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 Nightshades Animation Submission 2026
Official submission form for Nightshades Experimental Midwest Animation Festival 2026.

Nightshades is a free experimental animation screening by and for the animators of Kansas City, Missouri. 
This event will be hosted in the Stern Theater at Charlotte Street Foundation on November 13th and 14th, 2026.

-Free to submit (and free to attend)

 This program will feature short animation that uses techniques and processes beyond what is considered “industry standard” in animation today. This could include stop motion films that use physical materials in new and exciting ways, unconventional digital techniques, and non-traditional narrative structures.

Requirements for submission:
-Filmmakers must live in or be from Kansas or Missouri
-Priority will be given to Kansas City based artists
-Animation must be "experimental" in content, medium, or technique.
-Films should be approximately 15 seconds to 15 minutes in length.
-No AI
-Films must be finished (no in process work)
-Content is NOT required to be family friendly, but no racist, homophobic, orotherwise offensive content will be allowed.

SUBMISSIONS DUE OCTOBER 10th, 2026

-Films will be screened by a panel of jurors (TBD).
-Selected works will be notified via email by October 20th, 2026. 

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