The :30 Animation Contest

Want to get further into digital animation, but don't have the cash to afford some of the newest software on the market?  Well, we've teamed up with E-Frontier and one of the hottest exclusive Poser communities on the web, Runtime DNA, to give you a way to win some of E-Frontier's hot new 3D and 2D animation products!

Just create a :30 animated film using any form of animation, from hand drawing to basic computer animation to claymation, and you can win a grand prize pack consisting of Poser 7, Animé Studio 5 Pro, and $150 in credit from Runtime DNA!

The Grand Prize is as follows:

Grand Prize: Poser 7, Animé Studio 5 Pro, $150 in RutimeDNA credit, and an exclusive article on you as an animated filmmaker in Microfilmmaker Magazine!

The submission deadline is October 1st. The winner will be announced in our November 1st issue, which will also feature the exclusive article on the winner.

Shorts will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Originality -- The uniqueness of your animation.
2. Pacing -- How well it was edited and how well it flows.
3. Look -- The visual style of your film.
4. Audio -- The cleanness of any dialogue audio in the film, as well as the compellingness of any music and/or sound design.
5. Rewatchability -- The likeliness of viewers to watch it again and/or tell their friends to watch it.

Read the complete submission instructions below:

1. Films must be :30 long, plus or minus :05.
2. Both domestic and international films are welcomed, but all films must be in English or have English subtitles.
3. Films must utilize some sort of animation.  Acceptable types include (but are not limited to): hand drawn, computer animation, claymation, and stop-motion.  Email us if you have any questions about an acceptable type of animation.
4. You may upload your :30 short online and email the playback link to us or you may send us a DVD with the uncompressed version of the short on it.
5. If you upload the short online, it must be in .MOV (Quicktime), .AVI, or Flash video and hosted on a server.
6. If you wish to send in your film on DVD, it must be burned as either uncompressed .AVI or .MOV (Quicktime) file format to the DVD.
7. Both email submissions and mailed submissions must include the following information:
         a) The Name of your Film
         b) Director’s Name
         c) Type of Animation
         d) Genre
         e) Shipping Address
         f) Phone Number
         g) Email
         h) Film Budget
         i) Running Time
         k) What programs you used to create your animation
8. All submissions must be received no later than October 1st.
   

Failure to follow any of these ground rules will cause your entry to be disqualified. 

Email Submissions:
Mail link and required information to: kmorgan@microfilmmaker.com

DVD Submissions:
Mail DVD with case & required information to:

Microfilmmaker Magazine
c/o Kari Ann Morgan
100 John Sutherland Dr. Ste. 7
Nicholasville, KY 40356
USA

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email either myself or our PR director, Kari Ann Morgan.

 

Additional and Legal Information:

If you mail in a DVD, discs that have been mis-burned or do not play properly will be discarded, so please double check your discs before you mail them in.  Additionally, DVDs that are sent in will not be returned, so do not send master copies of your film.  

By submitting your film, you give Microfilmmaker Magazine permission to use it in part or in its entirety to advertise this contest or to give examples of submitted work in articles or for upcoming contests.

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