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Dublin Animation Film Festival *** DAFF 2025 on 7th & 8th November at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum ***

Tickets for Dublin Animation Film Festival 2025 are now on sale!

Buy your ticket here: https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/dublin-animation-film-festival-2025/

Dublin Animation Film Festival had a wonderful year in 2025!Thank you to everyone who submitted a film for this year's c...
20/12/2025

Dublin Animation Film Festival had a wonderful year in 2025!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a film for this year's competition and for everyone who attended the festival last month.

We are very grateful to our sponsors for making it happen: National Talent Academies Ireland and Animation Ireland, it was an absolute pleasure to organise this year's festival with you; and thank you to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for your ongoing support over the year.

Looking forward to seeing you all next year to keep celebrating the animation industry in Ireland and abroad!

We can’t believe it’s already been a month since DAFF 2025!For those of you who couldn’t attend the festival this year, ...
18/12/2025

We can’t believe it’s already been a month since DAFF 2025!

For those of you who couldn’t attend the festival this year, here are the winners of this year’s edition:

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
🥇Winner: “Retirement Plan” directed by John Kelly, Antidote.

SOCIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🥇Winner: “Wasting” directed by Laura Breslin, Atlantic Technological University.
🥈Honourable Mention: “Turmoil” directed by Daragh O’Shea, The National Film School, IADT.

BEST IRISH STUDENT SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “Lipstick” directed by Eilis O’Neill, The National Film School, IADT.
🥈Honourable Mention: “Wasting” directed by Laura Breslin, Atlantic Technological University.

BEST IRISH SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “Éiru” directed by Giovanna Ferrari, Cartoon Saloon
🥈Honourable Mention: “The Sorting Office” directed by Andrew Reid, Alt Animation.

BEST STORYTELLING
🥇Winner: “Retirement Plan” directed by John Kelly, Antidote.

SOCIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🥇Winner: “Wasting” directed by Laura Breslin, Atlantic Technological University.
🥈Honourable Mention: “Turmoil” directed by Daragh O’Shea, The National Film School, IADT.

BEST IRISH STUDENT SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “Lipstick” directed by Eilis O’Neill, The National Film School, IADT.
🥈Honourable Mention: “Wasting” directed by Laura Breslin, Atlantic Technological University.

BEST IRISH SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “Éiru” directed by Giovanna Ferrari, Cartoon Saloon
🥈Honourable Mention: “The Sorting Office” directed by Andrew Reid, Alt Animation.

BEST STORYTELLING
🥇Winner: “Retirement Plan” directed by John Kelly, Antidote.

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “My Name is Edgar and I have a Cow” directed by Filip Diviak, Bionaut, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

BEST INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SHORT FILM
🥇Winner: “All Hail The Duck King!” directed by Tommy Howlett, The National Film and Television School, England, UK

BEST COMEDY
🥇Winner: “Atomic Chicken” directed by Thibault Ermeneux, Lucie Lyfoung, Solène Polet, Capucine Prat, Anna Uglova, Morgane Siriex, L’École des Nouvelles Images, France.
🥈Honourable Mention: “Amen“ directed by Orphée Coutier, Bettina Demarty, Kimie Maingonnat, Laurène Perego, Louise Poulain, Avril Zundel, École des Nouvelles Images, France.

BEST SHORT FOR CHILDREN
🥇Winner: “My Marigolds” directed by Holly Emerson Byrne, The National Film School, IADT,
🥈Honourable Mention: “No Worries” directed by Chris Dicker, D11 Films.

BEST 2D
🥇Winner : “The Cat Burglar” directed by Saoirse Kelly, Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot College of Further Education.

Massive congratulations to all of you! 👏

DAFF 2025 is almost there!Checkout the fabulous programme that we've prepared for you:🎬 The National Talent Academies Ir...
05/11/2025

DAFF 2025 is almost there!

Checkout the fabulous programme that we've prepared for you:

🎬 The National Talent Academies Ireland is kicking things off on Friday with an industry day (Full programme on slide 9).

📽 The festival continues on Saturday with the screening of the films in competition this year. The awards ceremonies will close off the festival! 🏆

We look forward to seeing you all at dlr Mill Theatre to celebrate the Irish Animation industry and shortlisted films from animators from all over the world!

Thank you to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for their continuous support.

📢 The list of shortlisted films for the Irish Short Films category for DAFF 2025 is now up in the news section of our we...
05/11/2025

📢 The list of shortlisted films for the Irish Short Films category for DAFF 2025 is now up in the news section of our website!

These films will be shown on the second day of the festival, Saturday 8th November at dlr Mill Theatre .

👉 Follow the link in bio to buy your tickets. 🎟

Credit: "Every Other Weekend" directed by James Naughton, The National Film School, IADT.

📢 The list of shortlisted films for the Irish Short Films category for DAFF 2025 is now up in the news section of our we...
29/10/2025

📢 The list of shortlisted films for the Irish Short Films category for DAFF 2025 is now up in the news section of our website!These films will be shown on the second day of the festival, Saturday 8th November at dlr Mill Theatre

👉 Follow the link in bio to buy your tickets. 🎟

Credit: "Every Other Weekend" directed by James Naughton, The National Film School, IADT.

🎟 Tickets are now on sale for this year's festival! Come watch our amazing programme at the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum ...
29/10/2025

🎟 Tickets are now on sale for this year's festival!

Come watch our amazing programme at the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum on 7th & 8th November!

Friday 7th November: DAFF is thrilled to be partnering with The National Talent Academy for Animation and Animation Ireland this year to celebrate the animation industry. As part of the festival, the NTAA is organising a special screening of the Oscar-winning film Flow on Friday 7th November. The screening will be followed by an interview of the film producer Matīss Kaža.

Saturday 8th November: Screening of the shortlisted films for the DAFF 2025 Awards followed by the Awards Ceremony.

➡️ Buy your tickets now via the link in bio.

Thank you to .ie for their continuous support.

This year's trophies are in the making, lovingly crafted by Rachel Quinn Ceramics while our juries are reviewing all the...
21/09/2025

This year's trophies are in the making, lovingly crafted by Rachel Quinn Ceramics while our juries are reviewing all the incredible work that has been submitted this year.

DAFF 2025 will be taking place on 7-8 November in the dlr Mill Theatre, in collaboration with The National Talent Academy for Animation.
Stay tuned as tickets will be going on sale very soon!

Thanks to National Talent Academies Ireland, Animation Ireland and DLR Arts Office for your support.

Thank you all for submitting your shorts for DAFF 2025! 💙Over the past couple of weeks, the team has been busy getting t...
24/08/2025

Thank you all for submitting your shorts for DAFF 2025! 💙

Over the past couple of weeks, the team has been busy getting the films ready for the judging panels.
Stay tuned, we will be announcing the films shortlisted here and on our website for a screening in November. More details to come!

Credits: "Éire Job?" directed by Jack McHugh and Conor McNally.

⚠️ Last chance to submit your short film for those year's competition!We will be closing the call for entries this Frida...
29/07/2025

⚠️ Last chance to submit your short film for those year's competition!
We will be closing the call for entries this Friday at 5pm.

➡Apply now via the link in bio.

Credits: "Introducing Bovina Creamcracker Buttermilk" directed by Joseph Coveney and John O'Connell, Studio 9.

27/07/2025

🕔The clock is ticking - Make sure to submit your short film for this year's Dublin Animation Film Festival before 5pm next Friday 1 August!

Apply via the link in bio or visit our website.

Credits: "A Wind and the Shadow" directed by Kris Kelly, Enter Yes and Out of Orbit

Have you submitted your short film for this year's competition yet?Thanks to our new platform, the submission process is...
25/07/2025

Have you submitted your short film for this year's competition yet?

Thanks to our new platform, the submission process is quick, easy, and FREE!

Try it now and submit your short via the link in bio!

Credits: "Teacups" directed by Alec Green and Finbar Watson, and maps and plans

🚨 There's still time to submit your short film for DAFF 2025!Follow the link in bio and enter your submission before 5pm...
23/07/2025

🚨 There's still time to submit your short film for DAFF 2025!

Follow the link in bio and enter your submission before 5pm on Friday 1st August.

Credits: "Stand by me" directed by Rachel Dixon – Italic Pig

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