Curtis Jobling, designer of Bob the Builder and creator of the soon to be aired CBBC animation Frankenstein's Cat, has teamed up with independent educational software developer Kudlian Soft and Film Street the website from First Light Movies designed to engage under 12-year-olds with film and filmmaking, to launch a fantastic new competition for children - Animate IT '08.

Animate IT '08 challenges keen young animators to design their own 3D character for an animated, claymation film.
The competition is open to children aged 12 and under with both school and individual categories with two winners being chosen from each category.

The two individual winners will receive an iMage webcam and a copy of either Kudlian Soft's I Can Animate or Stop Motion Pro.
The two winners from the school category will win six iMage webcams and a school site licence for I Can Animate or Stop Motion Pro each.

www.kudlian.net/competition/animateit/