Insomnia
at night the light is brightest
international open air
animation film festival
July 13—17, 2023
Russia. Kaluga and Moscow

Insomnia is a truly independent animation festival. It takes place every year in the big and beautiful field surrounded by forest and river.

Hundreds of best fresh animated films from all over the world on three really big screens — four nights in a row!

During daylight, our guests can enjoy other festival activities — lectures, live music concerts, performances, workshops, craft market, exhibitions, and art installations.

Those who don’t like tents and mosquitoes can attend competition screenings in Moscow movie theaters.

Dear friends!

Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2023 is open for entry submissions.

You can send us your new films via FilmFreeWay

See you in July!

Pavel Shvedov,
Program Director

Congratulations to the winners!

Dear friends!

The Jury of the 10th Insomnia International Animation Film Festival 2022 revealed the award winners.

The Insomnia Grand Prix and $1000

Oneluv / Varya Yakovleva / Russian Federation / 2022 / 10:35

‍The Profnastil Prize (the best animation of the international competition – short animation) and $500

Bestia / Hugo Covarrubias / Chile / 2021 / 15:00

The Debutoriya Prize (the best animation of the international competition - young animation) and $500

Goodbye Jérôme! / Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr / France / 2021 / 7:44

The Equilibristics Prize (the best non-narrative or experimental animation of the international competition) and $500

Anxious Body / Yoriko Mizushiri / France / 2021 / 5:46

The Child Dreams Prize (the best animation for young audiences)

A White-White Day / Vasily Chirkov / Russian Federation / 2022 / 6:04

The Music of the Night Prize (the best music video)

Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) / Raman Djafari / Germany / 2021 / 4:14

The Best Russian Animation Prize (the best animation of the national competition)

All Men Must Have Shoes / Anastasiya Lisovets, Leonid Shmelkov / Russian Federation / 2022 / 10:08

The Special Prize of the Jury

Iizuna Fair / Sumito Sakakibara / Japan / 2021 / 11:32

The Special Distinction of the Jury

Love, Dad / Diana Cam Van Nguyen / Czech Republic / 2021 / 12:00

My Tiger / Jean-Jean Arnoux / France / 2022 / 14:10

Steakhouse / Špela Čadež / Slovenia / 2021 / 9:30

The Diplomas of the Jury

3 geNarrations / Paulina Ziółkowska / Poland / 2021 / 8:30

Impossible Figures and Other Stories I / Marta Pajek / Poland / 2021 / 16:10

In the Upper Room / Alexander Gratzer / Austria / 2022 / 8:09

Letter to a Pig / Tal Kantor / France / 2022 / 16:40

My Friend Tiger / Tatiana Kiseleva / Russian Federation / 2021 / 7:06

Not For Me / Ivan Bondarenko / Russian Federation / 2022 / 8:06

The Insomnia’2022 Jury included animation directors Elizaveta Skvortsova, Ula Voytova, animation historian Natalya Avdeeva, producer and curator Nadezhda Svirskaya, and producer Ivan Vtoryh.

See you at the next Insomnia Festival in summer of 2023! The work of the selection committee will begin in the fall of 2022!

Best regards,

Pavel Shvedov,
the programming director of the Insomnia Festival

Every summer
Every summer
Every summer

Big open air festival, but with animation

Good vibes, warm atmosphere

Excellent people

Arts and architecture

Beautiful scenery

Best animation from around the world.
4 nights in a row!
Best animation from around the world.
4 nights in a row!
Best animation from around the world.
4 nights in a row!