2026 IRUDIKA RESIDENCES

The Irudika Residencies host an illustrator from international territory and an animator from national territory in the Fundación BilbaoArte Fundazioa, the Maison des Auteurs creation spaces within the Cité de la Bande Dessinée et de L'image d'Angoulême and La Casa del Autor de Zapopan in Mexico to develop their own artistic project and generate the image of the Irudika International Festival in its 2026 edition.

The results will be exhibited in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, concluding the artistic residency. The residency seeks to facilitate the creation of collaborative networks, promote the mobility of creators, foster creative production, and strengthen links between state and foreign cultural institutions. The purpose of the Residency is to encourage creation in the specific sphere of graphic animation.

Therefore, the successful resident must produce a personal animation project, a short film of between 20 and 60 seconds, which will be used as a professional video at the next Irudika 2026 Festival.

Call for entries open from 23th may 2025 until 1th october 2025 at 23:59 hours.

The calendar for the residency will be from the 2th of March to the 22th of May and includes a presentation in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The residency will be held at the Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême, La Casa del Autor in Zapopan and at the Bilbaoarte Foundation. The residency ends with the opening of the exhibition and presentation of the poster in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Irudika, with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), and in collaboration with Fundación Vital Fundazioa, Fundación BilbaoArte Fundazioa, la Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image d' Angoulême (France) and La Casa del Autor in Zapopan (Mexico), launches this call aimed at animation professionals of Spanish nationality or accredited legal residence born or registered in Spain.