Manchester Animation Festival
Also known as MAF
8-12 November 2026; online 13-30 November
Next edition: Confirmed: 8-12 November 2026
In-venue 8-12 Nov; online 13-30 Nov. Official FAQ contains one isolated 2025 typo in the venue sentence.
Animation festival and industry programme
About this festival
A Manchester animation festival with cinema screenings, industry activity, awards, education work and online access after the venue dates.
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Official sources for Manchester Animation Festival
- Official festival sitemanchesteranimationfestival.co.uk ↗
- Official programme sourcemanchesteranimationfestival.co.uk ↗
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What's on
Key strands
programme; screenings; filmmaker activity
Genres and themes
Animation festival and industry programme
Filmmaker events and Q&As
Q&As, panels or industry activity where listed
Online or in person
hybrid: in-venue 8-12 Nov and online 13-30 Nov
Audience
festival audiences; filmmakers; local cultural audiences
Notes
Controlled expansion pass; no images added.
Venues
- Mowlem Theatre, Swanage — Swanage, South West
Also listed: HOME Manchester; Manchester Central Library; Anthony Burgess Foundation; Impossible; Gasworks; Bridgewater Hall; Maldron Hotel; online