Revisit 90’s animated fantasy feature The Princess & the Goblin yn gymraeg at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Saturday 27th September! The film starts at 2:30pm and tickets are £5 - £7! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this classic on the big screen for the first time!✨ 🎟️ bit.ly/Tour-2025

📣 Submissions for Cardiff Animation Festival 2026 close on Monday 22nd September! Don’t miss out! Submit your animated shorts for consideration at #CAF26 Submit your work here: filmfreeway.com/CardiffAnima...

ATTENTION! ‼️ It is TIME for an announcement ⏰ Update your watches, change your alarm clocks & mark your calendars... CAN on 2nd October 2025 will be starting at 7pm! We have curated a fabulous hour of indie animation from around the globe to watch with friends old & new! 🍻 🎟 bit.ly/CAN-OCT

Revisit the cult classic Welsh fantasy The Princess and the Goblin with a rare showing on the big screen - yn Gymraeg! 👸🧌 This is the first time it has been screened in cinemas across Wales! 🍿 Check out all the dates and get your tickets here: bit.ly/Tour-2025

Free screening of animated indie shorts live on YouTube TONIGHT! 🤩

Revisit 90’s animated fantasy feature The Princess & the Goblin yn Gymraeg at Gwyn Hall on Saturday 30th August! The film starts at 2pm and tickets are £4.95! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this classic on the big screen for the first time! ✨ 🎟️ bit.ly/Tour-2025

We loved seeing you all tonight for the INBETWEENS screening followed by a wonderful Q+A! Huge thanks to Luzie Ilgner, @skwigly.bsky.social and filmmakers for bringing these beautiful films to Chapter!

This Saturday 23rd August at 5pm, Cardiff Animation Festival presents INBETWEENS in partnership with @skwigly.bsky.social & Chapter! 🤩 Watch a selection of shorts on the big screen celebrating queer filmmaking and storytelling through animation! 🎟 Tickets: cardiffanimation.com/inbetweens

This Saturday 5pm at Chapter Arts Centre, Skwigly have teamed up with @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social to present INBETWEENS, a night of incredible animation with a focus on LGBTQIA+ themes. www.skwigly.co.uk/events/event...

Did you know that we're touring The Princess and the Goblin to cinemas across Wales? 👸🧌🐈‍⬛ Don't miss this rare opportunity to see the 90's classic on the big screen yn gymraeg! The tour starts this week in Pontardawe! ✨ Check out all the dates and tickets on our website here: bit.ly/Tour-2025

Revisit 90’s animated fantasy feature The Princess & the Goblin yn gymraeg at Pontardawe Arts Centre on Tuesday 19th August! The film starts at 1pm and tickets are free! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this classic on the big screen for the first time! ✨ 🎟 bit.ly/4nZOXpM

Don’t miss SAVAGES – a stunning stop-motion film by Claude Barras set in the lush Bornean rainforest. After the film, join us for the chance to meet local conservationists & discover how you can get involved in protecting our environment 💚 🗓 13 August 1pm 📍 Chapter 🎟 bit.ly/Savages-CAF

Cardiff Animation Festival presents INBETWEENS in partnership with @skwigly.bsky.social & Chapter - an evening of contemporary animated short films exploring LGBTQIA+ themes & stories. The screening celebrates queer filmmakers & storytelling through animation. 🎟 www.cardiffanimation.com/inbetweens

📣 Cardiff Animation Nights is online! 🎉 Join us live on YouTube - Thursday 28th August for a curated hour of indie animated shorts from across the world! Films start at 8pm BST, you can watch wherever you are and join in the conversation in the live chat! Subscribe: youtube.com/cardiffanimation

Revisit classic 90's animated fantasy Y Dywysoges A'r Bwgan (The Princess & the Goblin) at CellB Blaenau Ffestiniog on Friday 15th August, 4pm! Grab a slice of pizza, enjoy the film, check out the original artwork and see how the film was made! 🎞️ 🎟 Tickets: www.cardiffanimation.com/caf-on-tour-...

Join us for a summertime Animation Nights on Thursday 31st July at The Underdog, Cardiff ☀️ There will be an hour of incredible animation with a short break in the middle to top up your drinks, order some food and make new friends 🎉 🎟 Register for free tickets: bit.ly/CAN-July

👸 CAF On Tour | CAF Ar Daith 🧌 Revisit the cult classic Welsh fantasy The Princess and the Goblin on the big screen in venues across Wales for the very first time! 🍿 More dates to be announced soon! ✨ Sign up to our Newsletter for all the updates & upcoming events: bit.ly/CAF-Newsletter

Cardiff Animation Festival is back in 2026, 23- 26 April for another instalment of amazing animation & festival fun! 🥳 Regular submissions are now OPEN! 🚨 Head to our FilmFreeway to submit your work 🎞 Submit here: filmfreeway.com/CardiffAnima...

Join us on Thursday 31st July for Cardiff Animation Nights at The Underdog! We'll be back for another screening of indie animated shorts, drinks and summer vibes! 😎 Doors open at 7:30pm and films start at 8pm, see you there! 🎟 Register for your free tickets here: bit.ly/CAN-July

Cardiff Animation Nights is back online this Thursday 26th June, live on YouTube! Join us for an hour of indie animated shorts from the festival circuit! Films will start at 8pm BST 🍿 Watch-along here: youtu.be/FYFM8_hrdQs?...

🦜Earlybird submissions are open now!🎞️ Submit your animated short films for consideration at the next edition of Cardiff Animation Festival! Earlybird closes on Monday 30th June! Find out more information and how to submit your work: filmfreeway.com/CardiffAnima...

We attended the Arts & Business Cymru Awards last week with Lauren Orme, director of Cardiff Animation Festival. It was great to meet and celebrate some of the many innovative creators that are reshaping the landscape of arts and culture in Wales! @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social #ABCAwards #artswales

Join us on Sunday 22nd June, 3pm at Chapter for a screening of animated short films by the children of Gaza. All profits from the screening will go towards supporting Haneen's work so she can continue running animation workshops with children in Gaza. 🎟 www.cardiffanimation.com/gaza-shorts-...

We wanted to say a massive thank you to the students of University of South Wales for creating incredible idents for the Cardiff Animation Weekender! If you missed them at the Weekender you can check out all the idents on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwFx...

Haneen Koraz is an animation artist & educator in Gaza. Throughout the war on Gaza, Haneen & her team have been running workshops & making films with displaced children & women. Joanna Quinn & CAF are bringing some of these animated films from Gaza to Cardiff for a special fundraising screening.

🤩 Cardiff Animation Weekender Highlights! ✨ Huge thank you to everyone who joined us in-person and online for the Cardiff Animation Weekender 2025! Check out the highlights reel from the weekend filmed and edited by the brilliant Copa Cymru team!

Our Toon Boom tutor Dani Abram will be back in September to share more of her industry-specific knowledge, so make sure to book your place! Applicants living in Wales are eligible for a 50% discount. Full information on all of our future courses is available on our website: clothcat.com/academy

We’re so excited to announce the dates for Cardiff Animation Festival 2026! 🎉 The festival will be held at Chapter 23-26 April & online 23 April - 10 May 2026! Early bird submissions are now open for the BAFTA qualifying edition! Early bird closes on 30th June! filmfreeway.com/CardiffAnima...

Thank you so much to our wonderful funders, sponsors, supporters, and patrons for making Cardiff Animation Weekender possible! Diolch yn fawr, caru chi 🩷

It’s the final weekend that you can catch Cardiff Animation Weekender Online! ✨ Watch the following events until Sunday 1st of June! ✍️ In Conversation with Chris Shepherd 🧌 The Princess & the Goblin Q&A 🍊 Boys Go To Jupiter Q&A 🍿 Oska Bright Shorts 🎞️ CAF Shorts 🎟 Tickets: bit.ly/CAW-Online

Live at 8pm TONIGHT! 🎉 See you in the live chat! 🍿

Our online Beacons short film fund roundtable is next Tuesday! Ein bord gron ar gyfa cronfa ffilmiau byrion yw dydd Mawrth nesaf!

Join us online TONIGHT for the Oska Bright shorts watch party! 🥳 Enjoy a a huge range of animation styles and themes in this eclectic shorts programme! So sit back, relax at home, enjoy wherever you are and chat with fellow festival goers in the live chat! 🍿 🎟 bit.ly/CAW-Watch-Pa...

🎬𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 - 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙈𝙀 Catch the Weekender online until 𝟬𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲! 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝 The artist, BAFTA nominated writer, filmmaker & comedy legend talks inspiration for his graphic novel Anfield Road. 🎟️ bit.ly/CAW-Online-C... @thechrisshepherd.bsky.social

We loved seeing all your creativity with our Dotty comic templates during Cardiff Animation Weekender! ✏️ Can you spot your creation? 👀 The template is still available online if you'd like to create your own at home! bit.ly/Dotty-Pen-Pals

𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 • 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙈𝙀 If you didn't join us in-person, you can catch the Weekender online until 𝟬𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲! 𝐘 𝐃𝐲𝐰𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚’𝐫 𝐁𝐰𝐠𝐚𝐧 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧) 𝐐&𝐀 See the Q&A with crew on the cult classic, Welsh fantasy feature!✨ ⮕ www.cardiffanimation.com/weekender-on...

✏️ SKETCH SHOWDOWN! ✏️ This year we launched a new event Sketch Showdown where animators went head-to-head to draw classic cartoon characters from memory! 💭 Culminating in a nail biting final round between @daniabram.bsky.social and @mattpartridgeanimation.com where Dani was victorious! 🥇

Join us online for the first watch party TONIGHT! Enjoy a hand picked selection of animated short films screened at Cardiff Animation events over the last decade!✨ Sit back, relax at home and chat with fellow festival goers in the live chat! See you there at 8pm (BST)! 🎟 bit.ly/CAW-Watch-Pa...

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for a nostalgic weekend of animation on the big screen at Chapter! Take a look back at all the incredible events from Saturday! Don't forget - you can catch all the online events until Sunday 1st of June! 🎟 bit.ly/CAW-Online

From Team CAF, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone that joined us at Chapter! However, if you didn't manage to catch us in-person then don't worry, as the Weekender continues online until 1st of June! 🥳 Check out the full online programme here: www.cardiffanimation.com/weekender-on...

Dedicated to my fellow dinosaur kids 🦖🦕 This was my submission for the 48 hour quickdraw challenge. It was also shown at @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social on saturday #2danimation #animatedshort #quickdraw2025 #promosky

Really chuffed with this Gromit model I made at @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social today #modelmaking #craft

🎬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 | 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗬𝗗𝗗 - 🅢🅤🅝🅓🅐🅨!⚡️ Tomorrow is the final day of our in-person, vibrant programme of animated nostalgia, deep cuts, cult classics & brand new gems!✨ Check out the run-down of Weekender events on 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 ⇨ www.cardiffanimation.com/weekender-su...

Exciting developments ahead of @cardiffanimfest.bsky.social Weekender tonight as #WomenInAnimation launch their much-anticipated UK chapter www.skwigly.co.uk/events/event...

🎬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 | 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗬𝗗𝗗 - 🅢🅐🅣🅤🅡🅓🅐🅨! ⚡️ Tomorrow, we launch our vibrant, hybrid programme of animated nostalgia, deep cuts, cult classics and brand new gems! ✨ Check out the run-down of Weekender events on 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬 ⇨ www.cardiffanimation.com/weekender-sa...

🎬 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗬𝗗𝗗⚡️ 𝙾𝚂𝙺𝙰 𝙱𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃: 𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 (𝟷𝟻) Mae dangosiad animeiddiadau Oska Bright ’nôl ac yn well nag erioed, gydag ystod enfawr o arddulliau a themâu!✨ 📅 Dydd Sadwrn 17 Mai ⏰ 1:05pm 📍 CHAPTER • Dangosiad isdeitlau + Iaith Arwyddion Prydain ⇨ bit.ly/oska-bright

🎬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥⚡️ 𝙾𝚂𝙺𝙰 𝙱𝚁𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃: 𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚁𝚃𝚂 (𝟷𝟻) ️ Oska Bright’s animation screening is back and better than ever, with a huge range of styles and themes!✨ 📅 Sat 17 May ⏰ 1:05pm 📍 CHAPTER • Subtitled + BSL interpretation ⇨ bit.ly/oska-bright #CDFANIMATION25

1/2 🎬 Spark joy, indulge in nostalgia and discover new favourites - with our special Weekender feature film selection!✨ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙱𝙴𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 • 𝙱𝙾𝚈𝚂 𝙶𝙾 𝚃𝙾 𝙹𝚄𝙿𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚁 • 𝚈 𝙳𝚈𝚆𝚈𝚂𝙾𝙶𝙴𝚂 𝙰'𝚁 𝙱𝚆𝙶𝙰𝙽 • 𝙶𝙷𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝙲𝙰𝚃 𝙰𝙽𝚉𝚄 • 𝚆𝙰𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙲𝙴 & 𝙶𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙸𝚃: 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝚁𝙾𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝚁𝙾𝚄𝚂𝙴𝚁𝚂 + 𝚅𝙴𝙽𝙶𝙴𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝙼𝙾𝚂𝚃 𝙵𝙾𝚆𝙻 Info ⇨ www.cardiffanimation.com

🎬 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗬𝗗𝗗⚡️ 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐔𝐒 𝐲𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨 𝐢 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐲𝐝𝐝! Mwynhewch noson o gymdeithasu, rhwydweithio, a llond y lle o hwyl gyda’r digwyddiad poblogaidd o Lundain! 📅 Dydd Sadwrn 17 Mai 🕖 19:00 📍CORP YARD 🎟️ AM DDIM ⇨ bit.ly/CAW-festivus...

🎬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥⚡️ 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟! FESTIVUS helps studios find crew and crew find careers. Enjoy an evening of socialising, networking and all-round fun with the beloved London-based event! 📅 Sat 17 May 🕖 19:00 📍Corporation Yard 🎟️ FREE ⇨ bit.ly/CAW-festivus...