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Submissions for the 2026 Sea Slug Animation Festival are now open.
Submit to the Furious Edition via FilmFreeway.
Entry Fee Waivers
Sea Slug seeks to eliminate entry fees as a common form of festival income. Our 2026 entry fees are priced at $5 USD across all deadlines to reduce thoughtless spamming. However, any and all interested filmmakers are welcome to simply contact us to receive a waiver code for your entry fee—guaranteed. Our goal is to receive no money from filmmakers! Entry fees received incidentally generally won't be reimbursed. Please reach out if you have a concern about your entry fee. (Updated September 2, 2025).
Screening Fees
In an effort to value the labor of artists and increase the sustainability of art as a career, Sea Slug will pay all short films accepted to the 2026 Sea Slug Animation Festival program a standard $75 USD screening fee.