Manchester Animation Festival celebrates all things animation in November each year, with screenings of feature and short films, masterclasses, workshops and the annual MAF awards. Rising from the ashes of the Bradford Animation Festival in 2015 at Manchester's new venue HOME, 2019 will see the 5th edition of the festival and welcome professionals, students, the passionate and the curious.

The Festival also makes the MAF awards for the best films of the year and the Industry Execellence Award for individual talent, as well as Fellowship awards.