Festival
The National School Sand Animation Festival
The highlight of the national season. The first festival will be held as the First National Festival of Founding Schools.
What competes
The whole group takes the stage
Each group submits a team work. There are no public rankings of individual children.
We celebrate growth and shared creativity instead of dividing children into “talented” and “untalented.”
Age leagues
Four leagues by participants' age
Junior A
Grades 1–2
Sensorimotor Discovery
Junior B
Grades 3–4
Character and Story
Middle
Grades 5–6
Sand Morphing and Teamwork
Senior
Grades 7–9
Directing and Studio Production
Judging
Who evaluates the works
Technical committee
Checks files, rights and permissions. It is separate from the artistic judging.
Professional jury
Evaluates the artistic approach and the team's collaboration.
People's Choice
An audience award given alongside the jury's decision.
Entry rules
Three rules for honest work
- 01
One take
Filmed in a single continuous take (Continuous One-Take), with no editing.
- 02
Project logbook
A required logbook that shows the work was created by the children.
- 03
No losers
Every school becomes a laureate in its own category.
Media formats
What each team prepares
- Competition piece
- Trailer
- Vertical clips
- Poster
- Making-of
June 2027
The First National Festival of Founding Schools
A place at the first festival is part of the Founding School package.