Calling all Aussie and Kiwi creatives! The Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge is back

FAQs

Who is eligible to apply for the challenge?
To be eligible for the challenge, you need to be an industry practitioner in either Australia or New Zealand and meet your participating local screen agency’s eligibility criteria. 

Not eligible for the challenge? Don’t worry, you can still take part in the same free online training if you want to supercharge your real-time animation skills. Start your journey here.

What if I’ve never used Unreal Engine?
No problem! Epic Games is providing three weeks of free online training for anyone participating in the challenge. The training will give you a solid foundation in the fundamentals of real-time animation. These introductory tutorials assume participants have basic 3D understanding, but no prior experience with Unreal Engine.

Do I need to create my whole short in Unreal Engine?
Think of Unreal Engine as the final point of content development. We fully expect third party DCCs such as Blender, 3ds Max and Maya will be used to develop raw content. While developers are encouraged to have their final pixel output from Unreal Engine, we understand circumstances can call for leveraging other tools for composition and colour grading. In this situation, the final composition plates must be exported from Unreal Engine.