Berlin’s European Film Market to Launch Animation Days With Annecy Festival
The Berlinale's industry event next year will include a three-day focus on the international animation industry, as well as a new section, EFM Beyond, focused on cross-media collaboration.
The European Film Market (EFM) is getting animated. Berlin’s international film market, which runs Feb. 12-18 next year alongside the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival, is joining forces with Annecy, the world’s leading animation film festival, to launch EFM Animation Days, a three-day program focused on the global animation industry.
The inaugural Animation Days will run Feb. 12-14 and bring together animation creatives, studios, producers, buyers, financiers and cross-IP partners for pitch sessions, workshops, case studies, curated showcases, and networking opportunities.
Annecy and MIFA, its associated animation market, will curate a selection of animated works in progress, presented as the Annecy Animation Showcase EFM. The works will be productions set to deliver in the second half of 2026 and the selection will target buyers and festival programmers.
