Animation Competition Marks UN’s 60th Birthday in Asia-Pacific Region
New York, Jun 29 2005 12:00PM
The United Nations is enlisting the tools of animation from 2-dimensional cartoons to computer-aided wizardry to
celebrate its 60th Anniversary in the Asia-Pacific region.
The UN Information Services (UNIS) in Bangkok, together with the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) of the Thai
Ministry of Information Communication Technology, today announced a region-wide short animation competition as the first
activity of the year-long birthday celebrations.
“Animation is a wonderful way to communicate the United Nations’ message of peace, security and human rights for all,”
UNIS official Evelyn Domingo-Barker said of the competition, which covers UN work in six areas - reducing poverty and
hunger, universal education, gender equality, improving health for all, ensuring sustainable development and promoting
world peace.
Entrants must be citizens of the Asia-Pacific region and can use any animation technique, including 2D cartoon
animation, computer-aided 3D animation, clay animation or digital interferences on a visual product, as long as
copyright rules are respected. Entries, which must be under five minutes, can be submitted by post or online no later
than 1 October.
There are two categories – Youth (25 years old or below), and Public - with three prizes in each category totalling
$15,000. Winners will be flown to Bangkok to collect their prizes and participate in the UN Day celebrations on 24
October.
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