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YAY UK is here to help, share and celebrate all of the work that talented young animators are making in the UK through our Young Animator of the Year competition.

13/11/2024

YAY 2024 winners revealed! 🎉

The winners of the Young Animator of the Year UK Animation Awards 2024 have been announced at the . These talented young creators showcased their impressive animation skills!

Let’s give a huge round of applause to this year’s stars:

⭐️ Ptolemy (15) from Exeter won in the Stop-Motion Animation ages 15-18 category
⭐️ James (12) from New Milton won in the Stop-Motion Animation ages 11-14 category
⭐️ Morgan (17) from Exeter won in the 3D Animation ages 15-18 category
⭐️ Dixie (18) from Kingston won in the 2D Animation ages 15-18 category
⭐️ Vedha (14) from Rugby won in the 2D Animation ages 11-14 category

The young animators had their award-winning films screened at the festival, providing an incredible platform to showcase their creativity!! 💫

The winners were chosen by industry experts, big thank you to the judges for choosing the winning films! It was a super close call. The champs will also get exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of and . Big thanks to for supporting another great year!

Congrats to all the winners - we can’t wait to see what you create next! Check out the award-winning films at younganimator.uk/winners

👋 p.s. See you there next year? YAY UK 2025 opens in April!

13/08/2024

Last chance to enter the Young Animator of the Year competition ✨🎬🌟

Could YOU be the next young animator of the year?

Meet industry pros, win animation studio tours, see your work on the big screen! Enter by September 16th at younganimator.uk 🎉

22/12/2023

That's a wrap on Young Animator of the Year 2023! 🎬 ✨

A big thank you once again to everyone who entered our competition! Young animators, it was a big year!! The calibre of entries was way beyond what we expected, the YAY team and the judges were absolutely blown away by what you produced 💜

Massive thank you to our supporters , , , , , , , and many more!

Come back because we're doing it all again for 2024! See you soon, young animators 👋

17/11/2023

WOW!! 11 million views for the fantastic film by Euan, winner of Best 3D Animator, age 15-18 🙌

It’s been amazing celebrating the winners this week at the and how awesome to see this film go viral!

Make sure you check out all the winning films on the YAY UK website now 🤩

13/11/2023

Big news! We're overjoyed to announce the winners of the Young Animator of the Year UK competition 2023 🥳

Another big THANK YOU to everyone who entered. The calibre of entries this year was off the charts, and it was a joy to watch each and every entry. We're truly blown away by how the entries get better every year. It was a near-impossible task to judge!

But after careful deliberation by our esteemed panel of judges, we are thrilled to unveil the winners in each category:

🏆 Stop Motion, 11-14
Nuk Jansen, Edinburgh, Age 14

🏆 2D Animation, 11-14
Pavlos Xenophontos, London, Age 14

🏆 3D Animation, 11-14
Jeremiah Achene, Derby, Age 14

🏆 Stop Motion, 15-18
Ben Mullan, Bedford, Age 18

🏆 2D Animation, 15-18
Thomas Langridge, London, Age 17

🏆 3D Animation, 15-18
Euan Garbut, Glasgow, Age 16

Watch all the winning films on the YAY website now 👉 https://younganimator.uk/winners

Big thank you to Manchester Animation Festival and Blue Zoo for hosting the award ceremony, which was truly a special day and brilliant to see the bright future of animation talent all in one room!

09/11/2023

Throwback to the winners of the Young Animator of the Year competition at last year! 🎉

Want to be part of the magic this year? 🏆 You can come to the award ceremony this Sunday in Manchester! Visit the MAF website for tickets

18/08/2023

🚨 Time’s ticking, young animators! Just 2 weeks left to enter the YAY UK competition! 🎬 Unleash your creativity, win cool prizes, and get recognized by the pros. Don’t wait – let’s see your animation magic! 🪄

Enter on younganimator.uk/competition by midnight September 3rd 2023 ⏰

12/04/2023

We had a blast yesterday with the YAY UK winners at Blue Zoo Animation Studio for a studio tour and an animating masterclass with The Adventures of Paddington animator, Damon Winterburn 🎉

Young animators, keep up the amazing work and we can't wait to see what you create next 👊

10/11/2022

Feast your eyes on this beaut! It's only this year's Young Animator of the Year UK trophy - designed by that talented lot over at One6th Animation Studio.

Join us for the official ceremony at the fest next week.

Need tickets? Head here: https://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/events/young-animator-of-the-year-awards-2022/

29/08/2022

⏳ ONE WEEK UNTIL THE DEADLINE ⏳

Not long left to enter the Young Animator of the Year competition! Judged by professional , winning films will be announced and premiered at ⭐️

Enter by September 4: https://younganimator.uk/competition

25/08/2022

⭐️ New judge announcement ⭐️

Michael Morgan, currently Senior Animator at , has worked on Spider-Man: No Way Home & Pinocchio, and will be judging the category 🎉

📢 Enter the Young Animator of the Year competition by September 4!

22/08/2022

🚨 Only two weeks until the deadline! 🚨

Don't forget, winning films will be announced and premiered at Manchester Animation Festival 🎉

Now's the chance for young to get their work seen by professionals! Enter by September 4, link in the bio

22/08/2022

19/08/2022

⭐️ New judge announcement ⭐️

, Director of Farmageddon & Animation Supervisor for Wallace & Gromit at , will be judging the category 🎉

📢 Enter the Young Animator of the Year competition by September 4!

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Last chance to enter the Young Animator of the Year competition ✨🎬🌟 Could YOU be the next young animator of the year? Meet industry pros, win animation studio tours, see your work on the big screen! Enter by September 16th at younganimator.uk 🎉 #animator #animation #yayuk #creative #animatorsofinstagram

🚨 Time’s ticking, young animators! Just 2 weeks left to enter the YAY UK competition! 🎬 Unleash your creativity, win cool prizes, and get recognized by the pros. Don’t wait – let’s see your animation magic! 🪄 Enter on younganimator.uk/competition by midnight September 3rd 2023 ⏰

What does it take to make an amazing #2Danimation? 💭 To make a brilliant 2D animated short for the #YAYUK competition, try using free software @Krita_Painting 🖌 Visit krita-artists.org to find out more 📢 Enter the Young Animator of the Year competition by September 4!

Happy Monday! 🎉 We've had some awesome uploads to the #YAYUK site recently, including this entry for @LupusFilms Flipbook Challenge from user Bumblebee!🤩 We love seeing all challenge entries, and can't wait to see what you come up with for the #YAYUK Competition!🥳

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