Los Angeles, Calif. - Escape Studio’s CG Whiz competition $30,000 worth of prizes, including the opportunity to work with world-class visual effects studio, The Mill, the competition offers amateurs and young professionals with a passion for computer graphics (CG) the lucky break they’ve been waiting for. 

Key Facts: 
More than $30,000 in prizes 
Opportunity to work at visual effects studio, The Mill, up for grabs 
To enter, upload a video to Escape Studios’ Facebook page 
Closing date November 12, 2011 

Launched by Escape Studios, a growing CG academy, in partnership with The Mill, 3D Artist, Digital Artist, CGSociety, Autodesk, and Hewlett Packard (HP), CG Whiz intends to uncover future stars of the CG industry. This year includes a brand new Young Professional category in addition to the existing Amateurs category. Also new this year, the public can vote for their favorite entries with new viewers’-choice awards, voted for on Facebook. 

Watch the launch video for more details from Stephen Venning, 3D executive producer at The Mill, and Dominic Davenport, founder of Escape Studios at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saxNDVrw6Rg 

Prizes 
The top prize for the Amateurs category is a 12-week visual effects (VFX) classroom course, either at Escape Studios’ academy in Los Angeles or London, followed by a 12-week placement at The Mill. Runners up will receive a selection of mentored and online courses and a license of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite for Education. 

The top prize for the Young Professional category is an Escape Studios ZBrush for 3D Artist online course, an HP Pavilion laptop and a show reel review by the CG Whiz panel of judges. 

How to Enter 
To enter CG Whiz 2011, all entrants need to do is submit a show reel or set of stills compiled into a video via Escape Studios’ Facebook page. 

The closing date for all entries is November 12, 2011. Winners will be announced in early December. Voting for the Users’ Choice Prizes will open on November 14, 2011 and will close on December 3, 2011. 

Full terms and conditions for the competition can be found on the Escape Studios website: www.escapestudios.com/CGWhiz.