Am 30. Juni 2026 entscheidet der Grosse Rat über die Motion Miro Barp vom 16. Dezember 2025, welche der Kulturförderung im Kanton Aargau jährlich mehr als drei Millionen Franken entziehen würde. Die unterzeichnenden Kulturinstitutionen warnen vor den Folgen dieses kulturpolitischen Richtungsentscheids.

12th Fantoche Industry Day

The twelfth ‘Industry Day’ on 4 September 26, with the theme ‘Hope is a word with 24 fps’, offers a counterpoint to the uncertain state of the world. This year’s programme focuses on humanity and solidarity.

Volunteer Call 2026

Would you like to help shape Fantoche 2026? Sign up with no obligation and be the first to know as soon as the shifts are released. That way, you can secure your preferred shifts before they’re snapped up.

It’s worth bringing friends along: for every person you recruit as a new volunteer, you’ll receive a free cinema ticket.

We’re looking for accommodation for our filmmakers during the festival. 

Game Pop-up – Submit your game!

For the third 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.

SAIA – Call for Entries

Submissions for the Fantoche SAIA - Swiss Animation Industry Award are now open until 5 July 2026! All animated commissioned productions that were created after 30 June 2025 in Switzerland are eligible.

Fantoche wird Teil der Kurzfilmnacht

Fantoche beteiligt sich neu mit einem eigenen Programm an der Kurzfilmnacht-Tour der Internationalen Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.

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

to this year's picture gallery

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

Kulturkanton Aargau

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