Raider Productions is conducting a search throughout the world for clay, classical, computer, and flash animated shorts to create its 90 minute World’s Best Independent Animated Shorts 2004 VHS and DVD compilations. “These VHS and DVDs will be created to promote the diverse range of stories that the consistently developing medium that animation is allowing us to show to the world”, says the full press release:

Raider Productions Proudly Presents:
The Search For The World’s Best Independent Animated Shorts

Raider Productions is conducting a search throughout the world for clay, classical, computer, and flash animated shorts to create its 90 minute WBIAS 2004 VHS and DVD compilations. These VHS and DVDs will be created to promote the diverse range of stories that the consistently developing medium that animation is allowing us to show to the world.

Submission Details

The submission must have a clear and complete storyline
The submission must be between 0 and 15 minutes in length
The submission must not contain a school logo
The submission must have been created no longer than 3 years ago
All aspects of the submission must be copyrighted to the animator who produced it

Delivery mediums

MPG2 CD-ROM
DVD

Monetary compensation

Those entrants who are selected for the DVD in the collection will sign a legally binding contract that will give Raider Productions the permission of the one time use of the animated work for this project within the WBIAS compilation.

In exchange Raider Productions will pay the animator or group a dividend of 1% of each VHS and DVD sold. This is roughly equal to 20 cents in American currency or 25 cents in Canadian currency.

Submission Deadlines

The WBIAS deadline is September 30th 2004.

Mailing Address

Please mail all entries to the following address:

Raider Productions
7243 Braeside Dr.
Burnaby, BC
Canada
V5A 1E9

* Please include all contact details.

Further information

Further details regarding this project can be obtained on the WBIAS website (coming soon). You can also contact us directly by using the information listed bellow. Best wishes to all entrants and I look forward to receiving and reviewing your submissions.

Yours truly,

Aaron Keogh
Creative Producer

Tel: 001-604-291-7727
Fax: 001-604-291-7727

Website: www.raiderproductions.com, www.nabias.com, www.wbias.com (coming soon).
E-mail: aaronkeogh@raiderproductions.com