Anijam 48 Hour Animation Competition
Date Posted: July 20, 2018
The UK’s first 48-hour animation competition, Anijam, is now open with a Northern Ireland regional heat taking place on Friday 10th – Sunday 12th August.
Animators aged 18+ can compete for free in teams of 2 to 5 people, creating an original film based on a secret theme. The short films can be in any style of animation and from 15 to 90 seconds in length. Up to three films will be selected from each regional heat to form a shortlist eligible for final awards. The shortlist will be screened at a range of venues including Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in September, and Manchester Animation Festival in November, and the competition will be opened up to public vote online at anijam.co.uk.
As well as the Public Choice Award, there will be a Grand Prix selected by a panel of industry experts, including representatives from key UK film and animation festivals, studios and organisations such as BAFTA Cymru and the BFI. Prizes include bespoke trophies created by Animation Toolkit, delegate tickets to key UK festivals, and distribution by ShortsTV – ‘the global home of short movies’.
Animators who would like to take part in the AniJam UK challenge should visit anim18.co.uk/anijamuk for details of venues and the wider programme, and anijam.co.uk to register a team.
The regional heat for Northern Ireland will take place on Friday 10th – Sunday 12th August. For the competition you will need to have your own equipment/resources/software and facilities in order to complete your animation at home during the 48 hours
Registration closes on the 3rd August.
A briefing will be held at Nerve Belfast Ulidia Resource Centre Office on Friday 10th August at 11.30am. You will be given the secret theme and will then have 48 hours to create an animation (if you are unable to attend please make arrangements to Skype/ video call into the meeting)
