The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation has announced a new film awards programme, established in honour of the legendary master of stop-motion animation.

Submissions are now open with the following categories:

Best Feature Film Animation

Best Short Film Animation

Best Student Film Animation

Best Commercial Film Animation

Best Online Film Animation

Best Television Animation

Harryhausen Hall of Fame Award

Entries need to be in before the deadline of April 15th 2022.

Head over to www.harryhausenawards.com to submit your film.

Vanessa Harryhausen, Ray’s daughter and Trustee said of the awards: “Dad always recognised the strong educational aspect of his work. I hope that these awards will encourage a new generation of animators to be inspired and follow their own dreams,”

John Walsh, Filmmaker and Trustee added: “Ray Harryhausen’s influence on cinema past and present is truly titanic. I devised these awards in Ray’s name to recognise new standards of excellence in the growing field of animation.”

The first awards will be held on June 29th, 2022, with a screening event to follow at the Edinburgh Filmhouse.