Animation Festivals Directory

Founded in 1969 as the Sinking Creek Film Celebration and one of the longest-running film festivals in the country, Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) is hosted by the Regal Green Hills Stadium 16 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since becoming the Nashville Independent Film Festival in 1998, and then the Nashville Film Festival in 2003, this annual mid-Tennessee film event attracts enthusiastic film lovers from the region and has been praised by filmgoers and filmmakers alike for its unique combination of big city film festival atmosphere and Southern hospitality.

With films crossing all genres from drama, comedy, animation, and family to experimental, foreign, documentaries and short films, the Festival has something for every filmgoer to enjoy. Voted as one of “25 film festivals worth the entry fee” by MovieMaker Magazine and highlighted for “One of the Best Film Festival Prizes” by Film Festival Today, it is one of the most acclaimed film festivals in the South.

The winning film for Best Animated Short will be eligible for Academy Award™ consideration, assuming it meets all other eligibility requirements.

Year established: 1969

Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category

Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No