CORTOONS GANDIA FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 2026, FROM 23 TO 25
Cortoons Gandia is the International Animated Film Festival of Gandia, organized by Cortoons Festival, the city of Gandia, la Generalitat Valenciana, through the Institut Valenciá de Cultura (Culturarts), and the participation of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) Campus de Gandia.
In the 2016, after 12 years of great success in Rome, Cortoons international festival of animated films, he moved to Spain in the beautiful town of Gandia in the province of Valencia.
The 22th Cortoons Festival Gandia edition will be a great festival of animated films for professionals, animation film funs and all the general public.

The competition categories are:
International animated short film from 1 to 4 minutes
International animated short film from 4 to 20 minutes
Spanish animated short film
Spanish animated short films produced in the Valencian Community
Graduation animated film

Works may take place after January 1st, 2024.
The deadline is september 01, 2026
There is no entry fee
WE DO NOT ACCEPT SHORT FILMS MADE WITH AI

Contact us:
info@cortoons.es
www.cortoons.es

Best animated short film from 1 to 4 minutes.
Best animated short film from 4 to 20 minutes.
Best Spanish animated short film.
Best animated short film produced in the Valencian Community.
Best animated short graduation film.
Cortoons Special award: best animated short film.
Best European female director of animated short film.

Participants and Works
All the national and international producers and filmmakers who wish to participate, can register
an unlimited number of works, which meet the registration requirements.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT SHORT FILMS MADE WITH AI
The limit of duration is 20 minutes for short film.
Works may take place after January 1st, 2024.
There is no limit to animation techniques.
The required format for the screening is: .mov, .mpeg y .mp4 con codec H264.
There is no partecipation fee.
The shipping costs, via online will be borne by the person / company that presents the opera.
The deadline will be September 01, 2026.
Once the registration has been made, the film can not be removed.
It will be necessary to attach a minimum of two images of the film in JPEG format, with a
minimum resolution of 300 dpi and the film synopsis.
Movies in languages ​​other than English will have to include English subtitles.
You hereby authorize the reproduction and transmission purposes promotional and archive of 20% of the work, up to a maximum of 3 minutes.
 
Copyright
The author, producer or distributor who registers the film will declare to be the owner, to have acquired or to make a legitimate use of all the contents of the film and of its copyright.
Cortoons Festival is authorized to project the work registered in other activities organized always to promote Cortoons Gandia festival.

Selection of works
The Artistic Direction of Cortoons Gandia will make the selection according to the criteria it seems appropriate. The organization will notify the results of the selection, before 05 of September 2026, only to the authors of the selected films.
Copies sent for registration will not be returned.

Diffusion of images
The images provided can be used in different media to promote Cortoons Gandia, respecting the conditions indicated in the form.

Acceptance of the rules
Participating in Cortoons Gandia 2026 implies the full acceptance of these rules.
The organizers reserve the right to change the rules in exceptional cases.
For any doubt, write to info@cortoons.es

ESPAÑOL:
Los Participantes y las Obras
Podrán participar todos los productores y realizadores nacionales e internacionales que lo deseen y cumplan con los siguientes requisitos de la inscripción.
NO ACEPTAMOS CORTOMETRAJES REALIZADOS CON IA
La inscripción en el concurso es gratuita.
El período de inscripción finalizará el 1 de septiembre de 2026
Podrán participar todas las obras realizadas a partir de la fecha 1 de enero de 2024.
El límite de duración será de 20 minutos como máximo para los cortometrajes.
Podrán estar realizadas en cualquier técnica de animación.
El número de obras a presentar por cada participante es ilimitado.
Los formatos digitales de video aceptados serán .mov, .mpeg y .mp4 con codec H264.
Los gastos de envío de las obras, vía online serán asumidos por la persona/sociedad que se presenta al festival.
Una vez efectuada la inscripción, la película no podrá ser retirada.
Se adjuntarán un mínimo de dos fotogramas de la película (formato JPEG y resolución mínima de 300 dpi).
Se adjuntará una breve sinopsis de la obra en diez líneas de texto como máximo.
Las películas realizadas en idiomas distintos al castellano tendrán que incluir subtítulos en inglés.

Derechos de Autor / Copyright
El autor, productor o distribuidor que inscriba la película declarará ser  titular, haber adquirido o hacer un uso legítimo de todos los contenidos de la película y de sus derechos de autor (copyright).
Se autoriza a Cortoons Festival a la proyección de la obra inscrita, en otras actividades organizadas siempre a promover Cortoons Gandia Festival.

Selección de las obras
La dirección Artistica de Cortoons Gandia efectuará la selección de acuerdo con los criterios que considere oportunos. La organización notificará el resultado de la selección, antes del 5 de septiembre de 2026, únicamente a los autores de las películas seleccionadas.
Las copias enviadas para la inscripción no serán devueltas.

Difusión de imágenes
Las imágenes facilitadas podrán ser usadas en distintos medio de comunicación para ilustrar los diferentes materiales de difusión y comunicación de Cortoons Gandia, respetando las condiciones indicadas en el formulario.

Aceptación de les bases
Participar en Cortoons Gandia 2026 implica la aceptación plena de estas bases.
Los organizadores se reservan el derecho de cambiar las reglas en casos excepcionales.
Para resolver cualquier duda, escriba por fabor sin compromiso a info@cortoons.es

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  • This is a FANTASTIC festival...I was lucky enough to be one of this years winners and the welcome I got was so touching. I was looked after every minute, everyone was so friendly, got to enjoy warm sun, good food, a few beers and watch some great animations with fellow animators. Everyone at Cortoons is so friendly and fun!!! Top Festival, highly recommend.

    October 2025
    Response from festival:

    we loves you, Trevor!!!!!!!!

  • lea vidakovic

    Wonderful festival! I am so happy that I was able to come to Gandia and had a chance to enjoy the festival and the kind hospitality! Made with <3 Thanks so much!

    October 2024
    Response from festival:

    Hi Lea, you are a great director and great woman.
    We are waiting for your next short film :)

  • Nikola Radulovikj

    It was an honor to visit the Cortoons animation festival. Great hospitality by the organizers and we had a great time in beautiful town of Gandia! The festival was full of great diverse and fun events throughout and had so many visitors. One of the best if not the best festivals I’ve been to and I can’t wait to visit again! Gracias!

    October 2023
    Response from festival:

    We loves you Nikola!!!

  • Michal Kracmer

    The only contact that festival made with me was when I actually wrote them that our film was notified as selected and noone has reached to us. Their email was this: "we can't download the screening copy from Filmfreeway or Vimeo. Could you please send us by wetransfer at this address?" Nothing more. I find it quite rude and disrespectful.

    October 2023
    Response from festival:

    Dear Michal, your short film was selected for the official competition from among 2,100 short films, becoming part of the 80 officially screened, and you were notified, like all the other selected authors, through this platform. We also had to remind you to send the file for screening as it was not uploaded, like the other 100 on this same platform or on Vimeo. What exactly is rude and disrespectful? Do you think we should phone all the authors or invite them to Spain or have 100 short films win every year? Do you know what it means to organise a festival for 19 years? So, dear Michal, instead of insulting you should thank us, not for selecting "Lights" for the competition, but for giving authors from all over the world the chance to show their works to the public and relate to the Festivals with less arrogance, less presumption and a little more respect. Alessandro d'Urso Cortoons Gandia Festival Director

  • Gisela Chicolino

    A festival on this topic is really a necessary one. Please keep working on generating this exquisite programming for the audiences.

    October 2022
    Response from festival:

    Thank you Gisela, we will continue to work...