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100% of your contribution will be awarded to our winning filmmakers and make an impact in their lives.
100% of your contribution will be awarded to our winning filmmakers and make an impact in their lives.
Now Accepting Entries!
Anim8 Student Film Festival
The After Hours Film Society invites all students to participate in "Anim8," our 22nd annual student film festival. To comply, entrants must be students and must submit completed animation or experimental films with running times of 8 minutes or less for consideration. All submissions will be judged by film professionals and educators who have a knowledge of and respect for creativity, originality, ambition, and determination. Winning entries will be presented in a virtual program in November 2025. Generous cash prizes will be awarded to the Best of Show, Awards of Excellence, and Merit award recipients. Entry deadline: June 14, 2025. Click below for details.
2024 ANIM8 VIRTUAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
After Hours Film Society presents Anim8, its 21st annual student film festival. The virtual program enables access to film lovers around the world who want to see this exciting compilation of films.
Seventy-one students from eleven countries competed for awards this year and the entries were stellar! The top eighteen submissions, as selected by the judges, are at the heart of the festival. What you’ll see is the creative work of students from high school through graduate school – what you’ll get is an insightful and intimate look at the issues they are facing: themes like discovering love, finding acceptance, overcoming fear, and dealing with loss – it is all here!
Click the link above to watch the award-winning films in the After Hours Film Society's 2024 Anim8 Student Film Festival. We hope you will enjoy the show!
Seventy-one students from eleven countries competed for awards this year and the entries were stellar! The top eighteen submissions, as selected by the judges, are at the heart of the festival. What you’ll see is the creative work of students from high school through graduate school – what you’ll get is an insightful and intimate look at the issues they are facing: themes like discovering love, finding acceptance, overcoming fear, and dealing with loss – it is all here!
Click the link above to watch the award-winning films in the After Hours Film Society's 2024 Anim8 Student Film Festival. We hope you will enjoy the show!
