All Animators Welcome
The 4^th Annual Aniboom Awards, sponsored by Sesame Street, is an open international competition that offers animators the opportunity to win development deals and cash for their winning entries.

What the Contest Wants
The sponsors are seeking animation content that is geared towards specific categories. According to Sesame Street there are five:

1. School readiness skills: Numbers, Letters and Shapes
Sample videos: Numbers - Ten Tiny Turtles
Letters - Plain White T’s Song
Shape - The BridgeKeeper Triangle

2. Pro-Social (emphasizing socialization aspects for children)
Sample video: TJ Meets Margarita

3. Pinball (new animation set to at least 30 seconds of a music soundtrack, you can use the original track or mix it to create a new version)
Sample video: Pinball Count Animation
Sample soundtrack: Pinball Count soundtrack

4. “Sky’s the Limit” (open category that is up to the animator’s imagination)

5. Community Favorite (chosen using Aniboom’s unique ranking system)

Other Details
This contest is offering awards totaling $50,000 in prizes and development deals. There will be five category winners plus one overall Grand Prize winner. For the complete rules and guidelines for this contest, click here.

To submit your entries a free account must be opened at Aniboom. Click here to register.

All entrants must agree to and read the submission agreement. Click here for the complete details. The deadline for this contest is April 26^th, 2010.