Australian Effects & Animation Festival

The tradition & historical record

The Australian Effects & Animation Festival (AEAF) is an annual international festival of visual effects (VFX), animation games and immersive media. The event, which includes an awards ceremony known as the AEAF Awards, a program of speakers, and technology showcase, is streamed live. The inaugural event was in 2000. ¹

The AEAF Awards are given in a ceremony held in Sydney, New South Wales. There is no charge for entry to the competition. As of 2022, gold, silver and bronze awards are given in the following categories: ¹

Special Merit Awards may be given "to works of outstanding merit that push the boundaries of visual artistry and introduce new techniques". ¹

In 2019, the awards ceremony was held at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington. ¹

Winners included: ¹

Godzilla vs. Kong, Weta Digital, Gold, for Feature Film – VFX Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Framestore, Gold, for Feature Film – Sequence His Dark Materials Series 2, Framestore Gold, for TV Series ¹

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Australian Effects & Animation Festival is Annual festival and awards ceremony, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. ²