Wed 4th Mar 2015 | News
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2014 Student of the Year, Adrien Lambert
Entries for the 2015 CG Student Awards are open from now until May 13th, 2015. The Autodesk sponsored awards are a massive deal, and showcase excellence in computer graphics from students and recent graduates from the world’s leading training facilities.
“This is truly an incredible opportunity for students and recent alumni to not only showcase their work to industry experts, but it’s simply the best possible way to launch your career in these competitive industries,” declared Andrew McDonald, co-founder of the Awards.
The Awards has six main categories:
School of the Year
Student of the Year
Film of the Year
Game of the Year
People’s Choice
Bootcamp Placements (Internships)
All computer graphics students worldwide that attended an accredited course between January 2014 – May 2015 are eligible to enter. Examples of suitable courses are Computer Animation, Bachelor of Computer Graphics, Animation and Interactive Media, Game Design and Development, 3D Computer Animation, Digital Effects, Computer Visualisation, Computer Science, Visual Effect (VFX) Courses. All other courses with similar curriculum are deemed suitable. Rigging, Pre-visualisation, Architectural Visualisation, Animation, Lighting, Compositing, Live Action, Character Animation, Editing, Concept Art, Coding, R&D, Game Design, and Game Development.
Leading production studios Animal Logic, Double Negative, Dreamworks India, Framestore, Gameloft, Method Studios, Monolith Studio, MPC, NetherRealm Studio, Ninja Theory, Rebellion, RSP, The Mill, and Weta Digital are also offering twenty-five (25) professional internships throughout Canada, Europe, India, Oceania, and the USA. Each studio offers slightly different internships, but an internship winner can expect to receive 8-12 weeks professional experience, support and guidance from industry leading experts, a standard intern salary, and an amazing opportunity to network and prove their skills.
“I was shocked to find myself among the winners, and it was a truly life changing experience – and honestly, it’s not an overstatement. It was a surreal moment when I got a phone call from Double Negative!” exclaimed Szabolcs Menyhei an internship winner currently working fulltime for Double Negative as an Environment Artist.
Entries to the CG Student Awards can be submitted online at www.cgstudentawards.com. The results will be announced June 17th, 2015.
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