#MoStopMo - The Stop Motion Shorts Festival: Season 7
Saturday, December 19th, 2026
The #MoStopMo YouTube Channel

Honoring the first form of animation ever put to film, we welcome entrants from around the globe, who've produced Stop Motion animation in any forms, including; clay, cut out, multi-plane, paint, pixilation, puppet, replacement, sand, shadow, etc... See rules for more info!

All screenings are free however donations are welcome via Paypal

#MoStopMo is an officially recognized IMDb Festival Event

Awards & Prizes

The #MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Festival is an officially recognized IMDb festival;

All Qualifying Submissions with an existing IMDb profile are eligible to formally be awarded their Festival Selection Status on IMDb.

All Qualifying Submissions will have their film's link hosted on the #MoStopMo website, and be mentioned in the Festival Screening.

All Qualifying Submission to The #MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Festival receive individual feedback on their animated short. Official Selections receive feedback from our Juror Panel of acclaimed and award-winning Animation Industry Professionals, according to their field of expertise!

Selected Submissions will be highlighted during the 2026 Festival, be featured in the Festival Screening, or both.

Selected Submissions of the #MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Fest will be screened via #MoStopMo's YouTube Channel.

Selected Submissions will be chosen for interview and featured on the #MoStopMo Podcast.

Rules & Terms

#MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Festival 2026: RULES & TERMS

If you have created a Stop Motion short in the past 2 years (2024 - 2026) and it is a complete, stand alone story (not an exercise, trailer for a longer short or an episode of a series), you are eligible!

IMPORTANT: Failure to follow the below listed rules will forfeit your entry to the festival, including your entry fee, so please follow directions carefully :) Once submitted, all fees are non-refundable.

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All entrants muse be at least 18 years of age

All elements of each submitted short must be original, authorized, or the legal property of the filmmaker; including design, characters, performances and music.

Any short found to implement AI generated art for their creative process will be disqualified (writing, editing, sound, music, compositing, animation, graphics, animation, design, effects)

All entries must demonstrate the use of ACTUAL Stop Motion Animation techniques in part or full, (EXAMPLES: physical sets, props or puppets; in-camera animation techniques, including clay, pixilation, sand and paint)

FILE FORMAT: Each entry must be formatted to, at minimum, HD 1080p mp4 file, and made available for download via our FilmFreeway site.

All submissions must be in English, or have English subtitles whenever applicable.

All shorts must be submitted in the correct timeframe category. If your project file total running time is not submitted to the proper timeframe category, it is subject to be disqualified.

Selected Shorts screening at the #MoStopMo Film Festival will be notified ASAP (usually in October/November). If you have not heard back from #MoStopMo within 2 weeks of the festival screening date, please follow up via email at info@mostopmo.com.

By entering The #MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Fest, you give the organizers of the festival permission to screen your film and to use any promotional stills, footage or descriptions for festival advertising, or screening purposes.

All Rules, Terms, Awards, Prizes and Event Details are subject to change at the discretion of #MoStopMo management.

All Submission fees are non-refundable.

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#MoStopMo is proudly presented by Mondo Machine and Dellarocco Studios (www.dellaroccostudios.com)
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  • Juan Pablo Bornio

    A fantastic festival! It was an honor to participate, to have Crazy Critters selected, and to receive an Honorable Mention. Thank you so much for promoting and supporting stop-motion animation worldwide!

    December 2025
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  • Pamela Oliver Munoz

    I was thrilled to have "Hurdles" selected to be a part of the MoStopMo festival. The other entries were so beautiful. The communication was excellent, and I appreciated the written feedback from some of the esteemed judges, and the fact that it was available to view online so friends and family could join.

    January 2025
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  • Ben Nixon

    A solid stop motion community. A great chance to showcase your work and receive handy feedback to improve your craft. Recommended!

    January 2025
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  • Jerry Makare

    I really enjoyed having my short selected and screened alongside some other great animators. The programming was engaging, the interview segments of the selected participants with industry feedback was great. Overall, I would recommend animators to submit. The only low score I'm giving is for networking, and that's only because the festival isn't really geared towards that so much as being a showcase for stop motion animators. All in all, I'm looking forward to their next event!

    December 2023
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  • Beatrice Jäggi

    Thanks so very much for this selection as well for interview and the precious feedback by Ray Gilberti. Hope to meet you guys again next time!

    December 2023
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