Trollywood Animation Festival
May 7-10, 2026
On-site & Online
Venue: N3, Trollhättan, Sweden
Online: Selected talks and guests
The Trollhättan Animation Association together with our partners welcomes you to Trollywood Animation Festival - On-site and Online - 2026! We have gathered a whole bunch of interesting speakers for the coming edition of the festival.
Special thanks to Region Västra Götaland, The City of Trollhättan, University West, Folkuniversitet and Film i Väst together with our sponsors for making the festival possible.
The Festival
Welcome to the Trollywood Animation Festival, where we celebrate the incredible craft and the business behind the magic! We’re all about going behind the scenes to explore the innovation and hard work that makes animation possible. It is such an exciting time for the industry, and we love diving into how these techniques are transforming everything from gaming and VR to the cutting-edge worlds of automotive design and tech.
There’s so much groundbreaking stuff happening across all these different fields, and we’re here to share those stories and spread the inspiration. And since we’re all fans of the art form at heart, we’ve also made sure to include some wonderful film screenings so we can come together and enjoy the beautiful results of all that creativity. We can’t wait to see you there!
This year's speakers has been announced!
We have been working hard to find really good speakers that can share their knowledge and inspire people to new heights.
Some of the speakers from last year’s program:
Cabeza Patata, character design and animation for Google, Spotify, Lego and much more, from England.
Sara Koppel, artist and director from Denmark.
Alli Sadegiani, with a background at Disney and Pixar, now producing his own short The View.
Mikael Pettersen, short and sweet 3d, with a special focus on crowds and Houdini.
Laura and Josh, stop motion animators and puppet makers, from England
Claes Jurander, a pioneer in the field of animation in Sweden.
And many more…
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