ABOUT EVENT

Celebrating Animation Excellence – Expanding Across Asia

The ANN Awards 2025 returns with a bigger, bolder vision – now open to entries from across Asia. As one of the most prestigious recognitions in animation, the ANN Awards spotlight groundbreaking storytelling, innovation, and artistic mastery.
From studios and creators to independent artists and students, we invite the best of Asia’s animation talent to showcase their work on a global platform. Join us in celebrating creativity that transcends boundaries and shapes the future of animation.

Why you should be part of
Ann Awards

Celebrate Creative Excellence
The ANN Awards honor the finest achievements in animation, digital content, and storytelling across formats. By participating, you gain recognition for your team's hard work and creative brilliance, putting your project in the spotlight among the industry's best.
Gain Industry Recognition & Visibility
Winning or being nominated places your brand or project on a national platform, offering validation from a distinguished jury of industry veterans and decision-makers. It elevates your reputation, attracts new opportunities, and increases visibility with studios, platforms, and collaborators
Network & Collaborate with Industry Leaders
As part of the ANN Awards ecosystem, you join a vibrant community of creators, studios, producers, and tech partners. The awards night and summit provide unmatched opportunities to connect, collaborate, and stay updated with emerging trends and innovations in the AVGC-XR landscape
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

Be part of Asia’s biggest animation celebration!

The ANN Awards is expanding its reach to celebrate creativity and innovation across the entire Asian continent. We invite creators, studios, and artists to submit their best work in Animation..
Ann Awards
Arnab Chaudhuri Awards
Special Awards

Programming

Recognizes excellence in editorial strategy, storytelling, show curation, and content programming for animation and kids’ entertainment across TV

Social Media

Celebrates innovative and impactful use of social media for animation IPs, characters, series, or channels. Entries may include campaigns, fan engagement, or content virality across platforms like YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter), and others.

Digital OTT

Honors outstanding animated content created for or distributed via digital platforms or OTT services. This includes web series, shorts, specials, or platform-first properties.

Technical Individual Achievement

Recognizes innovation in animation production techniques, including rigging, compositing, lighting, rendering, and pipeline automation that enhances quality or efficiency.

Technical

Recognizes innovation in animation production techniques, including rigging, compositing, lighting, rendering, and pipeline automation that enhances quality or efficiency.

MAM-Media Advertising and Marketing

Awards excellence in marketing campaigns, branded content, ad films, promos, or channel branding that effectively use animation or are targeted at younger audiences.

Student-Short Film

Spotlights emerging talent by awarding short animated films created by students. Entries are judged on originality, craft, and storytelling potential.

Partner/services

Recognizes exceptional contributions by service studios, co-production partners, or outsourcing vendors involved in animation, VFX, sound design, dubbing, or post-production.

Technology

Celebrates new tools, software, platforms, or technical innovations that advance the animation, VFX, gaming, or kids content ecosystem.

Animate Feature Film

Awards excellence in full-length animated feature films made for theatrical or OTT release. Judged on animation quality, storytelling, design, and cultural impact.

L&M- Licensing and Merchandising

Recognizes outstanding efforts in translating animated properties into successful merchandising, consumer products, or licensing programs with market traction.

Live Action for Kids

Recognizes excellence in live-action programming created for children, including series, films, or special content that resonates with young audiences.

Arnab Chaudhuri Awards

Celebrates visionary direction, storytelling, or design in animation that reflects artistic brilliance and creative innovation—awarded in honor of Arnab Chaudhuri’s legacy.
9.00 - 9.30 PM
March 23, 2024

Special Awards

A day-long Open House for prospective Math students at Yale.

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Programming

Social Media

Digital/OTT

Programming

Social Media

Digital/OTT

Rules and Regulation

Eligibility
Public Release: Projects must have been publicly available between August 1, 2024, and August 1, 2025.

Languages: Content should be in English or if it is in any other language the subtitles are mandator

Submission Language: All forms and data must be in English.

Original Work: Submit original work created by or for you.

Multiple Entries: You can submit the same work in multiple categories

Complete Submission: Ensure all forms are fully filled with necessary data and authorization

Payment: Full payment must be made before the submission deadline.

Compliance: Entries violating rules or involving plagiarism will be disqualified.
Submission Process
Registration: Register online; after verification, you'll get login credentials.

Login: Access your account and select desired categories.

Entry Details: For each entry, fill out the form and attach supporting documents.

Media Links: Provide embed links (e.g., YouTube or Google Drive) for your content.

Attachment: Banner of project in 16:9 (Landscape) format, High resolution.

Invoice & Payment: View your auto-generated Proforma Invoice and proceed with payment.

Final Submission: Once payment is confirmed, your submission is finalized.
Additional Notes
Case Studies: Optional but recommended; include profiles, creative descriptions, strategies, results, and visuals.

Finality: No changes allowed after submission and acceptance.

Usage Rights: By submitting, you grant AnimationXpress India Pvt. Ltd. the right to use your materials for award-related activities.
Partnership Opportunities
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nehas@animationxpress.com
Speaker Enquiry
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anshitab@animationxpress.com
Awards Enquiry
Sanjana Chavan
+91 - 88791 75112
sanjanac@animationxpress.com

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