Animation Is Film is a major animation festival produced by GKIDS in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Variety, and ASIFA Hollywood.  The inaugural event takes place October 19-21, 2018 at the historic Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood (TCL Chinese 6 Theater) and features a highly selective showcase of the best animated films from around the world, plus red carpet, filmmaker Q&As, special events, receptions, short film programs, VR Lounge, and both juried and audience awards.

Animation Is Film fills a gap in the market by launching a world-class animation festival in the US, with its home in the world capital of filmmaking. The Festival embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action and will be a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of.

ArtCenter is proud to be recognized as an industry partner of the Animation is Film Festival. To puchase tickets and for more information, visit animationisfilm.com.