Returning in spring 2025, nipaluna/Hobart
A one day festival celebrating animation from lutruwita/Tasmania and around the world.
Watch films, attend talks or participate in the student competition.
STUDENT, PARENT OR EDUCATOR in Lutruwita/Tasmania? Register your interest to receive updates about our 2025 Student Animation Competition and watch our free video tutorials for beginners.
Want to SUBMIT YOUR FILM? Submissions from animation professionals and enthusiasts residing in Lutruwita/Tasmania are now open. Submission is free and all content types are considered. We would love you to be part of the festival!
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, plus non-students aged 25 and under. The screening of finalists will be part of LUTAF 2025 in nipaluna/Hobart. Download our printable competition poster and share it with your friends.
Please read the ENTRY GUIDELINES below before starting your film.
STUDENT COMPETITION POSTER
The Student Animation Competition 2025 has a fabulous poster!Please do print, download, share on social media and put it up on the wall in your school or community space.Help us share this opportunity with lots of local students!
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 residents of lutruwita / Tasmania. All ages are accepted including Primary, Secondary, College, TAFE and University. Non-students aged 25 and under are also eligible. If you are unclear if you are eligible please email [email protected]. Professional films can be submitted to the open section of Lutruwita Animation Festival, contact [email protected] for more information.- 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 include the names of the student filmmaker(s) in the program and . 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.
FREE YOUTH WORKSHOPS JULY 2025
We are excited to announce four FREE events for people aged 12 to 25 at Youth Arts & Recreation (1 Market Place, Hobart).
ABOUT Learn stop-motion animation and make your own film! Tasmanian animators Alex Machin and Vivien Mason will share their award-winning skills in this short workshop series. Learn how to construct characters, bring them to life and tell a story for the screen —no experience needed!
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Anyone aged 12 to 25 interested in learning to animate or make films.
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Attend one or more:
WED 9th JULY 4-5pm - Show and tell Check out Alex and Vivien's puppets, models and props and ask them anything about animation.WED 16th JULY 10-2pm Half day animation workshop (all skill levels).WED 23rd JULY 4-6pm Two hour animation workshop (all skill levels) or project support to finish your film.WED 30th JULY 4-6pm Two hour animation workshop (all skill levels) or project support to finish your film.
All materials are provided. Participants need to bring a phone or tablet with the free app version of Stop Motion Studio.If you don’t have access to a device but would like to participate, don't hesitate to get in touch with [email protected].Thank you to Creative Hobart and Area 52 for their support of Lutruwita Animation Festival.
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
ANIMATION WORKSHOPS
Theatre Royal, Vanessa Goodwin City Room, LEVEL 4
PROCREATE DREAMS Workshop - 11.00am to 12:30pm
Tickets Free. Bookings Essential.
This event is supported by the Spring Animation Forum
Introduction to Procreate Dreams sponsored by ProcreateLearn to animate using the award-winning iPad App Procreate Dreams. This workshop is open to both spectators and participants with their own iPad.
SCREENINGS AND TALKS
Theatre Royal, Studio Theatre LEVEL 4
Session 1 - 1.30pm to 2.30 pm
Move Me Student Animation Competition Screening and
Animation Careers Q&A (1hr)
Unclassified. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.Discover the competition winners and celebrate the work of Tasmanian animation students. The session will include a Q & A with professional animators, who will speak about their work and how they got started.Tickets Free. Bookings Essential.
This event is supported by the Spring Animation Forum
Lutruwita Animation Festival Launch - 2:45PM
Session 2 - 2:45pm to 3:45pm
Little J and Big Cuz Screening and Q&A with Tony Thorne (1hr)
Rated GDirector and designer Tony Thorne presents a newly released episode and a behind the scenes look at the groundbreaking NITV / ABC series, winner of the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program.Tickets Free. Bookings Essential.
This event is supported by the Spring Animation Forum
Session 3 - 4.00pm to 5.00pm
Panorama: Animated Short Films Made in Tas (1hr)
Unclassified. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.Explore the diverse films of animators working in Tasmania.Tickets Free. Bookings Essential.
This event is supported by the Spring Animation Forum..........Featuring films by: @nocturnalanimals.art, @thisisgracechia, @TurboChookTV, @alexmachinanimator, @vivienmadethis, Sally McAteer, @ianchia, @sadattahouri, @adamwalkerstudio, @olddogpictures, Roar Film, @magiekhameneh, Huni Bolliger, Procreate.
Networking drinks - 5.00pm to 5.30pm
Theatre royal studio bar (Level 4)
Session 4 - 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Feature Film – The Secret Kingdom (2hrs)
Rated PGPeter, an anxious twelve-year-old, and his sister, Verity, find themselves in a strange, new world when the floor of their bedroom breaks away. Now, Peter must summon his courage when an ancient prophecy believes him to be the vanquisher of an ancient evil enveloping this secret kingdom.This cinematic adventure, animated in Launceston, will inspire animators young and old.Tickets Free. Bookings Essential.
This event is supported by the Spring Animation Forum
Thank you to festival partner the City of Hobart, workshop sponsor Procreate and venue partners the University of Tasmania and The Theatre Royal.
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We are thrilled to present a whole program of films animated by or collaborating with artists living in lutruwita / Tasmania.
If you’re a professional, enthusiast or student animator living in
lutruwita/Tasmania you might like to join the local community in the Tasmanian Animator's Facebook Group.
Can't find the information you need? Email [email protected].
The Lutruwita Animation Festival respectfully acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal People, the original owners and cultural custodians of all the lands and waters across Lutruwita/Tasmania.
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