"Given our expansion from what was mostly a Canadian show into a worldwide competition and then adding another entire sector, VFX, the overwhelming response both delighted and deluged us. In order to accommodate submissions coming in from every corner of the earth, we’re giving everyone an extra couple of weeks by extending both the early bird deadline as well as the material deadline to 19 December," said ELAN Awards founder & producer Holly Carin ELAN Awards ci.
The ELANS recently put out their call for Judges to the media and industry professionals in their three awarded digital sectors and that too received phenomenal response. With over 60 Judges already onboard and more to come as the call remains open for a short time longer, the ELANS can deliver on their promise of Best in the World status to their winners.
All professionals from within Video Game, Animation and Visual Effects industries including the media who cover these ELAN-awarded industries who wish to preside over the selection of the final nominees and winners of the 3rd Annual ELANS is invited to apply by going to the Adjudicative Process page on www.theelans.com and fill in the Application to Judge. Judges will be selected, contacted and later announced (not their categories).
"Once we have the submissions in our Judge’s hands, expect to hear some exciting news to come from us. We have a few surprises up our sleeves," said Carinci.
Supporting the ELANS are the Seven Group who’s come onboard as an Event Partner and will oversee the technical setup of the surrounding Galas and After-Party as well as the Awards Ceremony itself. Founding Partners Radical Entertainment and Relic Entertainment as well as Associate Partners Blue Arc, Hitachi, sgi, SPINVFX and David Kaye Productions have all gotten behind the 3rd ELAN Awards to ensure the show’s growth and to be a part of its global success.
The 3rd Annual ELAN Awards will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts.
