The Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category will be announced at the AEAF Awards Online Screening on 11 October
The Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category will be announced at the AEAF Awards Online Screening 11 October from 7pm in Sydney, 10am in London and 2am Los Angeles, here at https://aeaf.tv
See you there for a celebration of Animation and VFX.
The AEAF Awards Finalists have been announced in all categories. The full listing is shown below. Visit the View Entries page on the AEAF website to watch individual projects.
All teams and artists who entered the Awards this year should feel proud of their work. Your entries keep AEAF Awards going and growing and are appreciated tremendously. As the years have gone by, the increase in the number and quality of projects submitted has been exciting. Please enjoy the huge variety, talent and skill on display here.
The range of techniques available to artists now is one of the most impressive trends you will find among the entries. Most of the earlier techniques don’t disappear but are expanded, improved on and used to contribute to the next development – motion capture and keyframing; simulated and procedural effects; rear projection, 3D matte painting and LED screens; from green screen keying and 2D/3D compositing in post to in-camera VFX. This year, further use of real-time and now AI-supported techniques are added to the mix.
We see all of these methods continue to develop and contribute to one another, and they make the AEAF Awards a thrill to watch as they unfold every year.
But it’s still never easy to narrow the field towards the ultimate winners. Having so many excellent entries just makes the process harder. Determining and announcing the finalists are the first steps. The AEAF Judging Panel is now hard at work to single out the projects that will receive the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards in each category. Stay with us to find out which ones will be the winners in October.
Finalist Projects by Category
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - Feature Film VFX entered by DNEG
Feature Film VFX
The Feature Film, Feature Film Sequence and TV Series categories this year are inspiration for the whole industry. Digital humans, 3D worlds, science fiction and fantasy all meet here to make stories and characters come to life for audiences. The VFX and animation teams who work with today’s filmmakers are not only skilled and working to very high standards, but are also extremely creative, visualising stories in ways that make productions stand out. Note: Not all of the entries can be shown online, but will appear on the showreel – so don’t miss it.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Wētā FX
Rebel Moon: Child of Fire - Wētā FX
The Marvels - Birth and death of planet Hala and more! - Rising Sun Pictures
Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny - Horse, Trains and Planes - Rising Sun Pictures
The Kitchen - Axis Studios
Strays - MPC
The Little Mermaid - MPC
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - MPC
Spaceman - MPC
Napoleon - MPC
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - MPC
John Wick: Chapter 4 - Rodeo FX
Atlas - MPC
FOE - Alt.vfx
Napoleon - BlueBolt
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - The Yard VFX
Leave the World Behind - Framestore
Barbie - Framestore
The Little Mermaid - Framestore
Wonka - Framestore
Bad Boys 4 - Framestore
Furiosa - Framestore
Rebel Moon Part 1- Framestore
The Empire - MPC Paris
Under Paris- MPC Paris
Peter Pan & Wendy - Framestore
Heart of Stone- Framestore
The Fall Guy - Framestore
Rebel Moon Part Two - Framestore
The guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Framestore
The Marvels - Wētā FX
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - DNEG
Civil War - Framestore
Nyad - Wētā FX
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - DNEG
Land Of Bad - Cutting Edge
Haunted Mansion Industrial - Light & Magic (ILM)
Blue Beetle - Rodeo FX
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Wētā FX
Barbie - Feature Film Sequence entered by Framestore
Feature Film Sequence
Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny - New York Chase Sequence - Rising Sun Pictures
The Creator - Fin Design + Effects
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - The Drain Sequence - The Yard VFX
Barbie - Framestore
The Little Mermaid - Framestore
Furiosa - Framestore
The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Framestore
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One: Train/Bridge Sequence - Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Battle of Syracuse Sequence - Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Feature Film Animation entered by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Feature Film Animation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Cinesite
Scarygirl - Cosmic Dino Studio
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mikros Animation
IF - Framestore
The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Framestore
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Scarygirl - Cosmic Dino Studio
True Detective: Night Country Cinesite - TV Series entered by Cinesite
TV Series
One Piece - Naval, pirate ships and more! - Rising Sun Pictures
Loki - Miss Minutes and more - Rising Sun Pictures
Ahsoka - Mastery in Blending Fantasy and Reality - Rising Sun Pictures
Halo Season 2 - MPC
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1- Rodeo FX
Foundation Season 2 - Rodeo FX
The Witcher Season 3 - Rodeo FX
Masters of the Air - Rodeo FX
Prime Video UK - The Rig - Absolute
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart - Alt.vfx
Wolf Like Me - Alt.vfx
All The Light We Cannot See - The Yard VFX
True Detective: Night Country - BlueBolt
The Lazarus Project Season 2 - Vine FX
Ted Season 1 - Framestore
Loki Season 2 - Framestore
Fallout - Framestore
Foundation Season 2 - Framestore
Monarch Legacy of Monster - Framestore
RIPLEY - Wētā FX
The Last of Us - Wētā FX
One Piece - Season 1 - Framestore
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Framestore
The Witcher Season 3 - Cinesite
True Detective: Night Country - Cinesite
The Wheel of Time Season 2 - Outpost VFX
Silo Season 1 - Outpost VFX
The Mandalorian Season 3 Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
The Spiderwick Chronicles The Embassy Feature Film Animation
Jean Paul Gaultier - Divine entered by The Mill Paris
Commercials - Animation
Bangalow Koalas - AIRBAG
Welcome to the Jungle - The Obvious Match: Slide & Sock - Passion Paris Production
Duracell - Bunny Saves Christmas - The Mill Paris (Mikros Image SAS)
Louis Vuitton - The Holiday Season - The Mill Paris
Trust - Journey - The Mill Paris
Jean Paul Gaultier - Divine - The Mill Paris
Knockout Chaos : Anthony Joshua X Francis Ngannou - The Mill Paris
Destination British Colombia - Wall of Wonders - Rodeo FX
RY X - Moths - Rodeo FX
Autorité des Marchés Financiers - Rodeo FX
McDonald's – The McDonald's Card - Rodeo FX
iögo - Rodeo FX
The World of Mind Haze - Golden Wolf
Moonbirds - Rise of the Mythics - Golden Wolf
Cat Amongst The Pigeons - Never Sit Still
Kirin Ichiban - Never Sit Still
Hello Christmas - Alt.vfx
Ford Mustang - Le Mans 2024 - Blind Pig
Candy Crush - Whoosh, Spin, Float - Absolute
Arden University - Blind Pig
Telstra - Hello Christmas - Alt.vfx
NRMA - Until Then - Alt.vfx
ANZ - Falcon - Alt.vfx
Fetch TV- Purgatory - Collider
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Season 2024 Launch - Collider
Nerds - Gummy Monster - Framestore
NOW TV Ireland - Freefolk
CCIA - A Life Should Be Long - Unlisted
Samsung - Tab Unveil - Unlisted
Powershop - Mindful Movers - VANDAL
Powershop - Kitchen & Sport - VANDAL
Good 360 - VANDAL
Kellogg's Crunch Nut x What Willy Cook - Blind Pig
Let’s Open Up About Gambling - Mighty Nice
Versace Crystal entered by Platige
Commercials - VFX
Josh Cellars Reserve - Reserved for You and Yours - Psyop
Victoria Fires - Leave Early - AIRBAG
To Infinity and Beyond - Dans Digital
Flying Man - Dans Digital
Aero - Mind Bubbling - Rodeo FX
Versace Crystal - Platige
Hello Christmas - Alt.vfx
The AA - It's Okay - Absolute
Coffee Boss - Heckler Singapore
Maison Kitsune - Heckler Singapore
Money Trees - Heckler Singapore
Volkswagen - Electric Feels Good - Haymaker VFX & The Embassy
The World Needs More Santas - Framestore
Sky F1 - The Greatest Show on Earth - Framestore
Team Refugee 1-100 Million - Framestore
PG Tips - Solid as a Rock - Freefolk
Apartments.com - Extraterrentrials - Method Studios
Verizon - Can't Be Broken - Method Studios
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Welcome to the Lobby - Method Studios
Meta - Asgard's Wrath 2 Launch Trailer - Method Studios
Axe - Black Vanilla - Glassworks
KIA - The KIA Sportage - Glassworks
LEGO -Play Unstoppable - Glassworks
Movember - The Mo Is Calling - Heckler
KOALA KLOUDCELL - IAN - VANDAL
Foxtel Hubbl - VANDAL
Coopers Big Ale - Alt.vfx
NRMA Until Then - Alt.vfx
Vivid Sydney 2024 - MCA 'Sea, Sand and Stars' entered by Spinifex Group Sydney
Live Event Installations & Projections
The Live Event Installations and Projections category attracts projects that prove that being there still counts. These productions are immersive and engaging, created on a grand scale. Resolution, image quality, animation and compositing combine to transform environments to places where viewers become participants.
Bathurst Winter Festival - Gulgandara Yaala Dayangun - In honour of Our Elders - Esem Projects
Analema - Glassworks
Multiverse Immersion Theatre YUAN - BLACKBOW
Badu Gili Celestial - Yarnology
Viktor&Rolf - Fashion Statements - Rodeo FX
The Demogorgon Experience - Rodeo FX
La Trobe University - Never Sit Still
Lighting of the Sails – Echo (2024) - Pleasant Company
Monet in Paris - AI Generated Outdoor Kiosks - Alt.vfx
Mitsubishi Outlander - Monet Exhibition Film - Alt.vfx
KDDI Expo Barcelona - Exhibition Film - Alt.vfx
Drawn by Da Vinci AI Photo Booth - Alt.vfx
LEGO Projections at Australian Parliament House - The Electric Canvas
Indigenous All Stars - National Gallery of Australia for the Enlighten Festival, Canberra - The Electric Canvas
Vivid Sydney 2024 - MCA Sea, Sand and Stars - Spinifex Group Sydney
Vivid Sydney 2024 - Customs House Gumscape with Road and Creatures - Spinifex Group Sydney
Dream Circus - Artists in Motion
Vivid Sydney 2024 - Harbour Bridge Pylons 'Face of Change' - Spinifex Group
VIVID SYNTHETIC HUM(AI)NITY - VANDAL
Natural Rhythms of Australia - SUMMER - SENESCENCE - VANDAL
Natural Rhythms of Australia - Spring - 'EMERGENCE' - VANDAL
MultiVersus - Official Launch Trailer - Stars Collide, Pies Fly - entered by Plastic Wax
Game Trailers
Palia Official Cinematic Trailer - Axis Studios
Warframe: The Duviri Paradox - Axis Studios
Jurassic Park - Survival - REALTIME
MultiVersus - Official Launch Trailer - Stars Collide, Pies Fly - Plastic Wax
MultiVersus - Official The Joker Reveal Trailer (ft. Mark Hamill) - Plastic Wax
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - Plastic Wax
Exoborne Announcement Trailer - Platige
The Lagrange legacy - Netease Games
Garden planet transformation - Netease Games
Racing Master - Official Trailer - NetEase Games
Racing Master - Chinese New Year Promo Video - NetEase Games
Racing Master - The Road to Reversal - NetEase Games
Starting Point - CG Premiere of Racing Master - NetEase Games
World of Tanks - No Going Back - Glassworks
Undefeated - entered by Heckler Singapore
Music Video
Children of Chaos - Passion Paris Production
Vonfelt - Je Pars - KINEMUS
Undefeated - Heckler Singapore
Sevdaliza - Nothing Lasts Forever ft Grimes - Glassworks
Imagine Dragons - Children of the Sky - MISTER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Official Music Video & End Credits) -Juice
Drawn In - entered by Armchair Productions
Short Film
The intensity of the Short Film format makes this category exciting. Telling dramatic stories in a limited time is the perfect challenge for VFX and animation artists, who use their skills to communicate what can’t be expressed in dialogue alone, as demonstrated in the finalist projects here.
My Jumper, it Roars! - Flying Bark Productions
To Infinity and Beyond - Dans Digital
Now Upon a Time Lil' Ruby - Platige
Perilune - Media Design School, Auckland
L'ombre d'une seconde - Zeilt Productions
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Flood 2023
Drawn In - Armchair Productions
In Absence - VANDAL
The Garden of Forking Paths - Hasmik Mkhchyan
War is Over! - Wētā FX
A Rough Shed - Ample Projects
The Dreadnought of The Darling - Ample Projects
She Creates Change - Keya - Mighty Nice
Doctor Who - entered by REALTIME
Titles/Openers - TV
One Piece - Set Sail - Rising Sun Pictures
Mirror Mirror: Are You Well? - Never Sit Still
Netflix - Ashley Madison - Blind Pig
Doctor Who - REALTIME
Kallara entered by Mello
Web Viral
Coopers Big Ale - Alt.vfx
SMARTRAVELLER: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO - Monkeystack
Never Sit Still Motion Corpse - Never Sit Still
Cadbury Give A Cheer To A Volunteer - T&DA
Kallara - Mello
The Plastic Forecast entered by Collider
Education & Infographics
Education Votes - The Funktion
MATILDA’S RECODED - VANDAL
VANDAL AI ATELIER - VANDAL
Megafauna - What killed Australia's Giants - Hive Studios
Stuff the British Stole S2 - WildBear Entertainment
Secret Weapons - WildBear Entertainment
The Plastic Forecast - Collider
ONRSR - Runaway Train - Missing Bits Productions
‘Flood & Fire’ – REROC - Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University’s Research Vision - Charles Sturt University
A Rough Shed - Ample Projects
The Dreadnought of The Darling - Ample Projects
La Foneria XR entered by Glassworks
Augmented Reality
The Demogorgon Experience - Rodeo FX
ANZ Falcon Lens - Alt.vfx
La Foneria XR - Glassworks
Five Luxe Dubai Hotel Opening entered by Blind Pig
Event Openers
Zhu Que - Dans Digital
Five Luxe Dubai Hotel Opening - Blind Pig
RSIFF - Film Festival Projections - Alt.vfx
Save the Children - Winter Gala 2023 - Glassworks
Alone entered by UTS Animal Logic Academy
Student
Furever After - Swinburne University of Technology
Don't Stay Awake - Swinburne University of Technology
Coffee Brake - UTS Animal Logic Academy
Alone - UTS Animal Logic Academy
Dust - UTS