AEAF Awards 2021 Winners announced

The Animation & Effects Awards & Festival (AEAF)  has released the list of winners for 2021, across feature film, television, commercial, music video and other categories. The list of awards winners showcases varied techniques and applications for animation and VFX skills. 

AEAF is a celebration of VFX and Animation Games and Immersive media. AEAF includes a speaker program and awards evening and technology showcase.

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Feature Film – VFX

Godzilla vs. Kong – Weta Digital – GOLD
TENET – DNEG – SILVER
The One and Only Ivan – MPC Film – BRONZE
Cruella – MPC Film – SPECIAL MERIT
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Weta Digital – SPECIAL MERIT

Feature Film – Sequence

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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Storybook sequence) – Framestore – GOLD
Godzilla vs. Kong ‘Downtown Battle’ sequence – MPC Film – SILVER
Mortal Kombat – Method Studios – BRONZE

TV Series

His Dark Materials Series 2 – Framestore – GOLD
Lovecraft Country Season 1 – Environments / Creatures – Rodeo FX – SILVER
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – FuseFX – BRONZE
Westworld – Season 3 – DNEG – SPECIAL MERIT
WandaVision – Rodeo FX – SPECIAL MERIT

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The Boys Season 2 Ep3 – Rising Sun Pictures – SPECIAL MERIT
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Weta Digital – SPECIAL MERIT
Warrior Nun – The Embassy – SPECIAL MERIT
A Discovery of Witches – series 2 – REALTIME – SPECIAL MERIT

Commercials – VFX

XBOX – Us Dreamers – MPC – BRONZE
SHEBA Hope Reef – Framestore – SILVER
Verizon – The Reset – MPC – BRONZE
PETA – Freedom – FABLEfx – SPECIAL MERIT
Flonase – Grass Monster & Petrified Petals – The Embassy – SPECIAL MERIT
Perrier – Heat – Mikros MPC – SPECIAL MERIT
Dell – Youniverse – MPC – SPECIAL MERIT
Burberry – Festive – MPC – SPECIAL MERIT
The Kiyan Prince Foundation – Long Live the Prince – Framestore – SPECIAL MERIT
Sky Mobile – Time For Tea – Absolute – SPECIAL MERIT
Hydro-Québec : Energie en Commun – Rodeo FX – SPECIAL MERIT
Belong – Carbon Footprint – Fin Design and Effects – SPECIAL MERIT
Sky Q – The Collector: Sarah in the City – Framestore – SPECIAL MERIT
Skoda – Enyaq iV SUV – Freefolk – SPECIAL MERI

Commercials – Animation

Babybel – Platige Image – GOLD
ING – Do Your Thing – MPC – SILVER
Tajawal – Bring Back You – Platige Image – BRONZE
Dick’s Sporting Goods – Night at the Distribution Centre – MPC – SPECIAL MERIT
France Television – SUMO – Mikros MPC – SPECIAL MERIT
Standard Chartered Bank – Chicken and Egg – Unlisted – SPECIAL MERIT
Sasa – Cyberpunk – Platige Image – SPECIAL MERIT
PENNY – Imagine – Glassworks – SPECIAL MERIT

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TV Series – Children

100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone – Flying Bark – GOLD
Kangaroo Beach – Cheeky Little Media – SILVER
One, Two, Threebies! – Armchair Productions –  BRONZE

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Short Film

Cyan Eyed – Nezui – GOLD
Mila – PepperMax Films, Pixel Cartoon, IbiscusMedia, Cinesite, Aniventure – SILVER
Spirit – UTS Animal Logic Academy – BRONZE
Return Of The Goat II – New World Order – Absolute – SPECIAL MERIT
Rebooted – LateNite Films – SPECIAL MERIT

Game Trailers

The Medium – Live Action Trailer – Platige Image – GOLD
Kaldheim (Extended Cut) – Magic: The Gathering – Axis Studios – SILVER
Magic Legends – Official Cinematics Trailer – Plastic Wax – BRONZE

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Education & Infographics

Deep Time, Dinosaurs to Today – Eye Candy Animation – GOLD
Hope For Hugs – TV Globo – SILVER
How to be a Good Questioner of Children – Centre for Investigative Interviewing – Griffith University – BRONZE

Augmented Reality

His Dark Materials: My Daemon – Framestore – GOLD
Transport for NSW + Activate Paramatta – Vandal – SILVER
Left Unfinished – TAC – Unbnd + Taboo – BRONZE

Augmented Reality Broadcast

JN F1 Virtual -TV Globo – GOLD

Live Event Installations & Projections

Brisbane City Hall Christmas Projections – Gold Lotto City Hall Light Spectacular – The Electric Canvas – GOLD
Badu Gili 3 – Wonder Women Projection on the Sydney Opera House- Yakkazoo – SILVER
KIA Australian Open – CUBE – MISTER – BRONZE

Titles/Openers TV

Falas da Terra – TV Globo – GOLD
Eden – Kinetika – SILVER
Mosquito Coast Main Title Sequence – Sarofsky – BRONZE

Web / Viral

Forcite – Helmet Systems – MISTER – GOLD
Animals Australia – Join the Evolution – Vandal – SILVER
Jaguar – Social Media Ads – Jumbla – BRONZE

Music Video

H3000 – Running – Collider – GOLD
K/DA ‘More’ – Axis Studios – SILVER
S+C+A+R+R – I Had To Leave – Passion Paris ProductionS – BRONZE

Idents & Stings  – Broadcast

Ology – Jumbla – GOLD
MTV – Hank Mango – SILVER
CCTV2 Rebrand – China Television Technology – BRONZE

Corporate Video

Iris Van Herpen Film – Collider – GOLD
UNESCO Green Citizens – Passion Paris Production – SILVER
World Mosquito Program – Jumbla – BRONZE

VR Experience

Cadbury Secret Santa – T&DA – GOLD
World of Hiroshige – UTS Animal Logic Academy – SILVER
ColorgizeVR – MadCat Games – BRONZE

Event Openers /Studio Promo

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TEDx Sydney 2020: REAL – Substance – GOLD
Nearmap – Navig8 – Vandal – SILVER
MADO Demo Video – MADO XR – BRONZE

Student

There You Are – Rui Huang – University of Southern California – GOLD
Scarred Landscape – Hansel Ajuyah – University of Technology Sydney – SILVER
Operation: Recess – James Dickson – Academy of Information Technology – SILVER