Picture by Studio Arhøj
PICTOPLASMA x CPH is an electrifying festival and conference at the crossroads of contemporary art, design, illustration, and animation. It’s a celebration of visual storytelling, where imagination takes centre stage, and characters come to life!
PICTOPLASMA x CPH aims to create a hub for Scandinavian artists, designers, and animators to showcase their work, share ideas and build a community around their passion. More than an event, it’s a playground for creativity. From illustration to animation, game design to interactive experiences, and urban to graphic arts, we encourage interdisciplinary conversations to push the boundaries and shape the future of character-driven storytelling.
PICTOPLASMA x CPH is organised with the support of PICTOPLASMA.
The speakers
Rediscover the 2026 speaker panel
LEGO Design
Jeanette Norgaard
Studio Arhoj
Sara Koppel
Animation Submissions
Animation submissions
ARE YOU BASED IN THE NORDICS?
Submit your character-driven animated short films, music videos of experimental work to Pictoplasma x CPH!
All animated short films (experimental, narrative, non-narrative, commissioned, or student films) will be considered for the 2nd Pictoplasma x CPH festival selection. There is no submission fee.
Please send your submissions via download link to hello@cph-pictoplasma.com by the 15th of May 2027, as Full HD Quicktime (ProRes 422 HQ or H.264 codec). The average length of animation entries considered for the official festival selection is between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Each submitted film MUST be accompanied by the entry form bellow.
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