The Australian Effects & Animation Festival (AEAF) is an annual international festival of visual effects (VFX), animation games and immersive media. The event, which includes an awards ceremony known as the AEAF Awards, a program of speakers, and technology showcase, is streamed live. [1] The inaugural event was in 2000. [2]
Awards
The AEAF Awards are given in a ceremony held in Sydney, New South Wales. There is no charge for entry to the competition. [3] [4] As of 2022 [update], gold, silver and bronze awards are given in the following categories: [3]
- Commercials, animation
- Commercials, VFX
- Feature films, animation
- Feature Films, VFX
- Web Viral
- Titles & Openers for TV and Feature Film
- Idents
- Short film
- TV series and TV series children
- Music video
- TV student
- Games cinematics
- Education & infographics
- Live event
- Augmented reality
- VR360
- VR Experience
Special Merit Awards may be given "to works of outstanding merit that push the boundaries of visual artistry and introduce new techniques". [3]
2019
In 2019, the awards ceremony was held at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington. [5]
2021
Winners included: [6]
- Godzilla vs. Kong, Weta Digital, Gold, for Feature Film – VFX
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Framestore, Gold, for Feature Film – Sequence
- His Dark Materials Series 2, Framestore Gold, for TV Series
References
- ^ "About". AEAF. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Sticky Pictures animation wins Gold at Australian Effects & Animation Festival". Mediaweek. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Entry Form". AEAF. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "AEAF Awards, Winners, AEAF Nominees, Date, Location". Aussie Digest. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Tamayao, Clarisse (21 August 2019). "Melbourne VR Activation wins Silver at AEAF 2019". Chaos Theory. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "AEAF Awards 2021 Winners announced". AnimationXpress. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
External links
- AEAF Awards on IMDb