The Happy Valley Animation Festival (HVAF) will return for its fifth year March 27th - May 22nd. The 2025 Animation Showcase will be held at the HUB Robeson Center Flex Theater on Thursday, March 27 from 7:30-9:30pm. Official Selection Screenings will take place at the HUB Flex Theater on Friday, March 28 from 6 8pm, The Palmer Museum of Art on Saturday, March 29 from noon-4pm, and Carnegie Cinema 113 on Tuesday, April 1 from 630-830pm. The festival will conclude with an exhibition at the HUB Robeson Gallery May 1 - May 22.

The Happy Valley Animation Festival (HVAF) is an international competition that showcases compelling animated works by student, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers, and filmmakers. Works range from animated short films and experimental animation to animated motion graphics and design and push the innate ability of animation to communicate across cultures.

The festival takes place at the Pennsylvania State University (in Happy Valley), with open and student award winners and official selections featured in screenings and exhibitions at the HUB Flex Theatre, the Palmer Museum of Art, the Carnegie Cinema, and the HUB Robeson Gallery. HVAF is a collaboration between organizers, volunteers, and academic partners and is supported by the Digital Arts and Media Design Program (DART) and the School of Visual Arts at Penn State.

All events are free and open to the public. Additional information at: https://www.happyvalleyanimationfestival.org 
Disclaimer: some animations may contain mature themes or language and may not be suitable for younger viewers.

For more information:
visit: https://www.happyvalleyanimationfestival.org