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King Kong at Ninety: Visualization in the Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Eastern Michigan University

King Kong turns 90 years old this year. Ray Harryhausen’s greatest influence, and a film that changed the face of cinema forever. The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation will be contributing to a celebration of this iconic picture at Eastern Michigan University from January 23 – February 23. Entitled ‘King Kong at Ninety: Visualization in […]

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Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023

Submissions for the Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023 are now open- check out our submissions page to enter, or email info@harryhausenawards.com for further details.​ We will be accepting entries from the following categories: ⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Short Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Student Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Children’s Film Animation (free entry)⭐️ ⭐️Harryhausen Hall of Fame Award⭐️ […]

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Ray Harryhausen Animation Awards showcase- Outwith Festival 2022

Foundation Collections Manager Connor Heaney shares winning entries from the inaugural Ray Harryhausen Animation Awards at the Outwith Festival in Dunfermline- a must for animation and stop motion fans Recounting the journey of this first year of awards, he will explain how the Foundation hope to encourage contemporary animators & filmmakers by recognising their creative efforts. Buy tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ray-harryhausen-awards-2022-tickets-384435265227

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The Ray Harryhausen Awards- Winners Announcement 2022

We are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Ray Harryhausen Awards! Find out which entries were sucessful in each category in the premiere of our awards announcement video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriLHhcakcg Thank you to everybody who entered The Ray Harryhausen Awards 2022, and congratulations again to our winners! To find out more about the awards, […]

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The Ray Harryhausen Awards- Deadline this Saturday!

A reminder to submit your film for The Ray Harryhausen Awards before the extended closing date of this Saturday, April 30th 2022! ⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Short Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Student Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Commercial Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Television Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Children’s Film Animation⭐️ See the full details via https://www.harryhausenawards.com/submissions, or email info@harryhausenawards.com. 

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First look at the Ray Harryhausen Award with John Walsh

  Ray Harryhausen Award- Unboxing with John Walsh from Ray Harryhausen Foundation on Vimeo. Foundation trustee and filmmaker John Walsh unboxes the first Ray Harryhausen Award! Get an exclusive look at this incredible award, cast by Arch Bronze foundry. Submit your film for the Harryhausen Awards before the extended closing date of April 30th 2022: ⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Short Film […]

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Awards Deadline Extended to April 30th

You can now submit your film for the Harryhausen Awards before the new closing date of April 30th! ​ ⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Short Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Student Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Commercial Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Television Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Children’s Film Animation⭐️   Enter through our submissions page, or email info@harryhausenawards.com #Harryhausenawards

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Harryhausen Awards- Children’s award & online submissions

  ‘Children’s Animation’ award announced February 15th 2022 We are delighted to announce that a new category for ‘Best Children’s Animation‘ has been added to the 2022 Ray Harryhausen Awards. Please note that this new award replaces the ‘Best Online Film Animation’ category. This new category is open to under-16s and is free to enter. For further […]

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