The 18th ReA animation and comics festival opens in Yerevan
- Published
- Place
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Event date
- Past event —
Summary
The 18th ReA (ReAnimania) International Animation Film and Comics Art Festival opened on 7 November 2026 at Yerevan’s Cinema House, with the opening film Viva Carmen! by French director Sébastien Laudenbach. The event runs through 14 November. The programme includes a competition of animated features, the ReAComics exhibition from opening day, the MarAni professional market from 9 to 11 November at AGBU, and, for the first time in Armenia, an exhibition devoted to the series Arcane: League of Legends, from 8 to 28 November, with Rambalkoshe. The Cinema Foundation of Armenia presents from 9 November at Nairi Cinema a retrospective of French-Armenian filmmaker Serge Avedikian, who is in Yerevan. The festival is held under the patronage of Yerevan Municipality, with support from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
Analysis
ReA has become the region’s meeting point for animation and comics, more than a week of screenings. A professional market, a lab for practitioners backed among others by the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, and an international competition show the aim of linking Armenian creators to global circuits. For the wider public the festival also offers accessible events through the week, until the close on 14 November.
Possible consequences
Through 14 November, screenings, the market and exhibitions will show whether this 18th edition widens the audience beyond professionals.
