Six days, more than 690 films from 61 countries, an Oscar winner as guest of honour and free entry for everyone. From 23 to 28 October, Banja Luka becomes the capital of animated film.
The 18th International Animated Film Festival Banjaluka 2026, organised by the Feniks Art association, opens with Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit, who won the Oscar for the short film Father and Daughter (2001) and will receive a lifetime achievement award at the festival. Serbian animator Vuk Jevremović also gives a masterclass, and a retrospective of his work is a special part of the programme.
Programme by day
23 October: official opening at Cineplexx Palas (19:00), preceded by the exhibition “Veterans of Serbian Animation” at Kuća Milanovića (17:00).
24 October: Jevremović masterclass (15:00), focus on Polish animation (17:00), retrospective (21:00).
25 October: student and main competition selections.
26 October: Dudok de Wit masterclass (10:00, SKC), launch of the book A Life in Animation (15:00), screening of The Red Turtle (21:00).
27 October: children’s programme, panorama and a selection from the Novi Sad Film Festival.
28 October: closing with a screening of the award-winning films (19:00).
The selection includes three films from Bosnia and Herzegovina, among them Lana Čolić’s graduation film from the Academy of Arts of the University of Banja Luka.
📍 Cineplexx Palas / SKC / Kuća Milanovića, Banja Luka 📅 23–28 October 2026 🎟️ Free entry