Animafest Zagreb

Animafest Zagreb, established in 1972 after Zagreb's animation industry earned international acclaim through the mid-century Zagreb School of Animated Films, is the world's second-oldest animation festival after Annecy. It ran biennially through 2004, added annual feature-film editions from 2005, and merged short and feature strands into one event in 2015.

Animafest Zagreb owes its existence to the international acclaim the Zagreb School of Animated Films earned through the 1950s and 1960s, acclaim strong enough that when Zagreb put itself forward to host a permanent animated-film festival at the 1969 ASIFA meeting in London, the International Animated Film Association accepted the city's bid, leading to the festival's establishment in 1972.