Time to Enter the British Animation Awards!

British Animation Awards

It's time for our students to get ready for the British Animation Awards 2018. The awards come around every two years, and this year the ceremony will take place on March 15th 2018, at the BFI Southbank.

The British Animation Awards (BAA) invites all kinds of animation submissions, from student work to commercials, children’s entertainment, short films, experimental films, music videos and new technologies.

If you've done some animation, there's a category for you. And yes, there is a category for student films, and admission is free.  But don't wait - the looming deadline is friday 13th October.

How to enter
Entry is straightforward  and simple - details can be found on the entry form at the official site.

Full List of Categories
Best Animation in a Commerical | Best Expanded Animation | Best Long Form | Best Film or TV Graphics/Motion Design | Best Music Video | Best use of Sound | Best Voice Performance | Best Music Video | Best Short Film | Writer's Award | Best Children's Pre School Series | Best Children's Series | Original Short Form Content | Craft Award. And, of course, best student film.

The Entry Form
You can find the BAA 2018 Student Entry Form here.

How much does it cost to enter?
Nothing. Entry for the student category is free.
Go to http://www.britishanimationawards.com/ for more information.

Deadline
The deadline for entering student films is Friday 13th October 2017.

As ever, here at Escape Studios we encourage all our students to enter competitions such as this one. You might not win, but you will get your work noticed and, every time you enter a competition, it helps you to improve your work and raise your game.

The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2018, follow this link.  To apply, visit the offical page here.