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British Animation Awards open their 2024 short and student film call for entries

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The British Animation Awards (the BAAs), a biennial industry event that “promotes and celebrates the best in animation from the four home nations of the UK” since 1996, has opened the first categories of its 2024 call for entries. The next edition of the BAAs will take place Thursday March 7th 2024.

The BAAs work hard to ensure the art-form is supported, promoted and celebrated in the way it deserves. The BAA prizes are unique works of art made by outstanding artists and animators working in the creative industries and are truly one of a kind. The short awards ceremony is followed by a memorable, fun party. The great and the good from all corners of the UK come together to celebrate the remarkable achievements they and others have made over the last two years. Attendees include UK broadcasters, software companies, animation studios and companies, ad agency creatives, VOD companies, post-production houses, bankers, lawyers, others involved in the entertainment business and jury members who include influential figures from the creative industries e.g writers, actors, gallery/ museum curators and art critics.

The BAAs are now accepting entries in the following categories until 7pm Friday September 29th:

    • Best Undergraduate Student Film
    • Film Best Postgraduate Student Film
    • Best Short Film

The following categories will be open from midday on Tuesday September 12th: Best Design, Best Voice Performance, Best Use of Sound, Best Music Video, Best Children’s Pre-school Series, Best Long Form Animation, Best Children’s Series, Best Feature Film, Best International Animated Series, Best Animation in a Commercial, Writers Award, Best Original Music, Social Good Award, Lamb Award, Cutting-Edge Award, Factual Award and Wildcard Award. The overall deadline for these categories will be 7pm Monday October 30th.

Learn more about the most recent BAA award winners in our British Animation Awards 2022 Podcast special:

For more info visit britishanimationawards.com and FilmFreeway

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