Palm Springs Animation Festival

Welcome to Palm Springs Animation Festival 2021 Palm Springs Animation Festival & Expo is a global competition in animation and exhibition of the worlds most talented artists in the world. Each year there are awards going to 37 categories including Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short in over 20 different styles of animation from 2D, 3D, Hand Drawn, Painted, Watercolor, Sand, Paper, Experimental, Stop-Motions, VFX, and more. The festival is expected to screen over 250+ award winning short and 5 feature-length animated films from over 103 countries including Oscar® Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Emmy® and Grammy® wining artists from around the world. ***Due to COVID 19 our event may once again be online this year but still excited to host our annual nominations and awards! Accepting Submissions for 2021! Extended Deadline is October 31, 2021 Many Thanks, Palm Springs Animation Team!