Submission Terms and Requirements

Thank you for your interest in submitting an entry for TAASE FESTIVAL.
This is an animation film festival, we accept Shorts, Student, Documentary, Immersive
Gameplay, Commercials and PSA, Pilots, Serial and Episode, Music Video.
To be eligible as an entry and for the Audience award, you must observe the following.

Animation:
Duration: Maximum 7. (Festival Director may accept up to 10 minutes)
Do get in touch to discuss any requests.

Content: Your animation should have a plot, story, beginning and ending and must include animation on screen for at least 90% of their runtime. 

Ai: It is your responsibility to specify and outline any Ai involvement in your content but more importantly to up to 30% Ai involvement is readily acceptable.

Subtitles: We do require subtitle in English as may be appropriate for your content. 

Quality: High quality entries 1080p minimum to be submitted

Admission: Sending an entry does not automatically qualify for final screening, each entry is evaluated in line with the requirements during a vetting stage however we will do the very best to screen every entry.

Age: Films must not be older than 5 years from 2026.

Entry: You can send up to 2 shorts as your entry

Rights: You must own rights to what you send in and you take full responsibility for its content and any copyright infringement. TAASEFest organisers take no responsibility.

By submitting your film you hereby give us the rights to publicly screen your film at TAASEFest, for non-commercial promotional use, inclusion in any related events, such as future screenings, pop-up programme, talks, workshop. 

Deadline: We want to accommodate all entry and schedule as much as possible. Early Submission 30th June, 2026. Late/Final Submission by 3rd August, 2026