SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival 2026

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Since 1999, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has been recognized as an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It began as an annual showcase of the advancements in computer graphics. Today, it celebrates computer graphics as a cornerstone to the mainstream mediums of animation, visual effects, gaming, scientific/data visualization, and storytelling.

2026 Call for Entries

Eligibility:

Submission includes computer graphics.
Submission must be completed after 18 March 2025.
A maximum length of 40 minutes.

Categories:

• Advertisements: Commissioned branded short.
• Feature/Episodic Visual Effects: Trailer, clip, or breakdown reel from a live action feature film or episodic.
• Feature/Episodic Animations: Trailer, clip, or breakdown reel from an animated feature film or episodic.
• Short Films: Original short computer animated film.
• Cinematics: Selection from a larger work, such as a game, presented as a short film.
• Real-Time Graphics: Short film or selection from a larger work reel showcasing graphics created using real-time rendering.
• Scientific/Data Visualization: Data-Driven Visualizations based on research of domain scientists, including 3D data from a supercomputer simulation or numerical model driven by large scientific data. -OR- Conceptual Animation Visualizations created from the knowledge of domain scientists, employing digital tools and methods rather than large computations.
• Simulations: Utilizing the mathematical description, or model, of a real system in the form of computer imagery to represent the dynamic responses of one system by the behavior of another system.

Awards:

Best in Show
Best Student Project
Jury’s Choice
Audience Choice

• Submission form
• Deadline: 17 March 2026