Submission Guidelines
- The team lead have to submit the animations at https://learn.fossee.in.
- The login instructions have been emailed to the team leads.
- Reach us at info[at]fossee[dot] in case you did not receive the login instructions.
Properties of animation:
- Software for creating the animation - Synfig Studio
- Animation duration - 3 minutes or less
- Minimum render setting quality at 8
- Minimum resolution - 720 x 480 px
- Frame rate - 24 fps
Preparation for submission:
- Create a folder with the name of your Team-ID.
- The folder should consist of the following files:
- Source files generated in Synfig Studio - .sifz/.sif
- The video output (Avi/Mov/Fla/Ogg/Mp4)
- Source files of artwork, illustrations, images,
editing files, fonts etc.
- Compress the folder and upload in zip format only.
- The last date of submission is 20 May 2024 till midnight. The participants can modify their submission anytime within this deadline.
Steps to submit animation
- Go to https://learn.fossee.in
- Enter the username and password as received over mail and click on "Log in".
- After logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to update the password.
- Click on the "Animate 2024" Course available in the left panel of your dashboard.
- Scroll down and go to the "Animation Submission Upload" section.
- Go to "Click here to add your submission" to submit your files for the hackathon.
- To see the steps to upload your animation, please watch this video.
Evaluation of animation
- Submitted animations will go through the Technical Judgment round. The eligible animations will go to the next round of Creative Judgment.
- Technical and Creative scores will be added to declare the final winners.
- All the submissions which pass the Technical Judgment round will get a Completion certificate for the hackathon.
Note: The participants are free to interpret the stories/ use creativity according to the current situations happening across the world.
The following will result in the rejection of the submissions:
- Using proprietary software to create the animation.
- Partial submission of files mentioned in the Submission checklist.
- Any form of plagiarism.
- Narration in any language other than the scheduled 22 Indian languages.
- Content depicting violence/abuse/improper use of illustration/nudity & sexuality/hate towards any specific religion.