Entries for this year’s Animation Nation Southeast Asia (ANSEA) Awards close on 15 August, with a special first-time prize for best short film in partnership with the DreamWorks Channel. 

Creators are being asked to submit two-minute original short films for the new category and a 100-word synopsis exploring the theme of “family”. 

Finalists will be announced in September, followed by the ANSEA Awards screenings and winners announcement in October/November. Animation Nation, the Singapore Film Society’s festival of animation works, was started in 2004 by the Singapore Film Society.