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The Ray Harryhausen Awards event- Cameo Picturehouse Edinburgh

The deadline for submissions to The Ray Harryhausen Awards is approaching, with all entries due in by Wednesday the 31st of May. Check out our Linktree page for submission details: https://linktr.ee/harryhausenawards We are delighted to announce that the Harryhausen Awards ceremony will take place at the historic Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh on June 29th, followed […]

The Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023- new logo!

We are delighted to unveil a new logo for The Ray Harryhausen Awards. An incredible design by Lars Seiffert- check out more of his work through his website: https://www.grafik-in-bewegung.de Submissions for the Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023 are open until April 30th! Check out our submissions page to enter, or email info@harryhausenawards.com for further details: https://www.harryhausenawards.com/submissions […]

The Ray Harryhausen Awards at the Cameo Cinema

We are delighted to announce that the second edition of the Ray Harryhausen Awards will be hosted at the historic Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh on June 29th 2023. ​ Remember to submit your films before April 30th! Check out our submissions page to enter, or email info@harryhausenawards.com for further details.​ We will be accepting entries from […]

King Kong at Ninety: Visualization in the Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Eastern Michigan University

King Kong turns 90 years old this year. Ray Harryhausen’s greatest influence, and a film that changed the face of cinema forever. The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation will be contributing to a celebration of this iconic picture at Eastern Michigan University from January 23 – February 23. Entitled ‘King Kong at Ninety: Visualization in […]

Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023

Submissions for the Ray Harryhausen Awards 2023 are now open- check out our submissions page to enter, or email info@harryhausenawards.com for further details.​ We will be accepting entries from the following categories: ⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Short Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Student Film Animation⭐️ ⭐️Best Children’s Film Animation (free entry)⭐️ ⭐️Harryhausen Hall of Fame Award⭐️ […]

Ray Harryhausen Animation Awards showcase- Outwith Festival 2022

Foundation Collections Manager Connor Heaney shares winning entries from the inaugural Ray Harryhausen Animation Awards at the Outwith Festival in Dunfermline- a must for animation and stop motion fans Recounting the journey of this first year of awards, he will explain how the Foundation hope to encourage contemporary animators & filmmakers by recognising their creative efforts. Buy tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ray-harryhausen-awards-2022-tickets-384435265227

Statement from the Trustees, 8th August 2022

The Ray Harryhausen Awards- Winners Announcement 2022

We are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Ray Harryhausen Awards! Find out which entries were sucessful in each category in the premiere of our awards announcement video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriLHhcakcg Thank you to everybody who entered The Ray Harryhausen Awards 2022, and congratulations again to our winners! To find out more about the awards, […]

Reminder- The Ray Harryhausen Awards announcement 29th June 2022

Our announcement of the winning entrants within each category of The Ray Harryhausen Awards will be made next Wednesday the 29th of June, marking what would have been Ray Harryhausen’s 102nd birthday. This year’s awards will be announced by our judging panel via a pre-recorded video which will be shared on our websites & social […]