WAnimate would like to thank our friends at Empire Toys for their generous donation of a huge basket of merchandise comprising collectibles from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sanrio, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, and Dragonball Z, worth over $250!

Only WANIMATE MEMBERS attending the public screening on Sunday 17 July will be in the draw to win this incredible prize. When you arrive at the screening on Sunday, please let a WAnimate officer know. They will check on your membership status or help you to join up, and you will be given a number and entered in the prize draw.

So make sure your membership is current — remember, you can renew your membership or join WAnimate on the night.

We are also very pleased to be able to now say that WAM BAM is supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, Lastpixel, Wacom Australia, AND Empire Toys.

This year’s extensive WAM BAM prize pool includes hundreds of dollars-worth of art and animation products, including training DVDs from Hollywood’s Gnomon Workshop, art books from Ballistic Publishing, animation training bibles from Disney and Richard Williams, Wacom drawing tablets, and limited edition DVD sets of Shaun Tan’s Academy Award-winning film, The Lost Thing.

ABOUT WAM BAM

WAM BAM is the exciting, intensive, and fun 48-hour speed animation competition run by WAnimate, the Western Australian Animation Association.

This unique competition pits several teams against each other in an all-out battle to cook up the most imaginative animated film they can, within an incredibly challenging deadline.

Each team of up to five participants draws three random words from a hat. These words are used as a springboard to inspire the rapid brainstorming of creative story ideas. Participants can register as teams, or as individuals to be matched up into a team.

A public screening and catered networking event is held on Sunday night, with awards are given out by both a panel of judges and popular vote. Final films will also be made available through the WAnimate website with many participants also including their films on showreels.

When:
6pm to 11pm Friday 15th July – teams meet, get their theme words, plan & start animating
9am to 11pm Saturday 16th July – animating!
9am to 6pm Sunday 17th July – furious animating and finishing off projects
Public screening, networking, and prize presentation at 7pm, Sunday 17th July

Where: West Coast Institute of Training, 35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup (Room A104).

A map of West Coast Institute of Training and the room to meet in (Room A104) on Friday night can be found below. (Parking can be found to the right and left of the building):

WAM BAM is supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, Lastpixel, and Wacom Australia.

WAM BAM is the exciting, intensive, and fun 48-hour speed animation competition run by WAnimate, the Western Australian Animation Association. This unique competition pits several teams against each other in an all-out battle to cook up the most imaginative animated film they can, within an incredibly challenging deadline.

Members of the public, the animation community, and anyone interested in animation are invited to attend the public screening of the WAnimate entries on Sunday the 17^th of July.

Prizes will be presented after the screening, followed by a networking event and light refreshments. There are door prizes to be won and the audience will be asked to vote on their favourite animation.

PUBLIC SCREENING AND NETWORKING EVENT DETAILS

When: 7pm, Sunday 17 July
Where: Block E, Room E019, West Coast Institute of Training, 35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup

A Facebook event for this can be found here.

WAM BAM is supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, Lastpixel, and Wacom Australia.

WAnimate is thrilled to announce that this year’s extensive prize pool includes hundreds of dollars-worth of art and animation products, including training DVDs from Hollywood’s Gnomon Workshop, art books from Ballistic Publishing, animation training bibles from Disney and Richard Williams, and limited edition DVD sets of Shaun Tan’s Academy Award-winning film, The Lost Thing.

ABOUT WAM BAM

WAM BAM is the exciting, intensive, and fun 48-hour speed animation competition run by WAnimate, the Western Australian Animation Association.

This unique competition pits several teams against each other in an all-out battle to cook up the most imaginative animated film they can, within an incredibly challenging deadline.

Each team of up to five participants draws three random words from a hat. These words are used as a springboard to inspire the rapid brainstorming of creative story ideas. Participants can register as teams, or as individuals to be matched up into a team.

A public screening and catered networking event is held on Sunday night, with awards are given out by both a panel of judges and popular vote. Final films will also be made available through the WAnimate website with many participants also including their films on showreels.

When: 6pm Friday 15th July – 6pm Sunday 17th July (Public screening and prize presentation at 7pm, Sunday 17th July)

Where: West Coast Institute of Training, 35 Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup

WAM BAM is supported by ScreenWest, LotteryWest, the West Coast Institute of Training, and Lastpixel.