2020 Australian Effects & Animation Festival (AEAF) Wrap Up
The 2020 Australian Effects & Animation Festival took place on Friday, 14 August where nine projects from Academy of Interactive Technology (AIT) students were selected as finalists, with ‘ALB-I’ taking home the ‘Special Merit Award’.
This is an extraordinary achievement for all of our students involved and to say we’re incredibly proud of them is an understatement. This is a testament to AIT’s commitment to being a leading 2D animation and 3D animation school in Australia.
These projects were created as part of AIT’s exclusive program, ‘The Forge’ – a rigorous final year project that simulates the realities of the workplace. Students collaborate as part of a production team to respond to a brief – which they then pitch to a panel of industry experts for critique & recognition.
Check out the AEAF finalists below:
3D Animation
Title: ALB-I
Winner of the ‘AEAF Speical Merit Award’
Students: Rory Hulme, Khaled Erku, Siddharth Saxena, Maria Clara, Kevin Chala & Chanravy Bun
Title: Corrupted
2020 AEAF Finalist
Student: Rory Hulme
Title: Project Sunlight
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Spencer Viney, Andres Piroso & Charles Chen
Title: See No Evil
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Alix Popescu, Sam Nairn, Eddie Nguyen & Ibbrahim Aouli
2D Animation
Title: Escapism
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Thi Thu Trang Tran, Lucas Whiteford, Dominic McDonnell & Josh Dearaugo
Title: The Twins Legend
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Chelsea Thompson, Patrik Jarlestam, Matt Fong & Clare Farnsworth
Title: Plague
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: James Dickson & Tiffany Kho
Title: Malediction and Murder
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Natalie Haig, Johanna Lum, Livio Maraniello, Aia Burke, Mika Lowe & Austin Caruna
Title: The TimeStream Team
2020 AEAF Finalist
Students: Chelsea Thomson, Jade Lentini, Joel Surdich, Dominique Speight, Katyayani Yellapu, Liam Peng & Joel Baldwiin