Our latest Unreal Challenge ran from June 8 through July 6, 2023, and asked you to show off your animation skills in Unreal Engine and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
We received many incredible, beautifully inspired, and creative short entries to the Unreal Challenge: Furious Elegance in three categories—Individual Unreal Engine, Individual Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and Student. This challenge also features the Community Recognition Award, where the community votes for their peer favorite.
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With that, we are pleased to announce the winners and runners-up, and present footage from many of the great entries that particularly caught our eyes.
Grand Prize, Individual
Alpha Betta - Natalie Thorsley
First Runner-Up, Individual
ION - Lincoln Margison
Second Runner-Up, Individual
Funday - Brian Vowles
Grand Prize, Student
The Last Dance - Amelia Sherbert
First Runner-Up, Student
Running Out - Yoon Ho Choi
Second Runner-Up, Student
The Secret of the Mask - Xuguang Jia
Grand Prize, UEFN
Precense - Brian Ramirez
First Runner-Up, UEFN
The Flower of Fury - Luciano Filicetti
Second Runner-Up, UEFN
Escape - RDXKAKA
Community Recognition Award
Tribute - Mat Ciscas
With the most votes from the community, Tribute stole the hearts of many with this absolute masterpiece.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next Unreal Challenge announcement for a new opportunity to train your creative and technical skillsets, then put them to the test—as well as a chance to win great prizes!
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