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Tuesday, 5. May 2026
09:00
Tu. 5.5.26 9:00—19:00
Exhibition Galerie b: Filmgeschichten im Gegenlicht
Adults Professionals Focus
Weitere Orte
Free
Tu. 5.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
13:45
Tu. 5.5.26 13:45—16:30
APD Conference
Professionals
Festival Centre
Accreditation
19:00
Tu. 5.5.26 19:00—20:48
Festival Opening with International Competition 1: Path of Life
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
21:30
Tu. 5.5.26 21:30—22:00
Exhibition Opening & Get together: Lotte Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Students With Guests Focus
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Wednesday, 6. May 2026
09:00
We. 6.5.26 9:00—19:00
Exhibition Galerie b: Filmgeschichten im Gegenlicht
Adults Professionals Focus
Weitere Orte
Free
We. 6.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
10:00
We. 6.5.26 10:00—11:15
Kitaprogramm: Komm, ich helfe dir!
Kids + Family With Guests
junge vhs
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 10:00—11:20
School Presentation: AKTO ART & DESIGN
Professionals Students With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 10:00—11:40
AniMovie Special: Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake
Kids + Family
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 10:00—11:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: International Competition 1
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
10:30
We. 6.5.26 10:30—11:50
Making of: Drachenreiter & Die Schule der Magischen Tiere
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
We. 6.5.26 10:30—13:00
Cosplay Live Drawing
Professionals Students
Festival Centre
Accreditation
11:00
We. 6.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone
Competition
Staatsgalerie
Free
We. 6.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone Extended
Adults Kids + Family German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
12:30
We. 6.5.26 12:30—14:10
German Animation 1: Memories, What Remains
Adults Professionals German Animation With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 12:30—13:55
In Persona: Hisko Hulsing
Adults Professionals Country Focus With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
13:00
We. 6.5.26 13:00—14:10
International Competition 1: Path of Life
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 13:00—14:20
Lecture: A New Playbook for Original IP
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
14:05
We. 6.5.26 14:05—14:55
Animation Around Europe: Estonia
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:30
We. 6.5.26 14:30—16:10
Work in Progress: Almost Financed
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
15:00
We. 6.5.26 15:00—16:35
AniMovie: A Story About Fire
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 15:00—19:00
Offene Kreativ-Werkstatt & Outdoor-Angebote
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
We. 6.5.26 15:00—16:45
Silhouettes in Lotte’s Footsteps 1
Adults Professionals Students With Guests Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 15:00—15:30
Cartoon Network presents: Regular Show & Die wunderbar schräge Welt von Gumball
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:30
We. 6.5.26 15:30—17:10
Panel: Shaping the Future
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
We. 6.5.26 15:30—16:00
Vor-Premiere SHOWTIME
Premiere Kids + Family With Guests
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
16:05
We. 6.5.26 16:05—17:20
Kiriku und die wilden Tiere
Kids + Family Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
16:30
We. 6.5.26 16:30—18:00
Panel: Told for Adults – The Untapped Power of Animation
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
17:00
We. 6.5.26 17:00—18:00
Get Together: Students and AG Animationsfilms
Professionals Students
Festival Centre
Accreditation
17:20
We. 6.5.26 17:20—17:30
Si Lunchai
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
17:30
We. 6.5.26 17:30—19:15
Student Competition 1: Soft Collisions
Adults Professionals Students Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 17:30—19:15
Hadithi Hadithi Kenyan Animation Showcase
Adults Professionals Country Focus With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 17:30—17:55
ITFS Connects: Mausi G
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:00
We. 6.5.26 18:00—19:40
Trickstar Nature Award: Terra Incognita
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 18:00—19:30
Studio Presentation: Toon2Tango & Fabian&Fred
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
We. 6.5.26 18:00—18:50
Auf Fritzis Spuren – Wie war das so in der DDR?
Kids + Family With Guests
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
19:00
We. 6.5.26 19:00—22:00
Open Stage Games BW
German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 19:00—20:20
Adult Swim presents: My Adventures with Superman Season 2
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:00
We. 6.5.26 20:00—21:30
AniMovie Special: Princes and Princesses
Adults With Guests Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 20:00—21:40
AniMovie: Light Pillar
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
20:30
We. 6.5.26 20:30—22:10
International Competition 2: Looking back
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 20:30—21:50
Pelikan Blue
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:30
We. 6.5.26 22:30—23:45
AniMovie Special: Tanz der Schatten
Adults Professionals With Guests Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
We. 6.5.26 22:30—23:55
German Adult Animation Series
Adults Professionals With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Thursday, 7. May 2026
08:30
Th. 7.5.26 8:30—10:00
Schulprogramm Klasse 1-4: Kopf hoch, los geht’s
Kids + Family With Guests
junge vhs
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 8:30—11:45
Schulprogramm + Workshop Klasse 1-4: Kopf hoch, los geht’s
Kids + Family
junge vhs
Registration
09:00
Th. 7.5.26 9:00—19:00
Exhibition Galerie b: Filmgeschichten im Gegenlicht
Adults Professionals Focus
Weitere Orte
Free
Th. 7.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
10:00
Th. 7.5.26 10:00—11:00
Kitaprogramm: Riesig gute Freunde
Kids + Family
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 10:00—11:40
Best of AnimaDok: Family Relations
Adults Professionals With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 10:00—11:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: International Competition 2
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
10:30
Th. 7.5.26 10:30—11:50
Student Competition 1: Soft Collisions
Adults Professionals Students Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 10:30—12:00
Making of: German Children’s Series
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Th. 7.5.26 10:30—12:00
Schulprogramm Klasse 1-4: Kopf hoch, los geht’s
Kids + Family With Guests
junge vhs
Ticket
11:00
Th. 7.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone
Competition
Staatsgalerie
Free
Th. 7.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone Extended
Adults Kids + Family German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
12:00
Th. 7.5.26 12:00—13:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: Student Competition 1
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
12:30
Th. 7.5.26 12:30—14:10
German Animation 2: Playgrounds
Adults Professionals German Animation With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 12:30—13:50
Master Class: Jörg Herrmann
Professionals With Guests Focus
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Th. 7.5.26 12:30—13:55
Dutch Animation Is Diverse
Adults Professionals Country Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
13:00
Th. 7.5.26 13:00—14:20
International Competition 2: Looking back
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 13:00—14:20
Workshop Talk: Animated Films – Recoupment of Financing
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
14:00
Th. 7.5.26 14:00—15:15
Trickstar Business Pitches
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
14:05
Th. 7.5.26 14:05—14:35
Neon & Bor
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:40
Th. 7.5.26 14:40—15:00
Kito, Maja und die Kugelkiste
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:00
Th. 7.5.26 15:00—16:30
Tricks for Kids 1: Kleine Begegnungen, große Freundschaften
Kids + Family Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 15:00—16:30
In Persona: Ülo Pikkov
Adults Professionals With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 15:00—19:00
Offene Kreativ-Werkstatt & Outdoor-Angebote
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Th. 7.5.26 15:00—15:00
Diploma Showroom: Animationsinstitut der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Adults Professionals Students
Weitere Orte
Free
Th. 7.5.26 15:00—15:30
Cartoon Network presents: Regular Show & Die wunderbar schräge Welt von Gumball
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:30
Th. 7.5.26 15:30—16:50
Workshop Talk: German Animation Screenplay Award – The Nominees
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
16:00
Th. 7.5.26 16:00—17:00
Get Together: Meet the Dutch Industry
Professionals Country Focus
Festival Centre
Accreditation
16:05
Th. 7.5.26 16:05—17:25
Der Siebente Rabe
Kids + Family Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
17:00
Th. 7.5.26 17:00—18:30
Manga & Anime: Workshop & Meet-Up
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
17:20
Th. 7.5.26 17:20—17:45
Lenas Hof
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
17:30
Th. 7.5.26 17:30—19:10
Student Competition 2: The Weight of Presence
Adults Professionals Students Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 17:30—19:00
AniMovie: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
17:35
Th. 7.5.26 17:35—18:00
ITFS Connects: Friedrichsbau Varieté Stuttgart
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:00
Th. 7.5.26 18:00—19:30
Studio Presentation: Spotted Bird & Submarine
Professionals Country Focus With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Th. 7.5.26 18:00—19:30
Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty Season 9 Preview and more
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 18:00—19:00
Maschinenblick: Macht, Mythos und Manipulation der KI-Bilder
Adults German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
Th. 7.5.26 18:00—18:35
idee BW Preisverleihung
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
19:00
Th. 7.5.26 19:00—20:30
AniX Awards
Professionals Competition With Guests
Festival Centre
Ticket
20:00
Th. 7.5.26 20:00—21:35
Best of Commissioned Work: Music Videos and Clips
Adults With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 20:00—21:35
AniMovie: Allah Is Not Obliged
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 20:00—20:00
ITFS x Comic Con Stuttgart Zoomania Cosplay Catwalk
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:30
Th. 7.5.26 20:30—22:15
International Competition 3: Encounters
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Th. 7.5.26 20:30—22:25
Disney’s Zoomania 2
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:30
Th. 7.5.26 22:30—23:50
Animated Oscars 2026
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Friday, 8. May 2026
08:30
Fr. 8.5.26 8:30—10:00
Schulprogramm Klasse 5-7: Der Kreis des Lebens
Kids + Family With Guests
junge vhs
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 8:30—11:46
Schulprogramm + Workshop Klasse 5-7: Der Kreis des Lebens
Kids + Family
junge vhs
Ticket
09:00
Fr. 8.5.26 9:00—19:00
Exhibition Galerie b: Filmgeschichten im Gegenlicht
Adults Professionals Focus
Weitere Orte
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
10:00
Fr. 8.5.26 10:00—11:00
Kitaprogramm: Serien-Preview „Die Baby Lemminge” und „Mr. Bean – Die Cartoon-Serie“
Kids + Family
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 10:00—11:20
Workshop: Music, Memory and Mood
Adults Professionals Students With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 10:00—11:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: International Competition 3
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 10:00—11:45
Work in Progress: International Projects
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
10:30
Fr. 8.5.26 10:30—11:45
Student Competition 2: The Weight of Presence
Adults Professionals Students Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 10:30—11:50
Making of: The Last Whale Singer
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Fr. 8.5.26 10:30—12:00
Schulprogramm Klasse 5-7: Der Kreis des Lebens
Kids + Family With Guests
junge vhs
Ticket
11:00
Fr. 8.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone
Competition
Staatsgalerie
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone Extended
Adults Kids + Family German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 11:00—0:00
Exhibition: Hunting – Winner of Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award 2025
Adults Professionals Students
Weitere Orte
Free
12:00
Fr. 8.5.26 12:00—13:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: Student Competition 2
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
12:30
Fr. 8.5.26 12:30—13:55
International Competition 3: Encounters
Adults Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 12:30—14:10
Student Competition 3: At the Fault Lines
Adults Professionals Students Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 12:30—13:50
Master Class: Michel Ocelot
Professionals With Guests Focus
Festival Centre
Accreditation
13:00
Fr. 8.5.26 13:00—14:20
Lecture: The Power of Animation in Immersive Live Entertainment
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Fr. 8.5.26 13:00—17:00
Trickfilm-Workshop: Menschenrechte im Alltag
Kids + Family
Weitere Orte
Ticket
14:00
Fr. 8.5.26 14:00—15:30
Workshop Talk: Creative Voices and Aesthetics from Africa
Professionals Country Focus With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Fr. 8.5.26 14:00—16:00
Edutain Me
Adults
Staatsgalerie
Registration
14:25
Fr. 8.5.26 14:25—14:55
Pol the Pirate Mouse
Kids + Family Country Focus With Guests
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:00
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—16:35
Tricks for Kids 2: Vom Verschwinden und Wiederfinden
Kids + Family Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—16:20
School Presentation: HSLU meets Adult swim
Professionals Students With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—19:00
Draw your Game: Einfach Spiele erstellen
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—17:00
Live Drawing Challenge
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—15:30
Cartoon Network presents: Regular Show & Die wunderbar schräge Welt von Gumball
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Fr. 8.5.26 15:00—19:00
Just for Fund
Adults Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:30
Fr. 8.5.26 15:30—16:50
Workshop Talk: Just One Day
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
16:05
Fr. 8.5.26 16:05—17:45
Drachenreiter
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
16:30
Fr. 8.5.26 16:30—17:50
Master Class: Melanie Beisswenger
Professionals Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Coming soon
Fr. 8.5.26 16:30—17:00
Game Talk: Hochschule Darmstadt
Adults German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
17:00
Fr. 8.5.26 17:00—19:00
Walk & Draw: Zeichenworkshop während eines Spaziergangs
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Registration
17:15
Fr. 8.5.26 17:15—18:00
Game Talk: Merz Akademie
Adults German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
17:30
Fr. 8.5.26 17:30—19:15
Student Competition 4: Inner Terrains
Adults Professionals Students Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 17:30—19:10
AniMovie: My Life in Versailles
Premiere Kids + Family Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
17:40
Fr. 8.5.26 17:40—18:00
ITFS Connects: MON€YGIRL
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:00
Fr. 8.5.26 18:00—19:30
Studio Presentation: Maurfilm & Zorobabel
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
18:15
Fr. 8.5.26 18:15—18:55
Animated Shorts: Michel Ocelot
Kids + Family Professionals Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:30
Fr. 8.5.26 18:30—19:50
AniMovie Special: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
Adults With Guests Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
18:35
Fr. 8.5.26 18:35—18:47
Animated Shorts: Jörg Herrmann
Kids + Family Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
19:00
Fr. 8.5.26 19:00—20:00
Animation around Europe: FAN. Festivals Animation Network Adults
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:00
Fr. 8.5.26 20:00—21:25
Trickstar Nature Award: Terra Incognita
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 20:00—21:35
Tribute: Phil Mulloy
Adults With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 20:00—20:15
Shorts by Spotted Bird
Adults Country Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:15
Fr. 8.5.26 20:15—20:25
Epifanía
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:30
Fr. 8.5.26 20:30—22:10
International Competition 4: Multitemporal
Adults Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 20:30—22:05
Der letzte Walsänger
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:00
Fr. 8.5.26 22:00—3:00
ITFS Party feat. Förderverein ITFS
Adults Professionals Students
Weitere Orte
Accreditation
22:15
Fr. 8.5.26 22:15—23:20
Animation around Europe: Portugal
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:30
Fr. 8.5.26 22:30—0:05
AniMovie: Bouchra
Adults Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Fr. 8.5.26 22:30—0:40
HBO Max presents: Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Season 2
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Saturday, 9. May 2026
09:00
Sa. 9.5.26 9:00—13:30
Trickfilm-Workshop: Menschenrechte im Alltag
Kids + Family
Weitere Orte
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 9:00—19:00
Exhibition Galerie b: Filmgeschichten im Gegenlicht
Adults Professionals Focus
Weitere Orte
Free
Sa. 9.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
Sa. 9.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Hunting – Winner of Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award 2025
Adults Professionals Students
Festival Centre
Free
10:00
Sa. 9.5.26 10:00—11:20
International Competition 4: Multitemporal
Adults Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 10:00—11:20
Work in Progress: ZAKO
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Sa. 9.5.26 10:00—18:00
Trickfilm-Werkstatt
Kids + Family
junge vhs
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 10:00—11:30
Filmmakers’ Talk: International Competition 4
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
10:30
Sa. 9.5.26 10:30—11:50
Student Competition 4: Inner Terrains
Adults Professionals Students Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 10:30—14:10
Workshop: AR Story Telling
Students With Guests
Festival Centre
Registration
11:00
Sa. 9.5.26 11:00—12:05
Tricks for Kids 3: Komm, ich helfe dir!
Kids + Family Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone
Competition
Staatsgalerie
Free
Sa. 9.5.26 11:00—20:00
GameZone Extended
Adults Kids + Family German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
12:00
Sa. 9.5.26 12:00—19:00
Offene Kreativ-Werkstatt & Outdoor-Angebote
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Sa. 9.5.26 12:00—14:00
Filmmakers’ Talk: Student Competition 3+4
Adults
Festival Centre
Free
Sa. 9.5.26 12:00—12:30
Cartoon Network presents: Regular Show & Die wunderbar schräge Welt von Gumball
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
12:30
Sa. 9.5.26 12:30—13:45
German Animation 1: Memories, What Remains
Adults Professionals German Animation
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 12:30—13:50
Master Class: Vera Neubauer
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Sa. 9.5.26 12:30—14:05
Silhouettes in Lotte’s Footsteps 2
Adults Professionals With Guests Focus
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 12:30—13:00
Shorts by Maurfilm
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
13:00
Sa. 9.5.26 13:00—14:10
International Competition 1: Path of Life
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 13:00—13:45
Animation around Europe: FAN. Festivals Animation Network Kids
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:00
Sa. 9.5.26 14:00—15:45
Work in Progress: Animation from Kenya
Professionals Students Country Focus With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
Sa. 9.5.26 14:00—14:30
Rabbit Academy – Die Häschenschule
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:30
Sa. 9.5.26 14:30—16:00
Helden-Workshop : Rabbit Academy
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Registration
14:35
Sa. 9.5.26 14:35—15:05
Animated Shorts: Vera Neubauer
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:00
Sa. 9.5.26 15:00—16:40
Tricks for Kids 4: Nach Hause kommen
Kids + Family Professionals Competition With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 15:00—17:02
School Presentation: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg & Animationsinstitut
Professionals Students
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 15:00—19:00
Offene Sound-Werkstatt
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:05
Sa. 9.5.26 15:05—15:50
Trickstar Nature Kids & Family: Kleine Grosse Welt
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:30
Sa. 9.5.26 15:30—16:50
Master Class: Nancy Denney-Phelps
Professionals With Guests
Festival Centre
Accreditation
16:00
Sa. 9.5.26 16:00—16:45
Game Talk: Hochschule der Medien
Adults German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
16:05
Sa. 9.5.26 16:05—17:40
Alles voller Monster
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
16:30
Sa. 9.5.26 16:30—18:30
Workshop: Märchenhafte Schatten – Silhouettenfilm
Kids + Family
Festival Centre
Registration
17:00
Sa. 9.5.26 17:00—17:45
Game Talk: Studio Seufz
Adults German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
17:30
Sa. 9.5.26 17:30—18:50
International Competition 2: Looking back
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 17:30—18:45
Student Competition 3: At the Fault Lines
Adults Professionals Students Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
17:40
Sa. 9.5.26 17:40—18:00
ITFS Connects: Comic Battle
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:00
Sa. 9.5.26 18:00—18:30
Lotte Reinigers Märchenfilme
Kids + Family Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:30
Sa. 9.5.26 18:30—18:45
Workshop-Präsentation: Menschenrechte im Alltag
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
19:00
Sa. 9.5.26 19:00—21:00
Award Ceremony
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 19:00—20:00
Animation around Europe: Bulgaria
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:00
Sa. 9.5.26 20:00—21:15
German Animation 2: Playgrounds
Adults Professionals German Animation
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 20:00—21:20
Best of ITFS 2025
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
20:30
Sa. 9.5.26 20:30—22:00
Flee
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:00
Sa. 9.5.26 22:00—22:10
Idyll
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
22:30
Sa. 9.5.26 22:30—0:10
AniMovie Special: Jinsei
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 22:30—0:00
Award Winner Reel Short Films
Adults Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Sa. 9.5.26 22:30—23:55
Animation around Europe: Poland / Adults
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Sunday, 10. May 2026
09:00
Su. 10.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Lotte’s Legacy – Shadow Play from Babelsberg to Southeast Asia
Adults Professionals Focus
Festival Centre
Free
Su. 10.5.26 9:00—21:00
Exhibition: Hunting – Winner of Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award 2025
Adults Professionals Students
Festival Centre
Free
10:00
Su. 10.5.26 10:00—11:25
International Competition 3: Encounters
Adults Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 10:00—11:10
Fantoche Kids Film Collection 2025
Kids + Family
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 10:00—13:00
Trickfilm-Werkstatt
Kids + Family
junge vhs
Ticket
11:00
Su. 10.5.26 11:00—17:00
GameZone
Competition
Staatsgalerie
Free
Su. 10.5.26 11:00—17:00
GameZone Extended
Adults Kids + Family German Animation
Staatsgalerie
Free
12:00
Su. 10.5.26 12:00—19:00
Offene Kreativ-Werkstatt & Outdoor-Angebote
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Su. 10.5.26 12:00—12:30
Cartoon Network presents: Regular Show & Die wunderbar schräge Welt von Gumball
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
12:30
Su. 10.5.26 12:30—13:50
Student Competition 1: Soft Collisions
Adults Professionals Students Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 12:30—13:50
AniMovie Special: Tales from the Magic Garden
Kids + Family With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
13:00
Su. 10.5.26 13:00—14:30
Walk & Draw: Zeichenworkshop während eines Spaziergangs
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Registration
Su. 10.5.26 13:00—14:15
Oink
Kids + Family Country Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Su. 10.5.26 13:00—13:30
Beatbox-Workshop
Adults Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:00
Su. 10.5.26 14:00—16:30
Workshop: Makey Makey – Controller bauen und Gamechallenge
Kids + Family
Staatsgalerie
Registration
Su. 10.5.26 14:00—15:30
Workshop: (Film)Welten aus Sand
Kids + Family
Festival Centre
Registration
Su. 10.5.26 14:00—14:30
Beatbox-Workshop
Adults Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:30
Su. 10.5.26 14:30—14:55
Dutch Animation for Kids
Kids + Family Country Focus
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
14:45
Su. 10.5.26 14:45—15:00
Zauberhaft-Ergebnisfilme
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
15:00
Su. 10.5.26 15:00—17:00
Tricks for Kids Preisverleihung und Gewinnerfilme
Kids + Family Professionals Competition With Guests
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Su. 10.5.26 15:00—16:30
Best of Fantoche 2025
Adults
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 15:00—15:30
Beatbox-Workshop
Adults Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Su. 10.5.26 15:00—16:50
AniMovie Special Teens: The Boy at the Edge of the World
Premiere Kids + Family With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
16:00
Su. 10.5.26 16:00—18:30
Fremde Welten im Green Screen
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
Su. 10.5.26 16:00—17:30
Workshop: (Film)Welten aus Sand
Kids + Family
Festival Centre
Registration
17:00
Su. 10.5.26 17:00—17:15
ITFS-Trickfilm-Werkstatt Film 2025
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
17:30
Su. 10.5.26 17:30—18:50
AniMovie Special: Mary Anning
Kids + Family
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 17:30—19:10
Shorts for Young Adults: One Day at a Time
Adults Students With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
17:40
Su. 10.5.26 17:40—18:00
The Mystery of Missing Socks
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
18:05
Su. 10.5.26 18:05—19:05
Animation around Europe: Poland / Kids
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
19:05
Su. 10.5.26 19:05—19:55
Animation Around Europe: Romania
Adults
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
20:00
Su. 10.5.26 20:00—21:25
AniMovie Special: Balentes
Adults With Guests
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
Su. 10.5.26 20:00—21:40
AniMovie Award Winner
Adults Professionals Competition
Innenstadtkinos
Ticket
20:30
Su. 10.5.26 20:30—22:10
Disney Pixar: Elio
Kids + Family
Open Air Schlossplatz
Free
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