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Wednesday, February 4th

  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    New Francophone Shorts 1

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    Emily Hubley
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    Leah Shore
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    Kat Mukai
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    Mike Enright

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026

    6:45 PM
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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    New Francophone Shorts 2: Dark after Dark

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    Emily Hubley
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    Leah Shore
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    Kat Mukai
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    Mike Enright

    Wednesday, February 4, 2026

    8:30 PM
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Thursday, February 5th

  • Animation First 2026
    Film

    Animation Jam

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    10:30 AM
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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Haskell Library

    VR Programs

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    11:00 AM

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    11:00 AM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Le Skyroom

    Professional Panel
    Sound and Animation

    Signe Baumane
    Alan Hankers
    Pat Irwin
    Chris Wedge
    Alex Boya

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    5:30 PM
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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Tinker Lounge

    Animation Speak/Easy

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    7:00 PM

    This event is free!

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  • Animation First 2026
    Florence Gould Theater

    French Animation at the 2026 Oscars:
    Arco and Butterfly

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    7:30 PM
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Friday, February 6th

  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Haskell Library

    VR Programs

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    11:00 AM

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    11:00 AM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Centerpiece Film

    Tales from the Magic Garden

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Followed by the Centerpiece reception at 8:15pm

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Centerpiece Film

    The Best of Annecy 2025

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    9:30 PM

    Preceded by the Centerpiece reception at 8:15pm

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Saturday, February 7th

  • Animation First 2026
    Tinker Lounge (East 60th Entrance)

    Animation First Festival Lounge

    Saturday, February 7, 2026 - Sunday, February 8, 2026

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Shorts: Strawberries, Snails and Slugs: the Films of Sylwia Szkiłądź

    Sylwia Szkiłądź

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    1:45 PM

    Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Sylwia Szkiłądź

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Le Skyroom

    First Look: Sidi Kaba and the Gateway Home

    Sébastien Onomo

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    2:00 PM

    This event is free!

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  • Animation First 2026
    Le Skyroom

    The Sound of Animation: Nicolas Becker and Momoko Seto in Discussion

    Nicolas Becker
    Momoko Seto
    Jonathan Zalben

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    4:00 PM

    This event is free!

    Talk moderated by Jonathan Zalben, Music composer

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    The Magician of Ostend: The films of Raoul Servais

    Vito Adriaensens
    Emily Ann Hoffman

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    4:15 PM

    Followed by a Q&A with Vito Adriaensens, filmmaker and scholar, and Emily Ann Hoffman, filmmaker. 

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Haskell Library

    VR Programs

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    11:00 AM

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    11:00 AM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Allah Is Not Obliged

    Kazembe Balagun

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Followed by a Q&A with producer Sébastien Onomo moderated by Kazembe Balagun.

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Heart of Darkness

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    9:30 PM

    Preceded by a toast

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Sunday, February 8th

  • Animation First 2026
    Film

    Bumper Films

    Sunday, February 8, 2026 - Sunday, February 8, 2026

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Student Short Competition

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  • Animation First 2026
    Tinker Lounge (East 60th Entrance)

    Animation First Festival Lounge

    Saturday, February 7, 2026 - Sunday, February 8, 2026

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    New Francophone Shorts 3

    Emily Hubley
    Leah Shore
    Kat Mukai
    Mike Enright

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    12:00 PM
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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Le Skyroom

    Magnificent Puppets: The films of De Swaef and James Roels

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    1:45 PM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    The Songbirds’ Secret

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    2:00 PM
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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Le Skyroom

    Making of The Songbirds’ Secret

    Samuel Ribeyron

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    3:45 PM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Haskell Library

    VR Programs

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Friday, February 6, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    11:00 AM

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    11:00 AM

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  • Animation First 2026
    Talks
    Florence Gould Theater

    Animating the Surreal: A Conversation with Lavis and Szczerbowski

    Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    5:15 PM

    Followed by a Closing Night Party and Award Ceremony

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  • Animation First 2026
    Film
    Florence Gould Theater

    Closing Night Film

    Death Does Not Exist

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    8:15 PM

    Preceded by a Closing Night Party and Award Ceremony starting at 6:30pm

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