"Young Arrows" Animation Awards Closes 3 Sept

The "Young Arrows" animation awards are open

Calling all Escape Studios students and Calling all Escapees working in the advertising industry - The "Young Arrows" animation awards are now open, and entry is completely free.  Up to three entries may be submitted.  The "Young Arrows" awards are judged by professional animators in the UK.  To find out how to enter, download the PDF of the entry rules and regulations.   The deadline is September 3rd. 

The British Arrows

About The British Arrows

The British Arrows (formerly the British Television Advertising Awards) is an advertising awards body in London, which honours the best moving image advertising in the UK. It was founded in 1976. 

Deadline 

The deadline to enter the "Young Arrows" animation awards is 3 September 2025.

Key Points

• These awards are only eligible to advertising/branded content and music videos (where appropriate/in specific categories); short films are not eligible 
• Enter 2D, Stop-motion, CGI or any other animation technique
• The animation style may vary from character-based or non-character,
• Animation can be fully CGI environment or within live action plates. 
• Software agnostic - the winning animator may have used a mixture of techniques and/or software. This could range from (but not limited to) Flash, Houdini, Maya, After Effects or Cinema4D. 
• Must submit a ‘making of’ support film no longer than 2 minutes, showing the animation techniques clearly defining the task(s) completed by the artists.

Questions
Got questions? Call the British Arrows office on 0207 734 6962.

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