend, Dragonframe software and more!
Please follow all animation entry rules to confirm your submission: short film entry fee, film download link and submission form.
The Animation for Kids 2025 film lineup will be announced on Monday, July 21st at the ABP website!
quicktime entry requirements:
We DO NOT accept DVD submissions. Digital QuickTime submission is required.
Please email an HD 1920 x 1080 QuickTime in H.264 or Apple ProRes compression to animationblockparty@gmail.com
We prefer that filmmakers use www.wetransfer.com, www.hightail.com, www.sendspace.com, www.dropbox.com or another sharing site to submit your film.
To ensure delivery of film entry, please copy and paste the link provided by your file sharing website in body of email cover letter to animationblockparty@gmail.com and label your QuickTime file with the name of your animated short.
Do not send the only copy of your animation. Any materials you send us will not be returned. All works will be transferred to a digital stream for the festival.
By entering your animation for consideration, you attest that you hold all right to exhibit the given work. You have read, understand, and agree to all Animation Block Party entry guidelines, requirements and legal information*
HOW to submit:
Animation Block Party: Animation for Kids festival entry fee is $5 per film.
Once you have processed your $5 entry fee, please proceed with film submission form below.
