Please submit your entry by midnight Monday 16th September 2024.
The shortlisted films and prizes will be announced on this website on Monday 14th October 2024.
- Entrants must be aged 11-18 years on the closing submission date of 16th September 2024.
- Video entry must be no more than three minutes long, excluding credits.
- Video entry should be HD resolution supplied as an MP4 video file (at least 1280x720 pixels)
- Only one submission per student.
- Video entry must have been fully made by the entrant; group projects are not eligible.
- If using music, entrants must use royalty-free tracks so it can be screened online/at the festival, using copyrighted music without permission will make the submission void.
- Entrants must be living in the United Kingdom.
- Video entry must have been made after last year's competition deadline of 3rd September 2023.
- Video entry must be submitted by midnight Monday 16th September 2024.
- Video entry must be created using Stop-Motion, 2D or 3D animation techniques.
- To qualify as a finalist, entrants may be asked to provide a short making-of video to demonstrate how they made the film.
- Video entry's content be similar to a U or PG film, so do not use swearing or extreme violence.
The entry will be judged by professional animators using the scoring criteria:
- Quality of the animation skills
- Clarity of the storytelling
- Quality of the design
- Quality of the overall film
Winners will be announced at Manchester Animation Festival on Sunday 10th November 2024.
Very best of luck!