Oct 25, 2023

24 Hours of Animated Content Announces Global 2023 Winners

24 Hours: Cash prizes were awarded to teams from schools around the world that produced a 30-second animated film within 24 hours.

Now in its 21st year, 24 Hours is led by Aubrey Mintz, animation professor at California State University, Long Beach. Teams of five from high schools and universities around the world are invited to participate. This year's prompt is:

Within 24 hours, produce a 30-second film that demonstrates the potential of animated filmmaking. This is a call to arms! A celebration! A love letter to animation! Show us that the essence of animation has characteristics that can be explored in ways no other medium can. Show us what makes animation such a powerful and creative medium, using every element it has at its disposal, from art direction to movement to unique design to subjective storytelling.

Entries will be posted weekly on the contest's Youtube channel.

The 2023 24-hour contest attracted a record 431 teams from 104 schools in 23 countries; 90 universities and 14 high schools entered, including a team from Exceptional Minds, an art school for youth and artists on the autism spectrum!

Industry support was particularly strong this year, with major sponsors offering more than $165,000 in cash prizes to students. In the end, seven teams won prize packs that included cash, swag bags, art books, software, drawing tablets, and event passes.

Winners of this year's event included director and storyboard artist Everly Owo Aguilar (“Star Wars: Galaxy of Creatures”), animator Alex Smeaton (“Star Trek: Lower Decks”), writer and director jury, including Sam de Seccati (“Lilith & Eve”), illustrator and animator Wilma Miranda (“Attention Atención”), and story and layout artist Derrick Malik Johnson (“Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”). The film was selected by.

24 Hour Winners

1st Place

School: Ringling College (Florida, USA)

Team: finalfinal.mp4

2nd Place

School: Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (Beirut, Lebanon)

Team: Onion Skins

3rd place

School Fundação Amando Alvares Penteado (São Paulo, Brazil)

Team : Kyle Sines Gorey

4th

School National Pingtung University (Pingtung County, Taiwan)

Team : Ba Lan e Chimia

5th

School Facacade Mélière (Mélière University) São Paulo, Brazil, Universidad de Mélières

Team A. Mimia

Best High School

School Sisler High School, Manitoba, Canada

Team: jamcrackers

Behind the Scenes Award

School Name: Fundação Amando Alv: Fundação Amando Alvares Penteado (São Paulo, Brazil)

Team: Monomeraki on Orbit West BTS Film