OPENS JANUARY 10
Submission Deadline: April 21st, 2021
About:
HVAF is an open international animation competition. We encourage submissions by students, early career, and practicing professional artists, designers and filmmakers to submit into any of the three primary categories that include: Animated Films, Animated Motion Graphics and Design, and Experimental Animated Works.
How To Submit:
There is no entry fee for HVAF. Submissions will be accepted via FilmFreeway and Festhome.
Link to Submit via FilmFreeway: http://filmfreeway.com/HVAF
Categories:
Animated Films: (Open and Student Categories)
This category is for animated films that include a narrative. The Animated Films Category is open to include all forms of contemporary and tradition forms of animation types and techniques including: 2d and 3d cg, live action, hybrid animation, hand-drawn cel, claymation, stop frame, etc.
Animated Motion Graphics & Design: (Open and Student Categories)
This category is for animated motion graphics, digital design and media work. The Animated Motion Graphics and Design Category is open to include all forms of animation based digital art and media design projects including: motion graphics, visual effects, motion posters, cinemagraphs, ar/vr interactive experiences, mobile design, games, web animation and gifs, speculative design projects, commercial/advertising, architectural fly-throughs, animated visualizations and information graphics, etc. (Open and Student Categories)
Experimental Animated Works: (Open Category)
This category is for experimental animated projects and/or experimental non-narrative based animations including: expanded cinema, projection mapping, projections in the built environment, experimental dance and theatre, visual and new media arts, non-narrative abstract animations, cinemagraphs, zoetropes, gifs, etc.