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Are you a student in the UK with dreams of a career in art or design? We have an amazing opportunity for you to show off your skills, display your art, win cash prizes\u00a0and bag yourself an internship<\/b>.\u00a0This is the\u00a0XP Awards<\/a>, a unique art\/design competition for UK students.<\/p>\n We\u2019re so excited to announce the first of the prize internships:\u00a0Framestore<\/a>! Across film, TV and advertising, they bring extraordinary ideas to life through craft, imagination and technology. And you could bag a placement there!<\/p>\n To enter, create an art piece based on your favourite video game(s) and submit on our website. From the stunning landscape of your favourite location in a vast RPG to a portrait of a beloved character, you have absolute freedom in what you create. It just has to be amazing to win of these prizes:<\/p>\n \u2022<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Max Out Award<\/b>: the top prize with an internship at a massive games company & \u00a31000 prize.<\/p>\n \u2022<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Still Image Award<\/b>: an internship at a top design company & \u00a3500 prize.<\/p>\n \u2022<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Moving Image Award<\/b>: an internship at a VFX studio & \u00a3500 prize.\u00a0 \u2022<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The Crowdpleaser Award:\u00a0<\/b>an internship at Stakester (that\u2019s us!) & \u00a3500 prize. This one\u2019s voted for by the public so get your friends involved!<\/p>\n 30 people \u2014 including the winners \u2014 will have their work displayed at an Exhibition in Central London later this year. Our panel of judges work at some of the world\u2019s top game and design companies. They\u2019ll be choosing three winners, plus the honourable mentions, and will be joining us for the exhibition.<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to announce our first judge: Nimrod Vardi from\u00a0Arebyte Gallery<\/a>! Arebyte supports developing artists and\u00a0leads a pioneering digital art programme at the intersection of new technologies and contemporary culture.\u00a0And he has a message for any prospective entrants: “We’ve been impressed and inspired with the quality of work we’ve received so far. But, it’s not too late to enter the competition!\u201d<\/p>\n Our second judge is Amy Smith from Framestore, a Bafta and Oscar award-winning creative studio, famous for its range of visual effects, production, direction and post production services.<\/p>\n Rounding out our jury is Alexander Raphelt from\u00a0Epic Games<\/a>, the home of international blockbuster games Rocket League and Fortnite!<\/p>\n If you want to keep up with the competition and even get involved, make sure you\u00a0follow us<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram so you don\u2019t miss an update!<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve read this far, well done. But, you’re probably wondering why a skill-based gaming company is hosting an art competition. We would too. That story starts with our inspirational in-house designer \u2013 and former intern \u2013\u00a0Hannah del Herrera<\/a>. Read more about her story\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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