Cinema that gives you goosebumps, open-air screenings in a festival atmosphere, hands-on animation, and gaming with depth – every year, ITFS transforms the city into a vibrant stage for stories, creativity, and encounters. Since 1982, the film festival has brought together international animation art with the regional creative scene, film education, and industry support.

Be part of it, connect with the industry, and experience film art up close.

Discover the full diversity of animation: with a carefully curated programme in Stuttgart’s Innenstadtkinos and at the open air on Schlossplatz, competitions, panels and talks with filmmakers, exclusive workshops, as well as games and interactive activities.

“International animated films that are hardly visible in Germany are given a stage here – creating new spaces for aesthetic education and international exchange.”
Heike Mozer, Commercial Managing Director, Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH