Animated shorts honored at the 2024 festival include ‘The Car That Came Back from the Sea’ awarded Best Animated Short; and ‘Wander to Wonder’ receiving a ‘Special Mention’ in the same category and a win for Best Midnight Short.
The 2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest has announced its juried and audience award winners. Awards and cash prizes worth $25,000 were handed out – five winners gained Academy Award eligibility – to films chosen from a pool of 310 shorts in the Official Selection. The festival ran June 18-24, 2024.
Event categories celebrating animated shorts included “Best Animated Short.” Check out the winners and special mentions for animated shorts:
Best Animated Short – winer received a $1,000 cash prize. (Oscar qualified)
Winner:
- The Car That Came Back from the Sea (Switzerland) by Jadwiga Kowalska
Special Mention:
- Wander to Wonder (Netherlands/France/Belgium/United Kingdom), by Nina Gantz
Best Student Animated Short - winner received a $1,000 cash prize.
Winner:
- On the 8th Day (France), by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois
Special Mention:
- Bug Diner (U.S.) by Phoebe Jane Hart
Best Midnight Short - Winner received a $1,000 cash prize.
Winner:
- Wander to Wonder (Netherlands/France/Belgium/United Kingdom), by Nina Gantz
Special Mention:
- Worst Nightmare: Dream Creep (USA), by Carlos A.F. Lopez
Kids’ Choice Award - Winner received a $1,000 cash prize.
Winner:
- Mog’s Christmas (United Kingdom), by Robin Shaw
Local Jury Awards:
Desert Views Award Sponsored by Silvercrest – Winner received a $1,000 cash prize.
Special Mention:
- Madeleine (Canada), by Raquel Sancinetti
Audience Awards - Best Animated Short - Winner received a $600 cash prize.
- And Granny Would Dance (United Kingdom), by Maryam Mohajer
The Palm Springs International Film Society mission is cultivating and promoting the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The Film Society produces the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) and Film Awards every January and Palm Springs ShortFest in June.
Source: Palm Springs International ShortFest
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
