Open World 2024: July 11-14, 2024
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Submissions Open december 1, 2023
Early Submission Deadline - january 31, 2024
Regular Submission Deadline - March 31, 2024
Late Submission Deadline - May 31, 2024
Notification date - june 6, 2024
COST
Early Submissions - $10 (Students - $5)
Regular Submissions - $15 (Students - $10)
late Submissions - $25 (Students - $15)
CATEGORIES
The Voyager Award (Best In Show) - $2,000
Best Animated Short - $250
The Immersive Award (VR) - $250
Best Music Video - $250
Best Student Film - $250
criteria
FILM LENGTH: 10 SECONDS - 100 MINUTES
GIFS: Please send to - Contact@OpenWorldAnimation.com
ELIGIBILITY: Only films made after December 31, 2020 are eligible to compete for awards.
LANGUAGE: ANY (Please include English subtitles if not in English.)
STYLE: Any style that is considered animation, including but not limited to: Stop Motion, Digital & Computer, Film Cel, 3D, Claymation, Rotoscope, Mixed Live Action/Animation, Music Videos, Video Game Cutscenes, Virtual Reality & GIF.
ASPECT RATIO: ANY. We are open to unique framing methods. Please note if there are any special instructions for screening your film.
You may ONLY submit work which you own or have licensing for.
Films MUST be viewable in their entirety to be eligible.
If accepted, you will be contacted with additional information. Please note that due to high number of submissions & requests, we may not be able to respond to every inquiry.