Maine College of Art & Design’s Second Annual Animation & Film Festival

Join the Maine College of Art & Design's Animation & Game Art Department and Student Life for the Second Annual Animation & Film Festival!

Because of last year’s sold out show, this year’s festival will be held at Mechanic’s Hall Ballroom across the street to accommodate a larger crowd! This event is open to the public.

Featuring original submissions from Maine College of Art & Design students from across the College and including 2D and 3D animation, experimental live-action, animatics, stop motion animation, video game playthroughs, and more, guests will watch the submissions, participate in live-voting and applaud the award winners!

Films were selected by a curatorial team comprised of Isaac Kestenbaum, Director of the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies, Carly Peruccio, Assistant Director of Joanne Waxman Library, Starr Miller, Assistant Director of Student Life - Student Engagement and Belonging, and Amelia Garretson-Persans, Animation and Game Art Faculty and Film Festival Coordinator.

Films will be judged by a jury of MECA&D alums in a variety of categories. Audience members will also have an opportunity to vote for their favorite film with the People’s Choice Award!

Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM (doors 7:00 PM, approximately 120 minutes.

Open to the Public. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for the general public.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Proceeds will support field trips to high-profile professional events for Animation and Game Art students.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

Mechanics’ Hall is located at 519 Congress Street. Our main entrance is between Loquat Shop and the Art Mart. The Greater Portland Metro’s Congress & Casco Street Stop is directly in front of our building, served by .

Parking is available at the , which has entrances on Casco and Brown Street, with a rate of $5 per hour. Metered street parking is available on Congress, Casco, Cumberland, Free Street, and other nearby streets. Free hourly street parking is available between Parris and Alder Street.

ACCESSIBILITY

To enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step or use a . There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator to the third-floor ballroom.

If you have a particular accessibility question or request please contact us at .

Host or Publisher Mechanics' Hall (Maine)