New York festival event will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Union Hall, 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Animation Block Party in Los Angeles is Sunday, September 27, 2026 at the Lyric Hyperion, 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Animation Block Party 2026 returns with summer festival shorts!
Featuring the best new animated festival films from around the world.
Animation Block Party shorts to appear alongside live animated comedy via Picture This.
Microloops under 10 seconds are available for entry to screen at Animation Block Party via Malt Adult.
Animation Block Party will continue in September with live events in New York and Los Angeles starring the live comedic talents of Picture This Comedy alongside animated festival shorts.
The New York festival event will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Union Hall, 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Animation Block Party in Los Angeles is Sunday, September 27, 2026 at the Lyric Hyperion, 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Fest prizes will include Dragonframe software, Animation Block DVDs, art supplies and a filmmaker stipend.
Frost Quake Tootle now available on all streaming platforms!
Frost Quake premiered in LA on December 20, 2025 at Animation Block Party Winter Extravaganza!
Animation Block Party returns December 20th with a Winter Extravaganza starring Picture This comedy!
Animation Block Party Winter Extravaganza will take place at The Lyric Hyperion featuring original content alongside live animated comedy via Picture This Comedy.
Poster Illustration by Robert Bohn Art.
New holiday Animation Block Cartoon in progress with Tootle the Turtle, animated by Xiongliang (Ben) Li.
Malt Adult Animation Night returns Sunday, November 16th at the Color Club Ballroom!
Sponsored by Animation Block Party*
Color Club is located at 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618.
Animation Block Party hosted a special Animation for Kids festival on August 9, 2025 at the Simons Theatre at the New England Aquarium.
The official Aquarium festival winners are….
Audience Award: Whereabouts by Suejee Lee!
Whereabouts (Suejee Lee / Brooklyn, NY / 2 min)
A riso-printed short following a woman’s journey through NYC.
Best Student Film: Soup by Ava Azarmi!
Soup! (Ava Azarmi / CalArts / 2:36 min)
God makes soup. The soup is (somewhat) intelligent life.
Brand new animated spot produced by GBH for Animation Block Party at the Aquarium!
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