SCAD AnimationFest Animation Competition

Celebrate the next generation of animation at the inaugural SCAD AnimationFest Animation Competition! Making its debut at the 10th annual AnimationFest, this competition celebrates bold storytelling and artistic innovation as it spotlights talented rising animators. Featuring outstanding animated work five minutes and under from emerging creators, the competition showcases fresh voices and visionary artists who will shape the future of animation.

The competition will screen:

Al Ritmo del Apoyo, written and directed by Daria Mirzoyants
Boom! Grandpa, Boom!, written and directed by June Chia-En Lee
Dire Dryer, directed by Samantha Zielinski (B.F.A., animation, 2026) and written and directed by Genevieve Gonzalez (B.F.A., animation, 2026)
Doctor Me, written and directed by Toni Lee Aping
First Night Out, directed by Audrey Odell Stewart
Gaia, written and directed by Gwenola Heck
Princess Dina Bo Bina, written and directed by Ashley Johnsgaard and Ella Hiebert
STANDBY, directed by Shruthi Trichy Lakshmanan
Sunburn, directed by Esther Son (M.F.A., animation, 2025)
The Big Smoothness Era, written and directed by Yihang Xu
The Heist, written and directed by Lening Xu (M.F.A., animation, 2026)
The Tooth Seed, directed by Cecilia Mendoza (M.F.A., animation, 2026)
Waffles, directed by Mya Barnwell (B.F.A., animation, 2026) and Ashlyn Vanlandingham (B.F.A., animation, 2026)