GIRAF21
GIRAF is a celebration of independent animation, a showcase of the best of what's being made here in Canada and around the world, in-person at the Globe Cinema and online for select dates
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When
November 13, 2025 – November 16, 2025
In-person at Globe Cinema and QAS HQ
Where
Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1H1
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Festival runs Nov. 13-16, 2025
The lineup has been released and tickets are now available for the 21st Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF), an annual event hosted by Calgary’s Quickdraw Animation Society. For our 21st festival, we are moving back to in-cinema screenings and we can't be more excited to share 60+ short films, 3 workshops, 4 features, and other chances to engage with the wonderful medium of animation as well as the community here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.. Join us November 13- 15 at the Globe Cinema; Nov 16th at the QAS Studios and from Nov. 17- 23rd we will be offering a select short film packages via an online Video-On-Demand service. Welcome to GIRAF!!
Highlights include:
- Featured artist WINSTON HACKING leading 2 workshops highlighting his Infinifold and Photoslop techniques! Also check out his retrospective and Artist Talk!
- Northern New Wave, a special shorts pack that celebrates our own community and local artists! Including 8 world premieres and followed by an artist Q and A!
- Festival artwork and trailer by local artist Sofiya Iurkevich!!
- A marketplace on the second floor of the Globe with local artists selling their awesome wares through Tigerstedt!
Individual tickets to all GIRAF screenings and artist talks are $12. A full festival pass is $65.