GENERAL SUBMISSIONS ENTRY

Welcome to the 2009 Nickelodeon Animation Festival!

Have you got a great animated short you'd like the world to see! Send us your animated short, 10 minutes and under, created in any style, using any type of animation process and we'll help you share it with the world! Upon entering, your short will be considered for the following:

• Grand Jury Award - $10,000 Prize
• Producers' Choice Award - $5,000 Prize
• Student Award in partnership with AddictingGames - $2,000 Prize
• Viewers' Choice Award - $5,000 Prize

Your short, if chosen for the 2009 Nickelodeon Animation Festival, could end up on-air, online and showcased at our live studio event at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios' in Burbank. And even better, your short could win Cash and Prizes!

ADMINISTRATION:

The Nickelodeon Animation Festival is organized by Nickelodeon. The festival showcases the diversity of worldwide animation filmmaking and is the largest multiplatform animation festival in North America.

QUALIFICATION FOR ENTRIES:

• Any animated short that is no longer than ten (10) minutes in length (including credits), created in any style, using any type of animation process, is eligible.
• Only works completed after January 1, 2003 will be accepted.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry to be considered.
• Your short must not have been selected for any prior years' Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.
• You must own or hold all distribution and exhibition rights to your completed short and all the elements within, including all music.
• A completed entry form

You must print, sign and fax or mail a Festival Agreement upon entering online, send it to:

Nickelodeon Animation Festival 2009
1515 Broadway, 38th Floor,
New York, NY 10036

Fax: (212) 846 -1988

To complete this form you may need to download the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

We are accepting online screeners of shorts during the pre-selection process of the festival. Please follow the technical requirements below when submitting online screeners:

• File Container Format: .mov, .wmv, .avi, .mpg, .flv
• File Codecs: H.264, VC-1, WMV9, VP6, DivX, Sorenson 3, Xvid (Recommended)
• Video Size: 480x360
• Video Aspect Ratio: 4x3, 16x9 (Letterboxed)
• Bit Rate: 800 Kbps
• Uploaded shorts should not exceed 60 MB in size.
• NOTE: All final Nominees will be required to resubmit shorts on a format that adheres to the NTSC broadcast standard

For mail submission click here.

REGISTRATION AND DATES:

No registration fee is required.

For online submission:

• The entry form and short must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on September 8, 2009.

For mail submission click here.

SELECTION:

Each entry is considered for the 2009 Nickelodeon Animation Festival which includes:

• The Grand Jury Prize
• The Producers' Choice Prize
• The Student Prize in partnership with AddictingGames
• Viewers' Choice Prize

The Festival Director and Nickelodeon will select the shorts in competition and showcase. This is a contest of skill and talent. Decisions of the judges are final. Entries will be judged on subjective criteria including - but not limited to - story, animation style, character development, overall appeal and originality.

IF YOUR WORK IS SELECTED...

REQUIREMENTS:

Selections for Nominees into the festival will be chosen on or about September 25, 2009. At that time, if your short has been accepted as a Nominee into the festival we will contact you via email and/or phone. All Nominees will need to mail in their NTSC broadcast quality short by October 9, 2009 to qualify. Please follow the technical requirements below:

• Video: DigiBeta or DV tape is required. NTSC format is also required.

OR

• Digital: Quicktime, uncompressed, with a video size of 720x486 pixels, Mac formatted, is preferred. Playable DVDs must be Region 1, Region 0, or All Region.
• Include separate sound tracks (if available) and full credits
• Note: Do not send masters. They will not be returned.

Additional materials required by October 9, 2009:

• Director's biography and director's photo (300 dpi)
• A minimum of 3 stills (300 dpi) from the short.

INVITATIONS:

Invitations to the live event in Burbank are given to animators with shorts in competition. If a film is made by several directors, only one of the directors will be entitled to this hospitality. The invitation is intended solely for use by the director. The invitation is not transferable under any circumstances.

FESTIVAL AWARDS/PRIZES:

The juries will present the following awards:

• The Grand Jury Award (1): Winner will receive $10,000.00.
• The Producers' Choice Award (1): Winner will receive $5,000.00
• The Student Award in partnership with AddictingGames (1): Winner will receive $2,000.00
• Viewers' Choice Award (1): Winner will receive $5,000.00.

NOTE: Prize winners will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, and a Tax Qualification form as a condition of receiving prizes above. All taxes are solely the responsibility of the prize winners.

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