Award Categories

The prestigious flagship award for the best college / university will be awarded to the institution that the judges feel has contributed the best entries into the competition that display great technical ability and creative vision.

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter must be automotive ( exterior or interior will be accepted ), and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision.

Your design entry should include aspect views of your model as a wireframe or clay representation, and should also be presented and integrated into a single scene of your choice as a single finished image ( photographic or otherwise ).

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter can be anything you choose that is non automotive, and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision.

Your design entry should include aspect views of your model as a wireframe or clay representation, and should also be presented and integrated into a single scene of your choice as a single finished image (photographic or otherwise).

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter must be automotive ( exterior or interior will be accepted ), and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The animation must be a minimum of 30 seconds and a maximum of 3 minutes long. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision, and most importantly camera work and storytelling within your animation.

Your animation should show your 3D design as a finished and textured model integrated into a scene of your choice ( real or otherwise ).

Entries into this category must show an original design developed, originated and built in a 3D software package. The subject matter can be anything you choose that is non automotive, and can be as retro or as futuristic as you wish. The animation must be a minimum of 30 seconds and a maximum of 3 minutes long. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing skills and creative vision, and most importantly camera work and storytelling within your animation.

Your animation should show your 3D design as a finished and textured model integrated into a scene of your choice ( real or otherwise ).

Collaboration and networking is one of the key skills in developing a career in the creative field, for that reason we are introducing a new category this year specifically for a collective group project entry.

Your submission must involve 2 or more students and should showcase an original design or animation developed, originated and built in a 3D software package.

The subject matter can be anything you choose, architecture, manufacturing, automotive, high end material study or VFX. Animation entries must be a minimum of 30 seconds and a maximum of 3 minutes long. The judges will be looking for technical 3d skills, modelling / surfacing / texturing / composition /design /skills and creative vision, and most importantly camera work and storytelling with animation entries.

Your animation should show your 3D design as a finished and textured model or character(s) integrated into a scene of your choice ( real or otherwise ).

The judges are looking for entries that show any Automotive 3D model or models of your choosing in a VR scene. The flow of the scene can be anything of your choosing, but the objective is to capture the immersion of VR in the most creative scenario you can create.

The judges will view your entry via a Vimeo or Youtube link to a 360-video that shows your entry to its full immersive potential and highlight any interactivity that you may have as part of your scene. Your video must be no longer than 5 minutes long.

Full submission criteria can be found in the Entry Specs page.

The criteria for this category is that you are to submit a single finished CGI image in a photographic scene that has been rendered and retouched.

The scene can be static or motion rigged.

The judges will be looking for dynamic images that show good understanding of render layers, creativity and scene integration.