Revamped and renamed, the sixth annual Nickelodeon Animation Festival has put out a call for entries for great animated films anywhere from 15 seconds to 10 minutes in length.
Formerly known as the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival, the event will present six awards this year, including the first ever ’15 Seconds to Fame’ award, which asks animators to submit 15 seconds of a funny character. The winner, chosen by the Nickelodeon television development team, will receive $5,000 to be applied to the creation of an original two-minute animated short that will be made in conjunction with and commissioned by the Nickelodeon development team.
General entries using any style of animation and running 10 minutes or less also are being solicited and will be judged by a jury of celebrities and animation experts. The jury will determine the winners of the Grand Jury Award of $10,000; the Student Award, given in partnership with mtvU, of $2,000; a $5,000 Producer’s Choice Award; and a $5,000 Viewer’s Choice Award determined by online votes. An additional award will be given in the ‘I Got Game’ contest, held in conjunction with AddictingGames, with winner’s original game idea and character being made into a free online game for AddictingGames.com.
Select short films will be shown at an exclusive two-day event in October at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, and will be shown on air and online at www.nick.com/naf in November.
The deadline for submission is Sept. 8. Entry forms and details on entering are available at www.nick.com/naf.
