In the mid-1940's Walt Disney Studios collaborated with surrealist painter Salvador Dali on an animation written by the Spanish artist. The was left unfinished however after Disney and its partner RKO decided the movie would not make any money. Almost 60 years later Disney decided to finish the film and in 2003 Destino was released as a 6 minute short at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival where it won several awards. Destino was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Shirt Film.
This short film is a fantastic example that not all animation does not have to be cartoon-based. Salvador Dali is one of the most admired surrealist artists and he saw the value in animation. Unfortunately he was not alive to see his idea come to fruition but thanks to a group of talented animators we can enjoy his film today.
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