Turku Animated Film Festival
The whole festival week builds up to this event, when the best of TAFF 2026 are awarded and celebrated
Koko festivaaliviikko huipentuu tähän palkintoseremoniaan jossa festivaalin parhaat elokuvat kruunataan
Tulossa pian, coming soon.
This screenings films will be announced soon!
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English. Favourite films as chosen by the team behind TAFF. Film list will be announced after Award Ceremony 29.8.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi. TAFFin tuotantotiimin valitsemat suosikkielokuvansa. Esitettävät elokuvat julkaistaan palkinnonjaon jälkeen 29.8.
Estonia, 2026. 12 minutes.
Battling boredom, a little boy gets trapped in the boot of a car. When he gets out, he’s no longer the same.
Spain, 2025. 7 minutes.
The name you are given at birth can mark your destiny. Marciano knows a lot about that, who only wants a friend to sing with… But the universe always conspires to make your dreams come true.
Brazil, 2026. 4 minutes.
Some notes on a particular January.
Canada, 2025. 3 minutes.
Anonymous Hymn gives voice to the forgotten objects of Montreal’s streets. Pareidolia and opera intertwine to reveal hidden, singing faces that transform the “ugly” into beauty. A brief tribute to the small, invisible presences quietly animating our everyday world.
China, 2025. 5 minutes.
A son came home and told his father that he had won the school football game, so his father wanted his son’s glory to be seen by everyone.
France, Slovakia, 2025. 15 minutes.
A routine work trip for married couple Hana and Kornel suddenly turns into an adventurous struggle for survival. In a remote forest, far from civilization, they are forced to face not only the wilderness, but also the fragile terrain of their long-term, stagnant relationship.
France, 2026. 15 minutes.
Every year, Rose and Lina, two sisters who aren’t particularly close, have to make the trip to Ostend in Belgium for the traditional New Year’s Day swim imposed by their mother. Problem: she is no longer there… she’s dead.
Between a wild boar, a disco lady, and knights, Rose and Lina try to get along.
United Kingdom, 2026. 6 minutes.
Spoon finds a coupon
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English. A screening of the favourite films as chosen by our audiences. Screening is concluded by the Audience Award winner.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi. Näytös yleisöjemme suosikkielokuvista. Näytös päättyy Audience Award palkinnon voittajaan.
France, Hungary, 2026. 15 minutes.
Abducted into a jungle tribe’s brutal initiation, three adolescent girls enter a divine dimension—where taming their soul animals, giant snakes become the only path to adulthood.
Estonia, 2026. 12 minutes.
Battling boredom, a little boy gets trapped in the boot of a car. When he gets out, he’s no longer the same.
Australia, United Kingdom, 2026. 15 minutes.
An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Germany, 2025. 14 minutes.
In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.
Finland, 2026. 5 minutes.
Richard goes on a cycling trip filled with freedom, fantasy and love.
United States, 2026. 13 minutes.
A documentary film crew visits a flooded city in the middle of a great acidic ocean.
Selection of awarded films of 2026.
Valikoima vuoden 2026 palkituista elokuvista.
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
Croatia, 2026. 7 minutes.
A race begins to finally prove who is faster, the Tortoise or the Hare. Both set off confident of victory, but halfway through they fall into a deep, dark pit. The Hare tries to climb the muddy walls, while the Tortoise digs for a way out, but to no avail. They realise that only by joining forces can they escape the pit. The initial hostility turns into friendship when, through joint efforts, they manage to find a way out.
Czech Republic, 2026. 7 minutes.
An animated documentary that, through an intimate conversation between a daughter and a mother, searches for understanding and explores family bonds. The film reveals the inner conflict between freedom and sacrifice. Gradually, walls that connect and confine us across generations emerge, shaping who we are to ourselves and to one another.
Belgium, France, 2025. 17 minutes.
In the 1990s, 8-year-old Agata leaves Poland for Belgium. Through her eyes, the reality of migration becomes an initiatory experience.
Portugal, Finland, 2026. 9 minutes.
In an attempt to identify itself, a body without a horse moves through its absences and voids.
Colombia, United States, 2025. 10 minutes.
While dealing with a strange being that lives inside her, a woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence. By exploring the experiences they share through their bodies, she manages to confront the nature of what inhabits her.
Switzerland, 2025. 11 minutes.
Today, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she’s finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.