3Dami Summer Camp and Young Animator of the Year UK is back for 2023!
Skwigly
The hugely popular residential Summer Camp for young animators and the Young Animator of the Year programme is back and it’s time to find the next generation of animation talent!
YAY UK works to nurture young animation talent in the UK, including the successful 3Dami Summer Camp (13–18) and an industry-judged short film competition for teenage animators (11–18).
YAY announce the suite of activities coming this summer for the Young Animator of the Year UK programme. Teenage animators can join the 3Dami 10-day Summer Camp — supported by the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Fund using contributions from animation productions — as well as entering a competition for the chance to be crowned the Young Animator of the Year UK 2023!
Run by ScreenSkills, ACCESS:VFX, 3Dami, and NextGen Skills Academy, YAY UK encourages young people to pursue creative skills to help build the talent of tomorrow. The aim of the programme is to empower young people to create an amazing animation to set them up to have the creative career of their dreams.
Giving new talent a leg up in the industry!
Winners of previous year’s YAY UK competitions have had quick career success. Josh Palfrey, the winner of the 3D category in 2020, got onto the internship programme at a major UK character animation studio, Blue Zoo. Josh exceeded all expectations in the internship, which quickly led to a full-time job, where he became the studio’s youngest ever 3D artist.
3Dami Summer Camp
Applications are now open for the 3Dami Summer Camp where students work together in the same room as animation experts to create every part of a 3D animated film in just 10 days. 3Dami works with industry mentors to give students all the help and support they need to learn about 3D-asset creation and animation. This free residential camp will run across 10 days from 25th July to 3rd August at the University of Bath and is open for 13-18 year olds. Students may arrive the day before, to avoid travelling early on the 25th. The first round of applications close on Sunday 2nd July, with a final deadline closing date of Sunday 16th July.
Previous students of the 3Dami Summer Camp have gone on to work at major studios including ILM, The Mill, Blue Zoo, MPC, DNEG and more!