Welcome to the 2024 Animation at Work Section!

This section is for all the contestants of the 2024 Animation at Work Contest participants to share their Work-in-progress post (WIP Post) and ask any questions related to this year’s contest.

To keep things organized, please follow these simple guidelines:

:loudspeaker:Submission Category & Cash Prizes

  • Business & Commercial: ($1,000 + 50,000 Bonus Points / $750 + 25,000 Bonus Points / $250 + 25,000 Bonus Points)
  • Comic & Arts: ($1,000 + 50,000 Bonus Points / $750 + 25,000 Bonus Points / $250 + 25,000 Bonus Points)
  • Education Animation: ($1,000 + 50,000 Bonus Points / $750 + 25,000 Bonus Points / $250 + 25,000 Bonus Points)

:loudspeaker:Special Prizes

  • Best Use of CTA5
  • Best Live Performance
  • Best XPPen Use
  • Best Vertical Shorts

:loudspeaker:Contest Sponsors

Qualifications & Submission

Check our Contest Rule Page for detailed information. The maximum submission per category is one, which means you can submit to all categories with five different characters!

Submit your entry here

For more information, please visit here

Time is ticking. Make your submission before January 7th, 2024 (PST)!



:card_index_dividers: Topic Tags:

  • [WIP Entry] — Use this tag when you are making a contest WIP post. Please use this tag only for this forum.
    Please title your post as [WIP] 2024 2D Animation at Work Contest - (category name) - (you name)

:no_entry_sign: Not for This Subcategory:

  • Please avoid posting any other topics besides your WIP entry and asking contest related questions.
  • If you have applied for the 2-month software but did not get the confirmation letter, please try again to submit the application here.

:rotating_light: Community Rules:

  • Keep discussions respectful and constructive. Insults or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated and may result in a ban.
  • Let’s keep this space positive and helpful for everyone to learn and share!

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For contest-related questions, please ask it here and we reply it asap!

Can we add our WIP at the end of the contest video itself or does it has to be separate?
Would be cool when I can combine this…

Hi @toystorylab
We suggest they be separated, as we will display they separately oat the ENTRY page :wink:
https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/event/2024-Animation-at-Work/entries.html

Ok, will do so…

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I have another question…
On Submit Page I noticed this:

"For participants of the “Comic Animation” category:
Participants are required to provide proof that the character(s) used in the video are original.
This can be demonstrated through links or references to platforms such as DeviantArt,
Shutterstock, an online personal portfolio page, or any other hosting platform."

I want to submit to “Comic Animation” with characters created with AI.
How should I “proof originality” here??

Hi @toystorylab,
It is okay to use AI characters. Please disclose this in your final WIP video, and we suggest you can modify a bit on the characters to make it more polished. Thanks!

Okay, thanx…
On Facebook, there is a discussion/confusion on how many entries are allowed.
Here it states one per category but on the contest website page it is not mentioned…