Open Call for the 2nd Puyan Student Short Animation Festival Announced
The second edition of the Puyan Student Short Animation Festival has published its open call. Students and graduates interested in the art of animation can submit their work to take part in this national event.
Eligibility Requirements for the Puyan Festival
- All students across the country, at any academic level and in any field of study, as well as graduates who completed their studies no more than two years ago, are eligible to participate in the festival.
- There is no restriction on participants’ field of study; the only requirement is being a current student or falling within the permitted post-graduation period.
- The festival only accepts short narrative and experimental animations.
- Each participant may submit up to two works to the festival; however, only one work per participant will advance to the screening and final judging stage.
- Registration and submission of a work must be carried out solely by the director or a member of the work’s production team.
- Works must not have been previously screened at earlier editions of “Tehran University Animation Week” or the “Puyan Student Animation Festival.”
- There are no restrictions on subject matter, technique, style, execution method, or runtime.
- Submission of an official poster is mandatory for all works.
Judging Process
After an initial review by the technical committee, all qualifying works will be submitted to the selection panel, and the chosen works will be announced for screening and final judging at the festival.
Technical Requirements for Participation
Technical Specifications for Submitted Videos
- Video format: MP4 or MOV
- Video codec: H.264
- Resolution: 1920×1080 pixels
- Audio format: AAC, 320 kbps bitrate, 44.1 kHz sample rate
- No additional information such as logos, dates, etc. should appear on the video
Technical Specifications for Poster Files
- High-quality JPEG file for online display, RGB color mode
- TIFF file, minimum size A3, CMYK color mode
How to Submit a Work to the Festival
Submissions must be made exclusively through the official Puyan Festival website using the PORSLINE platform. Please do not send submissions to the festival’s email address.
Official website: www.puyanfestival.ir
Student Competition Awards
- Special Festival Award and cash prize for Best Animation, as chosen by the jury
- Festival trophy and cash prize for Best Direction
- Festival trophy and cash prize for Best Animation (Animating)
- Festival trophy and cash prize for Best Screenplay
- Festival trophy and cash prize for Best Film, as chosen by the audience
- Honorary diploma and cash prize for the audience’s second-place film
- Honorary diploma and cash prize for the audience’s third-place film
* The jury may also award an honorary diploma in any category.
* Works selected for the competition section will receive an official certificate of participation.
Important Notes
- Submissions must not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others; the work’s owner bears full responsibility for any legal claims.
- It is recommended that participants not leave their submissions until the final days.
- Submitting a work constitutes full acceptance of the festival’s rules and regulations.
- Once a submitted work has been approved for the festival, it may not be withdrawn from the screening.
- If artificial intelligence is used at any pre-production stage (concept design, character design, storyboarding, ideation, environment design, and similar processes), the participant is required to submit documentation of the production process (prompts, intermediate versions, and tools used) along with the work.
Puyan Animation Festival Timeline
- Submission deadline: 30 Mehr 1405 (approx. October 22, 2026)
- Selection and judging of works: Second half of Aban 1405 (approx. early-to-mid November 2026)
- Festival dates: 7–12 Azar 1405 (approx. November 28 – December 3, 2026)
- Venue: Fine Arts Campus, University of Tehran
We’re waiting for your spark.