Animations need to be uploaded through the Google Form (our on-line submission system, see the Submission Page) as a Quicktime or mp4 movie adhering to the following standards:

• Frame size:
  • 1080p: 1920 x 1080 (square pixels)
    • 720p: 1280 x 720 (square pixels) is acceptable
    • Please note that THE JURY VERSION SHOULD BE 720p, regardless of the frame size of the screening version
• Frame rate:
  • 23.976 fps, or
  • 29.97 fps
• Video codec:
  • AVID DNxHD [described here] [download], or
  • H264 (full-quality, unconstrained bitrate)
• Audio:
  • Sample frequency/depth: 48 kHz/16 bit.
  • Uncompressed (Linear PCM – preferred), or
  • 320 kbit/s AAC compression (acceptable)
• Movie Container:
  • Quicktime (.mov) or MPEG 4 (.mp4)

Do not submit work in any other media format. It will not be reviewed by the jury.