Out of 3050 submissions, the Fantoche selection teams have carefully chosen 89 animated short films.

Game Pop-Up – Submit your game!

For the second time, Fantoche is hosting a Game Pop-Up – an event that gives emerging game developers the opportunity to present their work to a broad audience at Trafo Baden.

Join in!

We’re looking for dedicated volunteers to support Fantoche! Various areas of the festival need helping hands. Find all info on tasks and how to register here on the link below. (Please note: the volunteer tool is only available in German)

Call for Entries: Kids for Kids & Toons by Teens

We are once again looking for works by young animation filmmakers for our two programmes: "Kids for Kids" (for children up to 12 years old) and "Toons by Teens" (for young people aged between 12 and 17).
Submit your films by 31 July 2025 at the latest via download link to programmation@fantoche.ch for a chance to win fantastic prizes from Nintendo Switzerland and Sterk Cine AG.

SAIA – Call for Entries

Submissions for the Fantoche SAIA - Swiss Animation Industry Award are now open until 27 June 2025! All animated commissioned productions that were created after 30 June 2024 and feature a significant Swiss contribution are eligible.

Per 1. Mai 2025 übernimmt Mischa Haberthür – vorerst auf zwölf Monate befristet – die Stellvertretung der Festivaldirektion.

We are delighted that Fantoche is now on the list of Oscar® Qualified Festivals.

Awards 2024

The award-winning films of the 22th edition of the festival.

Watch the Artists' Brunch 2024

Animators from the competitions 2024 give insights into their work.

Kulturkanton Aargau

Fantoche is one of the cultural flagships of the Canton of Aargau.