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FOX-Aniboom Competition Seeks Next Holiday Special
FOX partnered with Aniboom, the world's first virtual animation studio, launched the FOX-Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge, an animation contest to potentially find the next holiday TV special or animated series. The contest invites animators worldwide to enter their original holiday-inspired animated shorts for the opportunity to win cash prizes and a FOX development deal. Submissions should present an original idea for a holiday special in the spirit of previous network animation shows THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD.
The Challenge is open to animators who have reached the age of majority in their state or country of residence. To be eligible, entries should be two to four minutes in length and must be holiday-themed, from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas, or any other holiday observed in the U.S.
"FOX has long been the sole primetime animation powerhouse, and we're searching for a fresh new animated holiday special that could potentially become an instant classic and maybe even a weekly series," said President of Fox Broadcasting Company, Kevin Reilly. "By tapping into Aniboom's community of undiscovered talent, we hope to find the next original hit holiday concept like THE SIMPSONS' 'Treehouse of Horror' or 'A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas."
Animators can submit their shorts online by uploading them directly to the Aniboom website. Viewers can watch and comment on the videos as soon as they are posted. A voting period will take place in which viewers have the opportunity to rate their favorite submissions. FOX and Aniboom will reveal the five contest finalists, four chosen by FOX executives and one community pick - from these, the grand prize winner will be crowned.
Each of the five finalists will receive a prize of $5,000. A panel comprised of FOX executives will select four of these finalists, while one "Viewer's Choice" finalist will be chosen based upon the audience response on the contest's website. The grand prize winner will receive the $5,000 plus an additional $10,000 and a FOX development deal, with the potential to air their winning work on FOX, FOX.com, and other FOX-affiliated websites.
Since its inception, Aniboom has executed many short-form animation contests, whose winners have gone on to create animation for large corporations and media outlets. The Aniboom Awards is an annual short-form animation contest that, in past years, has received thousands of video submissions. In March 2008, Aniboom teamed with TBD Records to host the Radiohead Animated Music Video Competition, whose winning submission went on to serve as the music video for the band's hit "Reckoner" from the "In Rainbows" album.
About the Author Aniboom, (www.Aniboom.com) the virtual animation studio partners with untapped talent around the world to create, produce and distribute high quality animation brands. Aniboom leverages the web to identify the best talent, for T.V, Digital Gaming, Web and Mobile Content industries worldwide. Aniboom is based in Israel with its U.S. offices in San Francisco and New York.
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