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The festival’s diverse animation and film program brings together innovative works across different genres. From the diverse program of the Animation Festival 2025 to screenings at Moviemento and City Kino Linz, these audiovisual experiences open new perspectives, challenge perception, and invite audiences to engage with contemporary artistic and social narratives.

  • Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2025

    The 2025 Ars Electronica Animation Festival is a platform for exploring 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.

  • Ars Electronica Center Façade

    During the festival, the striking illuminated façade of the Ars Electronica Center will be transformed into a stage for digital art in public space.

  • Everyday Rebellion

    The Riahi Brothers (IR)

    Everyday Rebellion – The Art of Change is a cross-media documentary about creative forms of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience around the world.

  • Girls & Gods

    Arash T. Riahi (IR), Verena Soltiz (AT)

    In a taboo-breaking personal journey, Inna Shevchenko (FEMEN) meets extraordinary, inspiring women*, some of which are fighting against religion, others defend religion, and surprisingly many who are fighting to reform religion. They all are united by one belief: Women are magnificent. No God—neither in heaven nor on earth—may deprive them of their rights or subordinate them to men. They are determined to ensure this, no matter what the cost.

  • HOW TO BUILD A TRUTH ENGINE

    Friedrich Moser (AT)

    A film that reveals how our brains fall for fake news and conspiracy theories – and what we can do about it.

  • Young Animations

    A collaboration between Ars Electronica and OeAD, curated by Sirikit Amann (AT)

    Young Animations presents a selection of short films created by artists aged 19 and under, submitted this year to the Prix Ars Electronica in the category u19—create your world.