BFX Competitions
5 creative competitions are presented as part of BFX 2023 – which will you sign up to?The BFX Easter Jams
In partnership with BU’s Animation Society, The BFX Festival presents the annual Easter Jam Competition. BU Students can get creative, expand their professional portfolios, and immerse themselves in the creative community.
Over two weeks of competitions, you’ll be given a theme to design and submit a piece in one of four categories. Week 1 will be Concept Art & Real-time 3D Environment and Week 2 will be Modelling & Character Animation.
Each week, you’ll meet with industry mentors virtually to receive feedback on your piece before each week’s submission deadline.
Key dates
- Enter by Monday 3rd April 2023
- Week 1 of Competitions: Concept Art, Real-time 3D Environment – Monday 3 April 2023
- Submission Deadline – Monday 10 April 2023
- Week 2 of Competitions: Modelling, Character Animation – Monday 10 April 2023
- Submission Deadline – Monday 17 April 2023
- Public Vote Opens – Friday 21 April 2023
- Public Vote Closes – Friday 12 May 2023
- Winners Announced – Thursday 18 May 2023
- Winner’s work showcased at the BFX Festival – 20 – 25 November 2023.
BFX Competition
Open to all UK Higher Education Students, the BFX Competition takes place annually. Participating teams of up to five are provided with scripts prepared by charity organisations and have seven weeks to bring their briefs to life in a 30-second production.
Participants benefit from virtual mentor sessions with industry professionals and regular meetings with the charity you are working with.
A judging process will involve the public, peers, charities and industry professionals.
Submissions will be screened during the 2023 BFX Festival. Winners will be announced and prizes presented at the Awards Ceremony during the festival.
We are delighted to be working with the following charities in 2023:
The RNLI, The Dorset Ukrainian Community, and National Park City Foundation.
Key dates
Enter by Friday 19 May 2023
Production period – Monday 22 May to Sunday 9th July 2023
Submission deadline – Monday 10 July 2023
Public vote opens – Monday 17 July 2023
Public vote closes – Monday 21 August 2023
Winners announced during the BFX Festival – 20 – 25 November 2023.
Previous BFX Competition Entries
BFX has a 10-year history of working with a range of charities. Peruse through previous competition entries.
BFX Game Jam
The BFX Game Jam takes place annually, three days prior to the BFX Festival starting. Teams can be up to 5 participants, as long as your team has at least one current Bournemouth University student, you are welcome to enter. More details on how to enter will be released in September 2023.
Caricature competition
The 10th annual BFX Festival in 2022 saw the launch of the inaugural Caricature Competition. Entrants were invited to create a caricature of a visiting industry guest from the BFX Speaker Series. This event will return this year, more details on how to enter will be released in September 2023.
Dara McGarry Caraciture
Amy Backwell caraciture
Matt Traynar Caraciture
Sculpting competition
New for 2022 entrants had 30 minutes to speed sculpt either a human, a creature or a cartoon of their choosing. Take a look at the winning entries below. This event will return this year, more details on how to enter will be released in September 2023.
Dylan Brandford
