From the freaks who brought you INVINCIBLE and THE WALKING DEAD, Spike and Mike's Animation is returning! Fresh off our inaugural theatrical release nationwide (Halloween 2025), we are reopening submissions on a rolling basis for inclusion in our theatrical and digital programming. See your short up on DA BIG SCREEN, participate in a thriving indie animation community, and much more!

We accept short animation submissions (less than 15 minutes). We are always accepting new submissions for exhibition in theatres and digitally! Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website for more information ----> https://www.spikeandmikefest.com/termsandconditions

SHORT REQUIREMENTS:

-Short must be your own original work, and/or you must have all rights necessary to submit the Short and to grant the rights set forth herein.
-If non-English dialogue is utilized, Short must have English subtitles.
-Short must be at least 1 minute in length but no more than 15 minutes in length, including title cards.
-Short must be submitted in the following format: Digital upload, HD (1920x1080 or equivalent pixel density, higher preferred).
-Short must include creator credits in the work itself.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT DO NOT SKIP:

You must also upload your film to the Dropbox file request link below. Due to the awesome but unexpected number of submission for this round, we created a new review pipeline to ensure all films are reviewed in a timely manner. Please do this as soon as possible after submitting on Filmfreeway. You may also submit directly to our website instead.

LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/request/YQZJzt4FrSqef97KsKMq

SUBMISSION CONTENT RESTRICTIONS:

Short may not contain, and you hereby represent and warrant that it does not contain, any content that:
-includes music for which you cannot grant the rights set forth in the Grant of Rights to Entries set forth below (Skybound reserves the right to require proof in a form acceptable to Skybound);
-infringes upon the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, performers’ rights, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity;
contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including music, lyrics, dialogue), without permission to the extent permission is necessary;
-contains any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;
-contains the names or voices of any person, or otherwise identifies any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without permission, to the extent permission is necessary; or violates any law, rule or regulation.

You, the submitter of the Short, are of at least thirteen years (13) of age or older as of the date of submitting the Short. If You are between thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) years old, you agree that you will have a parent or legal guardian agree to the terms on the entry form above.

IMPORTANT: By submitting your short via FilmFreeway you are accepting our terms and conditions as expressed on our website. Please read fully before submitting! For any questions, please reach out to spikeandmikefest@skybound.com