Young Cartoonist of The Year Awards 2022

The Young Cartoonists of the Year Competition is back. This year the deadline for submissions is 22 January 2023.

Hosted by the Cartoon Museum in London, the annual competition seeks to reward rising cartoon talent. 

Judges include Martin Rowson (The Guardian), Christian Adams (Evening Standard), Banx (FT), Peter Brookes (The Times), Nick Newman (Private Eye), and Matt Pritchard from the Daily Telegraph.  Entry is free. 

Entries can be mailed in (via old school Royal Mail) to the Cartoon Museum,  at 63 Wells St, London W1T 3PT, or emailed to hello@cartoonmuseum.org.

As always, we encourage all our students to enter competitions such as this one. 

BYOA Is Back on 26 October

BYOA on Wednesday 26 October 

BYOA (Bring Your Own Animation) is back - taking place in London on Wednesday 26 October at the Newman Arms in Rathbone St, London W1T 1NG.

Organised by the London chapter of SIGGRAPH, BYOA is an animation event that takes place every month at a pub in central London.

How to Get Hired - with Kevin Richards

Kevin Richards teaching a class

One of my former students, Kevin Richards, is tcurrently working as a Lead Animator on the new Aardman Animation TV Series "Pop Paper City", produced by LoveLove Films. 

As a production lead, Kevin reviews animation reels and makes hiring decisions on new talent.

In the guest blog below, Kevin explains how our students can maximise their chances of getting hired in the animation industry. 

"Mouse:Impossible" Wins "Best Micro Movie" Award

Best Micro Movie at the World Film Carnival Singapore

Congratulations to Animation Apprentice student Robin Herrmann whose short film "Mouse: Impossible" has won Best Micro Movie at the World Film Carnival Singapore.

Mouse: Impossible is a short animated film created by Animation Apprentice student Robin Herrman.  "Mouse: Impossible" was written, produced and directed by Robin, currently studying for his MA in 3D Animation at our degree-awarding partner, Buckinghamshire New University.   This is the latest of many awards for "Mouse: Impossible".