Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010

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Posted By: leigh
Post Time: 04-12-2010 at 10:42 AM
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This is a really exciting opportunity for students to win paid internships at high profile studios in London. Here's the press release:

Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010

The first annual Computer Graphics Student Awards is an online event focused on showcasing the technical and creative talents of fresh talent in the feature animation, visual effects film and television industries.

CgCoach.com has launched the Computer Graphics Student Awards for 2010. The goal of the event is to showcase new industry talent, promote training facilities, and kick-start thirteen careers with fully paid eight week Internships at London’s leading production studios
Framestore, Double Negative and The Moving Picture Company.

The event is divided into eleven specific categories, ranging from “Student of the Year”, “School of the Year”, and “Excellence” awards in all aspects of production such as modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animation, fx, compositing, and concept art.

Artists eligible to enter the awards will be asked to submit a single (1) video to CgCoach.com and complete the application form. The CgCoach.com team will then short-list students for each of the awards categories. All the short-listed winners will be presented online via an interactive portfolio system where the official Judging Panel will select their favourite entries.

The Computer Graphics Student Awards - 2010, has a total of ten sponsors offering prizes to the value of approximately $67,000USD. Sponsors include Framestore, Double Negative, The Moving Picture Company, Smith Micro, Luxology, Workstation Specialists, Pixologic, Next Limit, Nevercenter, 3D World Magazine, 3D Artist Magazine and Digital-Tutors.

Registrations for this event close May 10th, 2010.

Winners announced June 16th, 2010.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release please visit www.cgcoach.com .

About CgCoach.com:

CgCoach.com is a community for people learning computer graphics and aims to facilitate direct interaction and coaching with Industry Professionals currently working in Film, Television and Games.

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