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AniMela Festival: A Celebration of Animation, Gaming, VFX, Comics, XR and More!

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Official selection 2025 - Animation Short Film and Feature Film

We are excited to reveal the Official Selection for this year's AniMela Festival! After receiving an incredible range of submissions through FilmFreeway from filmmakers around the world, our programming team has carefully selected 31 outstanding films to be part of this year’s lineup.

Beyond these selections, the festival will showcase an even greater number of films through a specially curated lineup. This includes Best of Annecy Shorts, Celebrating Nina Sabnani, a selection of outstanding works from leading animation institutions, as well as celebrated works that have been recognized at prestigious festivals and the Oscars. Audiences can look forward to a diverse and enriching cinematic experience!

Selected Films

AniMela Festival 2025: India's first International Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics & XR Festival, in partnership with IDC, IIT Bombay.

Mark your calendars for this Festival from March 7-9, 2025 in IDC, IIT Mumbai Campus! This event is a must-attend for enthusiasts and professionals alike.

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AniMela - International Mifa Campus

AniMela 2025  announces the official selection of projects for its four-day "Talents" workshop, in partnership with the Annecy Festival.

ANIMELA 2024

An initiative by the Aniverse & Visual Arts Foundation (AVAF), Animela had its inaugural edition from Jan 18-21, at the NFDC Films Divison, Mumbai. AniMela’s goal is to promote talent and exhibit world class films and showcase artistic and technological reflection in the AVGC-XR space.

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TESTIMONIALS

Johanna Goldschmidt

Scriptwriter, Mentor

What an extraordinary festival! It was a true honor for me to be one of the mentors of the MIFA international campus, with so many great Indian talents. Fully rooting for our protégés who have done such a remarkable job. Supporting talent from all over the world and forging links across borders is the very essence of our jobs and our industry.

Luce Grosjean

Co-founder & CEO, Miyu Distribution

Discovering all your intensive works to set the festival and reunify all these talents for the events gave me full hope and joy for the future. I am looking forward to seeing how everything will bloom in the future.

Isabel Herguera and Gianmarco Serra

Makers of Sultana’s Dream

For us, to find at AniMela so many young friends who are doing wonderful things, giving substance to their dreams and talents, was to fill our hearts with light and joy.

Delphine Nicolini

Production Artistique, Mentoring, Educator

We spent 4 great days working with the project leaders and the final pitch during the festival, in front of a room full of animation professionals, made us proud to have accompany them. These workshops allow you to develop the creative and artistic aspect of projects and to bring talents from all over the world to life.  

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