Lutruwita Animation Festival 2025

Student Animation Competition

Make your own animation and win great PRIZES, plus the chance to see your film play on the BIG SCREEN!

REGISTER to get updates and access to a selection of VIDEO TUTORIALS, WORKSHEETS and FURTHER RESOURCES. We will provide all the info you need to help a beginner make their first animation using free apps for mobile or desktop.

The competition is generously supported by Area 52 and our tutorials were made with support from Creative Hobart.

Entries will close at midnight on OCTOBER 5TH 2025 and entry is FREE. Students of any age residing in Lutruwita/Tasmania can participate. The screening of finalists will be part of LUTAF 2025 in nipaluna/Hobart. Please do take a copy of our competition poster and tell your friends.

Please read the ENTRY GUIDELINES below before starting your film.

ENTRY GUIDELINES

LUTAF Student Competition 2025Understanding these important points will help you make a film that can be screened publicly.

Copyright in your film
- The film must be the original work of the entrant.- The copyright of the film belongs to the student(s).- Music and sound effects in films must be both composed by and recorded by students or sourced from a website of copyright free music or sound effects (further resources available in Workshop 3 on the "Further Resources" page). If you have included music with a license from the musician please email a copy of the license to [email protected] at the time you submit your entry and include a credit to the musician. eg. "Track Name" with permission from "Artist Name".- We accept that students may choose to use AI tools, however we prefer to see unique creativity and age appropriate artwork. Any use of AI will need explaining in a note to the judges so they can understand your process and why AI was an appropriate tool.Content of films
- We will be unable to screen explicit material or hate speech.- Your film must be suitable for showing in a public space that includes primary school students. Films with adult themes or frightening images may be moved out of the student session to an open screening of LUTAF at the discretion of the judges.Eligibility of students- Entries can only be accepted from students who are residents of lutruwita / Tasmania. All ages are accepted including Primary, Secondary, College, TAFE and University. If you are unclear if you are eligible or if you would like to submit your non-student film to the open screening at LUTAF please email [email protected].- There is no fee to participate. Entry and access to support tutorials is free.- The same student can submit multiple entries.- Entries will be accepted from teams and individuals.- Any style of animation is accepted.- Films can be of any duration and can include live action footage, but must include animated elements in most shots.- Films can have been made across multiple years but must not have been entered in the student competition before.Permissions and usuage of your work at the festival- By submitting your film you agree that in may be screened at our 2025 festival and that the organisers can list the names of the student filmmaker(s) in the program for the event. The organisers cannot guarantee every film will be screened depending on the volume of entries and other unforeseen circumstances.- Very short clips or stills from the films submitted may be used by LUTAF to promote the festival and the student competition.Judging and the deadline
- A team of two independent professionals will decide the finalists and prizewinners and their opinions must be respected.- Entries will close on Sunday 5th October 2025. Subscribers will be emailed more information about submitting entries in Term 3. You can register for competition updates and free tutorials here. If you have special circumstances that mean you need a deadline extension please email [email protected] - all entries must be received before the judges meet to be considered for prizes.- We may add more entry guidelines as queries from educators come up across the year.

Want to submit your film?

Submissions of short animated films from animation professionals and enthusiasts residing in Lutruwita/Tasmania are now invited.Submission is free and all content types are considered. Films can be personal or commercial and may include live action footage if animation appears in most shots. Motion graphics, games, advertising, anime, drama, doco and experimental animation are all welcome.Work will be shown in a community oriented panorama that intended to connect animators and audiences and promote local culture. There will be no competitive element or prizes as part of the panorama event. Depending on the volume of submissions and other unforeseen circumstances not every film submitted can be screened.Email a link to your work and include the title, a one line synopsis and your contact details to [email protected]. To submit you must have permission from all copyright holders to screen the film publicly.We would love you to be part of the festival and join the local animation community!

FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2024

Saturday 9th November

Theatre Royal, Hobart

SCREENINGS AND TALKS

Theatre Royal, Studio Theatre LEVEL 4

Thank you to festival partner the City of Hobart, workshop sponsor Procreate and venue partners the University of Tasmania and The Theatre Royal.

trailer 2024!

We are thrilled to present a whole program of films animated by or collaborating with artists living in lutruwita / Tasmania.

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