The 2026 Call for Animations is now open!

✨ Submissions are now accepted for the 2026 Detroit International Festival of Animation. We welcome animated works of all styles, genres, mediums, and contexts—whether traditionally hand-drawn, stop-motion, CGI, or any form of digital animation....

THANK YOU!!!

🎉 THANK YOU for making DIFA 10 unforgettable! 🎉 We’re beyond grateful to everyone who joined us and helped make the 10th Detroit International Festival of Animation a huge success. We hope you had...

New DIFA Artwork by Smushbox!

We’re thrilled to unveil brand-new artwork for the Detroit International Festival of Animation, wonderfully crafted by the incredibly talented Smushbox! 💙 This amazing and fun design perfectly captures the vibrant spirit and creativity of...

Introducing the DIFA animation archives

We welcome you to revisit (or discover) the variety of wonderful animations at past DIFA festivals on the new DIFA Archives Section.  Also there is the new DIFA Animation Channel that allows you to play...

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