24 Hours for 2018

The 2018 24 HOURS Animation Contest for Students will take place on Friday October 5^th at 3pm PST to Saturday October 6^th at 4pm. 

Here's a recent article about this year's contest and link to the Best of 24 Hours contest.

WHAT is it?:

For those that do not know, I have been running this international event for the past 16 years in which students around the world compete in teams of 5 to complete a 30 second animated film in just 24 Hours based on a given theme (by me). Believe it or not, with these tight constraints - many teams actually complete their films…in color!!! 

This has been such a successful event with the student’s attendance rapidly growing each year. In 2018, with over 183 teams (over 1,000 students) from 49 schools in 9 countries from around the world are participating in 24 HOURS this year!!! USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Thailand and ...welcome our new international schools from the UK, Germany and Czech Republic! Game on!!!

THE THEME FOR 24 HOURS 2018

In the late 1500’s/Early 1600’s - Galileo Galilei spoke against the prevailing views of our solar system in the name of truth and science.

In the mid 1800’s - Harriet Tubman not only escaped from slavery but returned on many dangerous missions to help other slaves out to freedom.

In the late 1800’s - Helen Keller - Despite her condition of both deafness and blindness worked through her disabilities, learning to read and write, becoming a champion of social issues and helping to improve the welfare of deaf people.

In 1936 Jesse Owens won four gold medals at Hitler’s 1936 Olympics in Berlin. It was one of the great moments of sport, which helped to puncture the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy.

In 1955 Rosa Parks showed what ordinary people can do when she stayed on that bus sticking fast to her beliefs of defiance to racial segregation.

In the late 1970’s Harvey Milk was the most famous and most significantly open LGBT official ever elected in the United States against the backdrop of an anti-gay public.

In 2012 Malala Yousafzai a Pakistani schoolgirl defied threats of the Taliban to campaign for the
right to education.

And in 2018 Christine Blasey Ford bravely stood up to recount her sexual assault to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee against background of public mockery.

Each one of these people took an oppositional stance to the status quo. They were determined to be heard, willing to standing alone with the hopes we all could unite in the end. Though their fights were not always won, their voices were heard.

In 24 hours make a 30-second animated film depicting a strong point of view educating to your audience about the need to have empathy. Whether it be race, gender, lifestyle, social mobility, disability, geography, or even species, we all face challenges in making our reality be understood. Animate an experience that will help convey to the audience what it is really like to speak your truth.

You have 24 hours....Go!!!

Finished films will be judged by a panel of industry experts and prizes awarded to the top 5 teams. 

In past years we have had excellent prizes from our industry sponsors, which have included: CSU Summer Arts, TVPaint, ToonBoom, DigiCel, CRC Press, CTNX, Wacom, Animation Magazine, ASIFA-Hollywood, Stuart NG Books, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, Laika, Film Roman, Pixar and more!. 

WHY on earth would anyone participate in this crazy contest?:

This contest will teach our students much about working together, meeting deadlines and making creative decisions under pressure AND they all have a lot of fun and return for more each year – so it’s a proven model they really enjoy. This has been such a successful event and has grown every year. I plan to continue this annually and I hope you can join us.

List of Participating Schools 24 HOURS 2018:

1. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA (7) 

   
2. Art Institute of California San Diego, CA (3) 

   
3. Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN (2)
   
4. Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA (2)

   
5. Belas Artes University, São Paulo, BRAZIL (6) 

   
6. Bradley University, Peoria, IL (1)
   
7. Braunschweig University of Art, Braunschweig, Germany (1)
   
8. California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA (9) 

   
9. Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC CANADA (10) 

   
10. Carnegie Mellon University, LA, CA (1)
    
11. Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH (5) 

    
12. CSUC , Chico CA (7) 

    
13. CSUF , Fullerton CA (7) 

    
14. CSULA, Los Angeles CA (3) 

    
15. CSULB,LongBeachCA (12) 

    
16. CSUN , Northridge CA (13) 

    
17. Design Centre Enmore TAFE, Enmore NSW AUSTRALIA (2) 
    
18. DigiPen Institue of Tecnology, Redmond, WA (1) 

    
19. ELAC, East Los Angeles CA (3) 

    
20. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA (5) 

    
21. Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver BC CANADA (1) 

    
22. FAAP, Sao Paulo, Brazil (7)
    
23. Film School Zlin, Zlin, Czch Republic (1)
    
24. Grand Valley State University, Allendale Charter Township, Michigan (2) 

    
25. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (1) 

    
26. ITESMCampus Querétaro, MEXICO (7) 

    
27. Kansas City Art Institute , Kansas City, MO (Missouri) (2) 

    
28. Kendall College of Art and Design , Grand Rapids, MI (3) 

    
29. Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenessee (1)
    
30. Middle Tennessee State University , Murfreesboro, Tennessee (6) 

    
31. Nevada State College , Henderson, NV (2)
    
32. Rangsit University, Bangkok Thailand (5) 

    
33. Ringing College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL (4) 

    
34. SAE Institute México, Mexico City, MÉXICO (2) 

    
35. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville TX (4) 

    
36. San Jose State University, San Jose CA (5)
    
37. School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY (1) 

    
38. Seneca College, Toronto CANADA (8) 

    
39. SFSU, San Francisco, CA (1)
    
40. Sheridan College, CANADA (29) 


    
41. Universidad delValle de Puebla Puebla, MÉXICO (1)
    
42. UFSC, Florianopolis, Brazil (1)
    
43. University of Bradford, UK (1)
    
44. University of California Berkeley , Berkeley CA (3)
    
45. University of Salford, Manchester, England (1)
    
46. 
University of Southern California , Los Angeles CA (4)
    
47. Villa Maria College, NY (3)
    
48. Virginia Commonwealth University, VA (2)
    
49. Woodbury University , Glendale CA (8)
    

And speaking  of Woodbury University, follow this link to meet
WU Animation teams for 2018.