Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo

Call for Entries  Submit Your Film ( www.psiaf.org )

PSIAF 2018 Palm Springs Intl. 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 Drawin, Painted, Watercolor, Sand, Paper, Experimental, Stop-Motions, VFX, and more.

The festival is expected to screen over 250+ award wining 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. The festival and expo also includes VR experiences, live animation demonstrations, character and model sculptors, animation panel discussions, seminars, and educational programming will be held in conjunction with an international poster contest.

Event Dates :

May 26, 2018   PSIAF 2018 Animation Festival & Expo Preview Event KICK-OFF

Kick-Off event will feature a sneak peak in the 2018 PSIAF season will feature VR experiences, live animation demonstrations, character and model sculptors, animation panel discussions, seminars, educational programming, animation school recruiting and more. 

Contact us for info on Exhibit Space :  exhibit@psiaf.org

August 22-26, 2018  Animation Festival & Expo 

November 2018 ( details pending )

Feburary 9-10, 2019  Awards Gala

Festival Director : Brian Neil Hoff

email : brianhoff@psiaf.org