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Asian Animation & Comics Contest (AACC)
Rules For Contest Submission
Great event for Asian animation & cartoon arts
Platform for Asian young talents
Asian Animation and Comic Contest is authorized by All China Youth Federation and hosted by ACYF International Project Cooperation Center, Cartoon Commission of China TV Artists Association and Guiyang government, Asian Animation & Comics Contest (hereinafter referred to as AACC) is aimed to be top annual award for Asian original animation and comic.
AACC is dedicated to integrate Asian cultural resources, promote the influence of Asian animation and comic , create cultural image of Asia, provide a platform of information exchange, as well as to boost Asian animation industry development . It is the great event for Asian animation and comic..
Objectives
- To discover and foster talents
- To encourage original arts
- To stimulate technology Innovation
- To develop cartoon products
- To assist animation industry including producing, merchandising, distributing, brand licensing
Format
(A) Animated work:
All animations submitted must be 1-22 minutes in length .
Any of the following animation types are acceptable: painted cel, computer-assisted or computer-generated; stop-motion (including claymation) 2Dwork, 3D work, FLASH, puppet animation, paper-cutting work, in fact, any format except live action!
(B) Still image work:
Single-frame work; Four-frame work; multi-frame work; comic strips; illustration
Qualification
1. The works should be completed after Jan 1st 2004 and the applicant has the copyrights of the work
2. Entry for the Category (A)
2.1. All works must be submitted on DVD or CD with high definition
2.2 The first episode, one of the middle episodes and last episode as well as demo of TV animation series are required
3. Entry for the Category (B)
3.1. All works must be submitted on DVD or CD. The format should be TIFFor PG in a minimum size of 300 dpi.
3.2. Any printing submission will be not accepted (work can be submitted in either computer or hand drawing, however, the electronic-version of submission is definitely required )
4. Format
4.1. Compressed work such as RAR format is not allowed
4.2. Animated submissions (including FLASH) should be submitted in .AVI or video file / DVD. For each FLASH work, a copy of .SWF submission and 5 still images are required separately, which is used to present character and background with a minimum size of 720 x 480 pixels in .TIFF or .JPG.
4.3. Please be sure to edit 5~10 seconds blank-screen at both head and end of each animation.
4.4. Still image work must be submitted in one .TIFF and one .JPG with minimum size of 300 dpi.
5. Language
5.1. All works must be subtitled in English
5.2. The story background, synopsis, brief introduction, and character description are required in either Chinese or English electronic-version
Eligibility
- Any one living in Asia and /or with roots in Asia under age of 40 is eligible for enter,
groups and individual are eligible for entry
- Professional and amateur are eligible for entry
- The applicant must be the copyright owner of the submission
- The applicant may entry multiple works
- Group entries that win prizes are responsible for sharing/apportioning any prize money won among themselves.
Awards and Prizes
Grand Prize - 18,000 RMB
Best Production 2 animation works and 2 still image works - 10,000 RMB/ each
Best Screenplay - 4,000 RMB
Best Director - 2 - 2,500 RMB/ each
Most Innovative Design - 1 animated work and 1 still image work - 3,000 RMB/ each
Best Original Score - 1 - 2,000 RMB
Best Visual Effects - 1 animated work and 1 still image work - 2,500 RMB/ each
Best Character Image - 2 animated works and 2 still image works - 2,000/ each
Best Student Work - 5 animated works and 5 still image works - 1,000 MB/ each
Best Technical Innovation and Application - 1 - 2,000 RMB
Special Jury Prize
Other honors
1. The organizing committee will inform the result of the Contest to all prize winners and nominated applicants before the awarding ceremony
2. The organizing committee will invite ONE representative from each award to present at the awarding ceremony and provide the invitees the transportation tickets and accommodations during the period time of the awarding ceremony.
3. The nominated applicants that participate the awarding ceremony will have free-of-charge pass, which offered by organizing committee
4. There are trophy and certificate for prize winners and nominated applicants
5. All prize winners are solely responsible for paying taxes in connection with any monetary award, in accordance with all applicable local laws.
Contest
Three procedures are gone through the contest for all entries. They are preliminary selection, semi selection and final selection.
Preliminary selection
The organizing committee of AACC will select qualified works for semi selection from all entries
Semi selection
The International Jury will select nomination works in the semi selection
Final selection
All nominated works shall be judged by the jury. The final results will be announced during Awarding Ceremony
Submission Period
Entry Deadline
All works submissions must be received by July 10
Condition
1. Any work which does not relate to animation and comic or non-disc format submission will not be accepted
2. Each submission is only allowed to submit to AACC once. The submission which has been awarded in other contest can be submitted.
3. A completely entry form is required for each submission, the incomplete materials and unclean submission will not be accepted.
4. Each entry form is applied for ONE submission only, two or more submission in one form will not be accepted
5. The completed entry form, submission, and related materials shall be submitted at the same time to the AACC Organizing Committee before the Entry Deadline. Submissions shall be sent by mail, express delivery, or directly in person
6. Submission will not be returned, so please don't send us your only copy!
7. Any submission sent by Internet will not be accepted .
8. Title of submission, name of applicant, and category must to be labeled on the disc
Notice
1. Entry is free. (Any cost of the submission shall be born by the applicant
2. The submission can be delivered either by each applicant or by group submission
3. All required information must be filled in the Form
4. The applicant agrees that AACC organizing committee has the rights to publish and broadcast the submission for the promoting purpose
Awarding Ceremony
The Awarding Ceremony will be held on Sep 7th 2007 in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China
Declaration
1. The organizer of the Contest will issue the prizes and certificates
2. The organizing committee reserves all the rights for final explanation
Contact Information
Please send your submission(s) to the following address:
Add: Room 9B, Green View Apartment, No. 38 Houguangping Hutong, Xicheng District Beijing 100035, China
Tel: 86-10-66503539 Fax: 86-10-66503541 email: aaccevent@gmail.com
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Asian Animation & Comic Contest (AACC) Form
Entry Form
Entrant's Name: _________________
Contact Address: _________________
City: ___________ State: __ Zip/Postal Code: _____Country: _________
Email Address (for receipt notification): _________________
Title of submission: _________________________________
Running time: ___________
Year of production: _______
Country/Language of submission: _______________________
Medium (circle one): - Cel animation - Computer animation - Stop-motion - Claymation - Other
List of production &/or cast members:
Where else has this animation been screened?:
Brief synopsis (50 words or less):
My signature below attests:
A. To the accuracy of all information provided.
B. That the enclosed submission is my original work and that I own all rights to it and all its contents.
C. To my holding AACC and all those involved in it, harmless from and defend them against all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages,
judgments, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties, whether groundless or not, based on any submissions made to this contest.
D. That I grant to AACC the right to use my submission and name for publicity and promotional purposes now and in the future.
E. That the burden of obtaining copyright or otherwise protecting any proprietary interests in this submission rests entirely with me.
F. That I have obtained present permission from the artist and/or studio for the incorporation of any unoriginal characters or other graphics, or that such characters or graphics (if any) are in the public domain and may therefore be used without permission.
G. That I absolve AACC of any and all responsibility and/or liability for any copyright infringements, and that I (the entrant) accept responsibility and/or liability for respecting China and International (Berne Convention) copyright law.
H. That I agree to be bound by the rules of this contest, and any decisions made by AACC respecting it, including interpretations of these rules and the results of the juried judging.
Signature: ___________________________________________
Date: _________________
Note:
Please send your submission(s) to the following address:
Room 9B, Green View Apartment, No. 38 Houguangping Hutong, Xicheng District Beijing 100035, China
Tel: 86-10-66503539 Fax: 86-10-66503541 email: aaccevent@gmail.com
Tina Yang
Coordinator
CTVA Cartoon Commission
Tel: 86-10-66503991/3992 ext 21
86-10-66503539/3540 ext 21
Fax: 86-10-66503541
website: http://www.ccif.com.cn/eng/
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