Best Long Animation – In the Stop Motion world, anything over 30 seconds is long, so this category features films over 30 seconds long (including the credits).
Best Short Animation – Since Long Animation is over 30 seconds, the short film category is for films lasting 30 seconds or less (including credits).
Best Technical Achievement – This category will feature films where sound effects and/or visual effects have been incorporated into the final production.
For the Premier Awards, a shortlist of films will be selected from those posted on You Tube as at midnight EST on July 8th 2007. The shortlist of films will be posted below and will be scrutinized by a panel of judges and a winner selected for each category.
Winners will be announced during Comic Con International in San Diego (July 25-29) and posted here.
Prizes
In the tradition of film awards, the key prize will be receiving praise and admiration from your peers as having created a work of art. In addition you will receive a ‘Willi’ statue (actually a 14” bronze painted Stikfas) that will look great on your shelf.
If you wish to enter a film for consideration, click here for instructions on how to post your film.
If you can’t make the deadline this year then start working on your nomination for next years awards that will feature even more categories.
Judges
Ban Y. J
Founder and creator of Stikfas. President of Stikfas PTE.
Ron Martin
Visual Effects and Animation Producer Stage3Media, www.sanctuaryforall.com
Marc Spess
Founder of animateclay.com, the number one spot for all things animated in stop motion animation!
Lionel Ivan Orozco
Founder of Stop Motion Works, how-to info, resources, and latest stop motion news! www.stopmotionworks.com.
Ryan Eckerson
Enthusiastic animator and co-creator of "Learn Movie Making With Stop Motion Animation" www.nr-productions.com
