Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010
The first annual Computer Graphics Student Awards is an online event focused on showcasing the technical and creative talents of fresh talent in the feature animation, visual effects film and television industries.
London, England, March 14th, 2010 – CgCoach.com has launched the Computer Graphics Student Awards for 2010. The goal of the event is to showcase new industry talent, promote training facilities, and kick-start thirteen careers with fully paid eight week Internships at Londons leading production studios Framestore and Double Negative.
The event is divided into eleven specific categories, ranging from Student of the Year, School of the Year, and Excellence awards in all aspects of production such as modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animation, fx, compositing, and concept art.
Artists eligible to enter the awards will be asked to submit a single (1) video to CgCoach.com and complete the application form. The CgCoach.com team will then short-list students for each of the awards categories. All the short-listed winners will be presented online via an interactive portfolio system where the official Judging Panel will select their favourite entries.
The Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010, has a total of ten sponsors offering prizes to the value of approximately $67,000USD. Sponsors include Framestore, Double Negative, Smith Micro, Luxology, Workstation Specialists, Pixologic, Next Limit, Nevercenter, 3D World Magazine, 3D Artist Magazine, and Digital-Tutors.
Registrations for this event close May 10th, 2010.
Winners announced June 16th, 2010.
For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release please visit www.cgcoach.com.
About CgCoach.com:
CgCoach.com is a community for people learning computer graphics and aims to facilitate direct interaction and coaching with Industry Professionals currently working in Film, Television and Games.
Contact:
Andrew McDonald, Co-Founder
The Tasman Theory PTY Limited
info@cgcoach.com
www.cgcoach.com