This February, join us for the ninth edition of Animation First, the biggest animation festival in the United States! This year’s festival will run from Tuesday, February 3 through Sunday, February 8, and will present six feature-length films and eight short film programs, with a special focus on Belgian animation, including classics and new films. Curators Delphine Selles-Alvarez and Chloé Dheu explain, “With this year’s program we are delighted to once again spotlight animation at its best, as an art form that engages, delights and surprises. From paper cut-outs and clay puppets to hand-drawn and CG animation, this year’s filmmakers mine the potential of animation to tell stories of deep contemporary social and political resonance, as well as engage in lighter subjects of friendship, story-telling and epic adventures. Children and adults alike are in for unique discoveries at Animation First 2026.”
