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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Student entries are invited for the Australian Academy Awards in Animation short film competition. <BR>
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Entries are invited from secondary school students in years 10-12.<BR>
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Theme: “Lost and Found”<BR>
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Entries Open 22 July – Friday 12 August, 2011<BR>
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Prizes:<BR>
First Place: $500 from Passion Pictures Australia<BR>
Second Place: DVD Box set of 2011 Oscar nominated short films from Madman Distribution<BR>
Third Place: Selection of Flickerfest DVDs from Madman Distribution<BR>
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How To Enter<BR>
Entry Form<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><OL><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Download an entry form from www.designacademy.edu.au
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Send completed entry form, along with your DVD to the Australian Academy of Design (check entry form for further information on specifications)<BR>
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The event coincides with an exhibition of Shaun Tan’s “Lost Thing” exhibition featuring at the Australian Academy of Design’s Clement Meadmore Gallery from 14 – 30 September (open business hours Mon-Fri). <BR>
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School visits are welcome. Contact Joanne Brodie at <a href="jeb@aad.edu.au">jeb@aad.edu.au</a> for further information.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT COLOR="#000076"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Joanne Brodie<BR>
<B>Australian Academy of Design<BR>
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</B>Campus<B> 220 Ingles Street Port Melbourne VIC<BR>
</B>Mail <B>PO Box 5200 South Melbourne </B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><B><FONT COLOR="#000075">VIC </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000076">3205 Australia<BR>
</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000076">Phone <B>+61 3 9676 9000 <BR>
</B>Fax <B>+61 3 9676 9066 <BR>
</B>Web <B>www.designacademy.edu.au <BR>
</B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000075">Email </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FE"><B><U><a href="jeb@aad.edu.au">jeb@aad.edu.au</a></U></B></FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#000075"> <BR>
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