#MOVINGCOLIN: Animate and Win Big Bomper Studio starts fantastic competition for aspiring animators on June 15th.

Wales-based CG and animation powerhouse Bomper Studio received great acclaim earlier this year for its short film Coffee Run, proving once again that Cinema 4D is well suited to advanced character animation.

At this year's Vertex Conference in London, Josh Hicks from Bomper Studio presented a Making Of for the film, which you can watch here.

Now, Bomper Studio has gone one step further and made the complex rig for the film's protagonist, Colin, available for free. Further, Bomper has announced an animation competition for aspiring character animators on Instagram.

Competition Start
The competition kicks off with a webinar on June 15th, 9:00 AM (PDT), where Claire Hodges and Alan Towndrow, both animators at Bomper, will explain the rig and give insights into the basics of character animation. The presentation is pre-recorded, but there will be a live Q&A at the end. Register here for the webinar!

The Prizes
Fantastic prizes await the winner! Besides a full year of free subscription to Cinema 4D, which Maxon is offering, the winner will receive a high-end graphics workstation from Renderboxes and a virtual internship at Bomper! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so be sure to take part.

The Jury
Along with big names from the CG industry like Emlyn Davies, founder of Bomper Studio, Alwyn Hunt, co-founder of the renowned The Rookies Award, and character specialist Can Erduman, Maxon is also on the jury - and we look forward to many exciting entries. Finally, the community also has a say: each like for an entry on Instagram counts!

The Rules
For full details on the competition, please visit the Bomper Studio website.

If you enjoy character animation and are at the early stages of your career, this competition is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your work to leading studios. So, don't delay, take part!