The international animation festival, charged with Comic-Con energy: a competition for animated work, masterclasses and panels on AI inside classic pipelines, cinematics and game trailers, plus showcase screenings, with talent and guests from the world's biggest studios. From auteur shorts to studio blockbusters, ANIMATICON treats animation as a medium in its own right and a frontier for new technology, where established artists and a new generation of creators meet.

Highlight Grand award: the AnimatICON, the festival's honour for animation.