The Animation & Effects Awards & Festival (AEAF) has released the list of winners for 2021, across feature film, television, commercial, music video and other categories. The list of awards winners showcases varied techniques and applications for animation and VFX skills.
AEAF is a celebration of VFX and Animation Games and Immersive media. AEAF includes a speaker program and awards evening and technology showcase.
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
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
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
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
Commercials – VFX
XBOX – Us Dreamers – MPC – BRONZE
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 MERI
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
TV Series – Children
100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone – Flying Bark – GOLD
Kangaroo Beach – Cheeky Little Media – SILVER
One, Two, Threebies! – Armchair Productions – BRONZE
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
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
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
Augmented Reality
His Dark Materials: My Daemon – Framestore – GOLD
Transport for NSW + Activate Paramatta – Vandal – SILVER
Left Unfinished – TAC – Unbnd + Taboo – BRONZE
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
Titles/Openers TV
Falas da Terra – TV Globo – GOLD
Eden – Kinetika – SILVER
Mosquito Coast Main Title Sequence – Sarofsky – BRONZE
Web / Viral
Forcite – Helmet Systems – MISTER – GOLD
Animals Australia – Join the Evolution – Vandal – SILVER
Jaguar – Social Media Ads – Jumbla – BRONZE
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
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
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 – SILVER