The 2025 Ars Electronica Animation Festival offers a platform to explore the latest developments in digital animation art. Highlighted programs—including the Prix Ars Electronica Best-Of, the thematic program PANIC, and Austrian Panorama—celebrate the medium’s rich diversity and dynamic range. This curated selection brings together highlights from across the festival’s programs and selections from submissions to the New Animation Art category of Prix Ars Electronica 2025. Included in the program are one of this year’s Golden Nica winners and two Honorary Mentions from the Prix Ars Electronica.
Requiem for an Exit Documentation, Frode Oldereid (NO), Thomas Kvam (NO)
Supper, Erick Oh (US)
CORE DUMP, Alona Rodeh (IL/RO)
Greetings from the New World, Matthieu Mantovani (FR)
Auntlanties, Niceaunties (SG)
Shockwave, Mihai Grecu (RO)
Limen, Stefan Kirsche (AT)
Brosch AI – Distorted Dreams, Celine Pham (AT), Jolanda Abasolo (AT), Victoria Wolfersberger (AT), Juergen Hagler (AT)
Dream big little one, Julia Haruksteiner (AT), Sabrina Ransmair (AT)
Schubladendenken, Emily Baar, Katharina Janka, Johanna Kogler, BG/BRG Bad Ischl (AT)
Don’t Scroll Your Life Away, Selma Meißner (AT)
Lightfaces, bilding Basiswerkstatt (AT)
with everything extra spicy, BRGORG15 Media Highschool (AT)
home, BG/BRG Horn (AT)
Our Future Without Your Help, Alex Eisl, Chiara Erber, Katharina Nickel, Constanze Rainer, BG/BRG Bad Ischl (AT)
Rising, BORG Mistelbach (AT)
Totennebel, Gabriel Berger (AT), Valerian Hobel (AT)
Die ultimative Legende von BörtI, Leander Weinzettl (AT)
Herbert der Rutschentester, Jonas Kendlbacher (AT), Tim Klackl (AT)
B-Movie “B-VENGERS”, Allgemeine Sonderschule Klosterneuburg (AT)