Cartoonvision Animation Contest™ is an international animation competition. The contest is held annually in an online format and consists of two Semi-Finals and one Grand Final.
By confirming participation in the Cartoonvision Animation Contest™, the creators, producers, and official representatives of the participating animated film grant the organizer full permission to:
Participants may withdraw their animated film from the contest without penalties by providing written notice to the organizer no later than three (3) months before the official start date of the contest.
After this deadline, withdrawal may be denied or subject to organizer approval.
This authorization ensures the organizer is not restricted by copyright claims from the rights holders regarding the official use of contest-related content.
An animated film, episode, or specific part that has previously participated in any edition of the Cartoonvision Animation Contest™ is not eligible to participate again with the same content.
Each contest entry must represent a new and unique submission that has not previously competed in the contest.
Animated films created fully or primarily using artificial intelligence (AI) without significant human creative direction are not eligible to participate.
The organizer reserves the right to request proof of human creative involvement in the production process. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in disqualification.
Each participating animated film must submit an official contest entry clip to the organizer.
The clip must meet the following requirements:
The clip serves as the official contest entry and will be:
The participating animated film must:
Failure to submit the official clip by the specified deadline may result in disqualification.
The contest results are determined by two equally weighted voting groups:
Professional Jury:
Audience Voting
Both groups contribute 50% of the final result.
Each participating country is represented by a national professional jury consisting of three (3) members.
Each jury member independently evaluates all participating animated films in the respective Semi-Final and Grand Final.
Each jury member must rank all participating animated films based on four (4) evaluation categories:
Based on these four categories, each jury member produces a single combined ranking of all participating animated films, from highest to lowest.
After all three jury members submit their rankings, the rankings are combined to produce one overall national jury ranking by aggregating the results of all jury members.
Based on the final combined jury ranking: The Top 10 animated films receive points and points are awarded as follows: 10th place — 1 point,
9th place — 2 points,...,1st place — 10 points.
All other animated films receive zero points from that jury.
The national jury ranking is final and submitted as that country’s official professional jury vote.
The animated film that receives the highest total number of points after combining jury and audience votes in the Grand Final becomes the winner of the Cartoonvision Animation Contest™.
The winning animated film receives the official title:
Winner of the Cartoonvision Animation Contest™ [Year]
The next edition of the contest is held in honor of the winning film, including:
By confirming participation, rights holders grant Cartoonvision Animation Contest™ a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:
Rights holders confirm that:
Any attempt to submit a copyright claim may result in:
Any attempt to manipulate voting, including artificial influence, automated systems, bots, or coordinated campaigns, will result in immediate disqualification.
The organizer reserves the right to investigate suspicious activity and make final decisions.
Participants, including creators, teams, and representatives, must maintain professional conduct. Strictly prohibited actions include:
Violation results in:
Cartoonvision Animation Contest™ is a politically neutral cultural event.
From the moment an animated film is officially announced as a participant until the conclusion of the Grand Final, all members of the participating film’s team, including creators, representatives, and associated persons, are strictly prohibited from:
This prohibition also includes any form of political messaging, including but not limited to:
Violation of this rule will result in:
The organizer reserves the right to:
All decisions made by the organizer are final.