Animation students celebrate success at D&AD New Blood!

The students, all in their first and second years of the course, have been selected as winners of the Beano Brief which asked entrants to reimagine and evolve an existing female Beano character, then bring the design to life with a short animation.

The pencils levels will be revealed at the New Blood Awards ceremony for first year students Devon Short, Cameron Cook, Prathik Poojary and Haraldur Pétursson, and second year students Hannah Sessler, Bach Do and James Parker who submitted their entry as a team.

Ben Simpson, Senior Lecturer BA (Hons) Animation said:

“We are very happy with the calibre of work being created by all our levels of academic study. The success at D&AD New Blood demonstrates the high level of emerging talent coming through right from first year and progressing up through the course”

The awards will be held in London on Thursday 12 July, as part of New Blood Festival 2018.

Image:Billie the Cat and Katie, Hannah Sessler, Bach Do and James Parker. Image: The Belles of St Lemons, Haraldur Pétursson

Image: Valda Evolution, Devon Short

Image: Beryl the Peril Reboot / Redesign, Cameron Cook

Image: Ivy the Terrible in the Annual Huggathon, Prathik Poojary