Welcome to the third biennial MODE Fest, celebrating the work of students and emerging motion designers who are creating some of the most interesting, imaginative, and well-crafted motion design work today. All submissions will be reviewed by renowned industry professionals and respected academics. Award-winning work will be screened virtually and numerous awards will be presented at the event.
This year’s competition will be judged in two distinct modules, one on application and the other thematically, with thematic projects being able to take on any form. There is also an additional GIF Challenge on this year's theme of (re)connect.
Submission to the festival also gets you all access to the MODE Summit!
MODE Fest takes place in conjunction with the Motion Design Education Summit. MODE is a 4-day event bringing together educators from different areas of expertise to present work and discuss motion design and how it enhances, effects, changes messages, meaning, and communication. Motion design is a shifting and evolving sphere—it encompasses a broad range of related fields: human computer interaction, design, journalism, film, television, animation, art, dance, theater, and more.
To find more detailed information about the summit, please visit our website, http://www.modesummit.com.
To view the 2019 award winners visit https://vimeo.com/channels/modefest2019.
$200 \\ People's Choice Award
APPLICATION CATEGORIES:
$200 \\ Branding/Promotional
short form project promoting or advertising a brand, event, product, or service
$200 \\ Title Sequence
title sequence for film, tv, game, or event
$200 \\ Informational or Persuasive
short form explanatory or informational project with the goal of influencing an opinion
$200 \\ Interactive/Experiential
UX/UI: motion design in the context of a user interface for a game, application, or website
AR/VR: motion design in the context of an augmented reality or virtual reality experience
Experiential: motion design in the context of an installation, projection, or location-based experience (interactivity is optional)
$200 \\ Open Format Personal Project
Narrative: short form project with a narrative emphasis
Experimental: short form project exploring aesthetics, production techniques and/or technologies
THEME CATEGORIES:
The following Human Rights-Based Themes can take on any form:
$200 \\ Black Lives Matter
$200 \\ COVID-19/Global Health
$200 \\ Feminist Issues/#MeToo
$200 \\ LGBTQ+
$200 \\ Voting
GIF CHALLENGE CATEGORY
$200 \\ (re)connect GIF Challenge:
Help spread the word about MODE by animating a looping animation inspired by 2021’s theme of “(re)connect.” Qualifying submissions will appear on the MODE Instagram @modesummit. The best submissions will be shown at the MODE Fest and are eligible for an award.