AEAF 2021 Announces Winners and Finalists

Watch the AEAF Awards 2021 Winners and Finalsist video above

2021 has been a wonderful AEAF! Congratulations to everyone that has participated. We hope you enjoyed watching the Awards Showreel with us. Find the list of winners and awards inside.

2021 has been a wonderful AEAF! Despite having to go another year without getting together to celebrate the Awards, keeping in touch with your teams through the great work you have entered has been thrilling. Please see the list of winners and awards below. Congratulations to everyone that has participated, and thanks to everyone who watched the Awards Showreel with us, from wherever you live in the world. One of the good things about making AEAF virtual is that there’s now an audience around the world who can watch the AEAF Awards.

Still more thanks is due to the terrific speakers who took time to tell us about the work their teams put into some of the best projects completed in the last 18 months. Demand has clearly been growing in the animation, VFX and motion graphics industries since last August. We’re getting ready for AEAF 2022.

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
Togo – DNEG
French Exit - Screen Scene
The Witches - Method Studios
Mortal Kombat - Method Studios
Tom & Jerry – Framestore
Bloodshot - Rodeo FX
Mortal Kombat - Rising Sun Pictures
2067 - Seth Larney/We Are Arcadia

Feature Film - Sequence

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Storybook sequence) - Framestore - GOLD
Godzilla vs. Kong 'Downtown Battle' sequence - MPC Film - SILVER
Mortal Kombat - Method Studios – BRONZE
Monster Hunter - Apceros Sequence – BlackGinger
The Witches - Method Studios

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

The Boys Season 2 Ep3 - Rising Sun Pictures - SPECIAL MERIT
Irregulars - Bluebolt - SPECIAL MERIT
Pennyworth (Series 2) - MPC Episodic - 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
Searching For Superhuman - Wildbear Entertainment
Human Animal - Wildbear Entertainment
How To Build A City - Wildbear Entertainment
Fate: The Winx Saga – Cinesite
The Watch – REALTIME
9-1-1 – FuseFX
Them: Covenant – FuseFX
A Discovery of Witches - Axis Studios
Tales from the Loop Season 1 - Rodeo FX
The Third Day - MPC Episodic, IMG, Freefolk, Rob Delicata
The Liberator - Juice
The Serpent- Vine FX
Belgravia – Bluebolt
Great – Bluebolt
Cobra - Season 1- BlueBolt
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier- Rodeo FX
Salve-se quem Puder- TV Globo
The Last Kingdom – BlueBolt
Pennyworth -Freefolk
Cursed - Freefolk

Commercials - VFX

XBOX - Us Dreamers – MPC - GOLD
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 MERIT
Surf Life Saving Foundation - 20, 50, 70 - RUCKUS Studio
Chanel - Chanel No 5 Etre Ce Qui Va Arriver - Mikros MPC
Vasen - Professional Makes Greatness – MPC
Samsung - Flex Your Way – MPC
Dove - Reverse Selfie – Absolute
OnePlus - Lunarland - UnlistedWoolworths - Sharing the Spirit of Christmas - Blockhead VFX
Worksafe New Zealand - You can sense it. You can stop it - Blockhead VFX
Société de Sauvetage du Quebec- Rodeo FX
BMW - Rumours - Fin Design and Effects
Nissan Brand Film - Smoke & Mirrors, a Tag Company
TAB - Spring Seats – Heckler
Kia - This is Seltos – Heckler
Smyths – If the World Were a Toy – Freefolk
RAC Insurance - We See What You See: Home – Vandal
University of Canberra - Keep on Rising – Vandal
QIANHAI - Dans Digital

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
Axa Health - Passion Paris Production
Novartis - Celui Qui Ne Voyait Pas Les Etoiles - Passion Paris Production

Cat's Pride - Bobby - The Embassy
Dopple - bloom film design Thailand
Be There for Them - Boys and Girls Clubs BC, CANADA - ANIMISM STUDIOS
Arm & Hammer - Once Upon A Time - MPC
TK Maxx - Lil Goat – MPC
O2 - You & Me – MPC
Reliance General Insurance - Live Smart - Cirkus Productions
Salvos Stores - Change For Tomorrow - Unlisted
Spotify - Listening is Everything – Unlisted
Spotify Premium – Sarofsky
Mount Franklin – Lawrence Legions - Fin Design & Effects
Ministry of Education Singapore - Curiosity Taught The Cat - Unlisted
Mentos – Made From Awesome - Unlisted
Libresse/Bodyform #wombstories – Framestore
PPCBank Cardless Cash - Smoke & Mirrors, a Tag Company
Samsung - Small World – Glassworks
V8 - Unleash Your Veggies - Goodman Brothers
SKII Genoptics UltraAura Essence – Heckler
Subway – What’s your Style? - Golden Wolf
felix Teaser Campaign - Paper Moose
felix Mobile - This is Green - Paper Moose

TV Series - Children

100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone - Flying Bark - GOLD
Kangaroo Beach - Cheeky Little Media - SILVER

One, Two, Threebies! - Armchair Productions –  BRONZE
Kiri and Lou S2 - Good Advice - Kiri and Lou
Lego: Monkie Kid - Flying Bark
Destruna - Studio Destruna

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
1.5 Metres Apart - Armchair Productions
Killing the Parson Bird - Media Design School
Weather Girl – Vandal

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
Subnautica: Below Zero – REALTIME - SPECIAL MERIT

Free Fire - Legendary Bounty Hunter: Operation Chrono - Passion Paris Production
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story - Axis Studios
Total War - Warhammer III - Platige Image
Outriders - Appreciate Power - Platige Image
Hyper Scape Narrative Trailer - Platige Image
Hyper Scape Season 3 - Shadow Rising - Platige Image
The Callisto Protocol - Redband Version - Plastic Wax
Back 4 Blood - Plastic Wax

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
Art Gallery of NSW - Arthur Streeton - Hank Mango
Touchnote - Motionlab
Paleopocalypse! - Jelena Sinik
Surf Education - Fluffy Cloud Media
And Then Something Changed - Sticky Pictures
40 Years Rivalry - Vandal
Sinking Feeling - Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Augmented Reality

His Dark Materials: My Daemon – Framestore – GOLD
Transport for NSW + Activate Paramatta – Vandal - SILVER
Left Unfinished - TAC - Unbnd + Taboo - BRONZE
The Little BIG Roadtrip - AR Campaign - Spatial Sauce
Meet the Natives - Spatial Sauce
Billy Blue - Start Your Adventure - Unbnd, Someone & VCCP
Netball Australia + Orogon Countdown – Vandal

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
Macquarie University Faculty of Arts - Hank Mango
Windows Through Time - Eye Candy Animation

Titles/Openers TV

Falas da Terra - TV Globo - GOLD
Eden – Kinetika - SILVER
Mosquito Coast Main Title Sequence - Sarofsky - BRONZE
First Ladies - Blind Pig
100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone - Flying Bark
Lego: Monkie Kid - Flying Bark
Baketopia - MISTER & Weimar Pictures
Dive Club - RUCKUS Studio
Warrior Nun - The Embassy
End of the Year Message - TV GLOBO
Making their Mark – Jumbla
Searching For Superhuman - Wildbear Entertainment
Beyond Our Earth - Wildbear Entertainment
Bucketheads Season 1 - Its Got Stealth

Web / Viral

Forcite - Helmet Systems – MISTER - GOLD
Animals Australia – Join the Evolution – Vandal - SILVER
Jaguar - Social Media Ads – Jumbla - BRONZE
Tropeaka Immunity – Motionlab
NRMA + Invisible Fires – Vandal
Iggy Pop and Sink Green- Namoto Films
History of the Earth - A Portrait - Trilobite Productions
Enter The Biosphere - Tourism Noosa - Paper Moose

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
Serge Bulat - The Border Song - Serge Bulat
FITC - In The Year 2525 – Sarofsky
ACDC - Realize – Collider
DMA’S - Criminals - Collider

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
Truis Brand - RUCKUS Studio
Land Combat Vehicle Program - Armchair Productions
Judith Neilson Institute - Collider

VR Experience

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

Event Openers /Studio Promo

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 – BRONZE
Iron Knight - Talish McKenzie - Academy of Information Technology
Social Surfer - Chloe Lambley - Academy of Information Technology
The Call of Caelum - Natasha Perrett - Academy of Information Technology