2024 BFX Competition details
Working with the community.
Throughout the pipeline student teams receive guidance and support from industry mentors and NCCA academics, as well as having meetings with the charities to ensure the final production is as expected. Final animations are submitted ahead of The BFX Festival and students find out who the winners of each category are during the awards ceremony.
Key dates:
Registration deadline: 19 May 2024
Start date: 20 May 2024
Submission deadline: 8 July 2024
This year we’re proud to be working with the following charities:
- MYTIME Young Carers
- The Story Works
- Vita Nova
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
- Hope For Food
- Sustrans
- DEED.
What is this competition about?
The BFX Competition is an annual animation competition where participating teams create short animations, normally around 30 seconds long, based on the script from charity organisations.
Who can be in my team?
You can have up to five team members, all should be current HE students.
Should everyone in my team be from Bournemouth University?
So, this competition is for all students?
Why should we participate?
Prizes?
Mentors?
Have we got any restrictions in software or style?
Can we use previously created assets (models, textures, animation cycles) for university submissions?
Can we use assets downloaded from the internet?
I am already participating in a charity brief for my 2nd year undergraduate Group Project. What should I do?
How will the voting work?
When will the results be announced?
OK, I'm in. What do I need to do next?
Please note the deadline to enter the 13 May 2024.