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We are now accepting submissions for the 2012 CG Student Awards. The event is split into three categories: Student of the Year, Studio Internships, People’s Choice. There is a prize pool of over $100,000USD and ten (10) Studio Internships. The deadline for submissions is 20th May, 2012. Winners announced 1st June, 2012.   

The CG Student Awards has an extensive list of high profile companies sponsoring the event.  Our five platinum sponsors include Autodesk, Ballistic, Conceptshare, Digital-tutors, and Next Limit Technologies. Other notable industry sponsors include: Pixologic, NVIDIA, Adobe, The Foundry, Stash Media, Side Effects Software, Smith Micro, and 3D Artist Magazine.

Leading production studios Double Negative, MPC, Framestore, Prime Focus, The Mill, and BlueBolt are also offering 10 professional internships throughout Europe, Canada, USA, and India. Each studio offers slightly different internships, but an internship winner can expect to receive 2-4 month professional experience, support and guidance from industry leading experts, standard intern salary, and an amazing opportunity to network and prove your skills.

“We've been amazed by the quality of our interns we picked up from the 2012 CG Student Awards. During their time with us, the interns gained the respect of our senior crew members and made a tremendous contribution to the lighting, fx, rigging, modelling and texturing of all our current movies” said Karl Wickens, Co Head of 3D Double Negative.

"I never really thought I would win the title of Student of the Year. It opened the door for me into the visual effects industry. After the Internship at Framestore, they hired me straight away" said Maximilian - Gordon Vogt.

"This opportunity changed my life and I now find myself rigging on major blockbuster movies, a dream come true" said Elliot Stammers.

http://www.cgstudentawards.com

Good luck to everyone!
Andrew & Alwyn

The second Moddler Quarterly Challenge - Marine Species has finished and we are happy to announce the 10 finalists. Make sure to check out all the great entries and vote for your favourite!

Congratulations to all the finalists and thanks to everyone who entered. We hope you enjoyed the design challenge!

Good luck to everyone.

The voting has finished and we are happy to announce the topic for Moddler Quarterly Challenge #2 is Marine Species. Please read the following information on how to enter this digital sculpting competition and win $500USD in prizes.

Design Brief

Seven tenths of the world's surface is covered in water, yet little is known about what lies beneath our little blue planet. From the smallest stream to the deepest depths of the Mariana Trench there are thousands of existing Marine Species out there and many more are being discovered every year.

• Entrants are required to create a 3d digital model of an 'existing' OR 'undiscovered' marine species.
  
• Marine species include everything from crustaceans, reptiles, jelly fish, fish, sea spiders and many more... Here is a list of existing species.
• Any style is permitted, cartoon, realistic or a stylized variation
• Final model must meet the event Guidelines and be suitable for digital printing
• Final design doesn't need to include a base, however make sure to consider how it will be printed and if a base will help it's appearance and balance.

Prizes

The winner of this challenge will receive a digital print of their sculpture to the value of $500USD from Moddler.com,the premier 3d printing company for today's digital entertainment creators.

Important Dates

• Entry Deadline:December 19, 2011
• Finalists Announced: December 23, 2011
• Public Voting: December 23, 2011 - January 6, 2012
• Winner Announced: January 8, 2012

Get Started

Before you enter, please take a moment to read the Rules and Guidelines.

Once you have done that, simply start a forum thread in the WIP AREA. The idea here is to showcase to the community your progress from day one (no last minute entries accepted). All entries must be original and ONLY created for this event. Make sure to name your thread according to the rules eg: Ocean FangTooth. Your first post must also include a small introduction of your character and any concept art or reference images.

Good luck everyone!

Stay inspired and entertained with this spectacular collection of the very best music videos, short films, commercials, broadcast design, virals, and game cinematics of 2010.

Watch 46 brilliant projects (complete with credits and production notes) curated by the editors and fans of Stash, the planet's largest online library of animation, VFX, and motion design.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stash-media-best-of-2010/id445899505?mt=8

We are proud to announce the winners of the annual Computer Graphics Student Awards. The winners were chosen from more than 150 applicants for their exceptional computer graphics skills across all facets of production for visual effects. The winners and finalists of this event share a total prize pool of over $50,000USD and 18 Studio Internships worldwide.

To see all the winning entries please visit:

http://www.cgcoach.com/computer-graphics-student-awards/2011/winners/