Exeter News - Animated Exeter Calls For Film Entries - 13-09-2008

Animated Exeter Calls For Film Entries

Media Release 11 September 2008

Animators of all ages in the South West are being invited to enter their films to win prestigious prizes at next year's Animated Exeter festival. The region's finest entries will be screened alongside award-winning international talent during the City Council-led two-week festival, which runs from 9 to 21 February.

Councillor Stella Brock, Exeter City Council's Lead Councillor for Economy and Tourism, said: "Next year will be Animated Exeter's 10th year, and an exciting range of screenings and events is being planned to celebrate the anniversary. This unique festival brings a diverse range of exhibitions, workshops and the best animated films selected from around the world to Exeter during the February half term. As well as it's public face, Animated Exeter is also renowned for generating exciting projects with young people and schools in the area."

There are three categories, and a panel of industry professionals will choose the winners:
Screen Out Loud is open to all amateur or professional animators resident in the South West of England. The winner will receive £500 donated by University College Falmouth, with a runner-up prize of animation software donated by Stop Motion Pro©. The deadline for film entries has been extended to 17 October.

Best of the West is open to graduate students from colleges in the South West of England and South Wales. A prize of £500 has been donated by University College Falmouth, with a runner-up prize of Stop Motion Pro© software. The deadline is 17 October.

The third category, ExAnimation, is open to children, young people's animation workshops, school groups or individuals under the age of 18, who are based in the South West of England. There are two awards available in this category:
1. Films made by individuals will be eligible for the 'New Talent' award and the best will win animation software donated by Stop Motion Pro© the runner up gets a copy of Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, 2nd edition, by Susannah Shaw, Focal Press*.
2. Films made by a school or group will be eligible for the 'Young Animators' award and can win their school a Mac Mini, donated by AT Computers and a site licence to use Kudlian's I Can Animate software, and more software from Kudlian for the runner-up.
The deadline for ExAnimation entries is 31 October.

Submissions are now open. For an entry form and full terms and conditions visit www.animatedexeter.co.uk or contact 01392 265208.

NEW!
Animated Exeter are delighted to announce a brand new film competition category and an exciting new partnership.

IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE CLIMATE, THEN CHANGE....?
The Environment Agency, South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP) & 20:20 Design Agency have teamed up with Animated Exeter and are challenging South West animators to create an imaginative and positive message to communicate ways of adapting to climate change.

The competition is for a 2-3 minute animated film to show how people, places or wildlife in the region will adapt positively to climate changes in the region.

Films selected will be eligible for the chance to win first prize of £1000 of equipment or software. The winning film will be screened as part of the Screen Out Loud programme at Animated Exeter 2009 and will also be promoted by the SWCCIP and the Environment Agency.

The competition is open to any over 18's from the South West region.

Richard Cresswell, south west Regional Director at the Environment Agency said: "It's inevitable that climate change is going to play a huge role in all our lives in the South West in the future. Along with our partners in the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership, we're doing all we can to try and limit its adverse effects. However, as the region is likely to experience hotter, drier summers and warmer wetter winters as a result of climate change, there's nothing wrong with working out how organisations, businesses and individuals can adapt and even benefit from these changes. It'll be interesting to see what film makers in the South West come up with."

The deadline for entries for this category will be 16th December 2008 and the winner will be selected by a panel of judges made of from each of the partners.

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