Wick Editor Animation Contest - The Art of Weightlessness

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WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT 8/3/2026

I want to start by saying that we at the Entertainment Technology Center appreciate your investment in the contest and the results and we sincerely apologize for the delay in our announcement. According to the metrics on this post, many more users saw the thread after the close of the contest than before – and we’ll keep this in mind for future community engagement events.

Without further adieu – our contest winners are:

In 2nd place with their animation Ribbon Dance is @jahnocli!

Jahnocli, the voting group here at the Entertainment Technology Center watched Natalia Gaudio’s rhythmic gymnastics routine from 2016 and were hugely impressed with your ability to capture her motion so fluidly and elegantly in so few frames. Kudos and congratulations!

And in first place with their animation “Origin” is @Anavfunvideo!

Anavfunvideo, you said it best in the body of your submission – you covered a wide range of emotions without faces by showing interactions between the “subject” of the animation and an omnipotent force. Kudos and congratulations to you as well.

Hey Wick community!

We’re thrilled to announce The Art of Weightlessness Wick Editor Animation Contest!

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Watch The Art of Weightlessness here!

The Art of Weightlessness is an award-winning animated short film documentary that chronicles the evolution of artist and performer Bill Shannon. Born with a degenerative hip condition, Bill developed new ways to express himself through dance and skateboarding on crutches.The short film was directed by Entertainment Technology Center Assistant Teaching Professor Moshe Mahler who has generously commissioned two custom The Art of Weightlessness themed skateboard decks which will be given away to the winners of this contest (Pictures to come!)

Whether you’re new to Wick or already a pro, this is your chance to show the world what you can make with Wick Editor. In keeping with the theme of the film, the theme of this contest will be “Motion and Expression”.

:trophy: PRIZES

• 1st place: $100 Amazon Gift Card and 1x The Art of Weightlessness custom skateboard deck

• Runner-up: $50 Amazon Gift Card and 1x The Art of Weightlessness custom skateboard deck

:spiral_calendar: IMPORTANT DATES

• Submissions open: Today, May 7th

• Submissions close: June 15th

• Winners announced: June 29th

:clipboard: RULES

• The content of your animation and your forum post must adhere to the Wick Editor Forum rules

• Your animation must be made in Wick Editor – Animations made in contemporary forks of Wick Editor i.e. Candlestick will be accepted!

• Submissions must be submitted as replies in this thread – please do not make your own submission threads; we will not see them

• One entry per user

• Your submission must be your own work

:question:We’ll be in the replies answering your questions, but here are some FAQs:

Q: Does my animation have to be a certain length?

A: Nope! There’s no minimum or maximum length requirement.

Q: Can I use sounds or music?

A: Yes! Just make sure any audio you use is either original or properly licensed.

Q: Can I enter if I’m a beginner?

A: Absolutely. This contest is open to all skill levels.

Q: How will winners be chosen?

A: Stay tuned — we’ll share judging details soon.

We can’t wait to see what you create. Good luck, everyone!

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Thats crazy im working on smth for my school talent show maybe i can put it here

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Hey there! I’m very excited to participate in this.

By the way, I was making a web-series that was going to be published in Youtube, and it was made on Wick Editor: Candlestick. So, am I allowed to submit that animation here? It contains dialogue, and of course; A lot of expressions!

Good luck to everyone :)

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Can you do it in a group?

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Can it be anything as long as it includes lots of motion and expression?

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@DanteMations as long as the animation is made entirely in Wick or a fork, you should be allowed to submit it. However, doing extra compositing (e.g. editing the exported video in external software) is not allowed.

@nate_henry I’m actually not sure what the rule on teaming is so Anthony would have to answer this, but my guess is no. Also keep in mind that even if teaming is allowed, the prize would have to be split among the teammates if the team wins (which is kind of hard to do for a skateboard).

@Gabriel_Brown as long as you think the animation fits the theme of motion and expression, it should be allowed! Your animation doesn’t need to have anything to do with the original film’s premise.

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Also, one last question, if I have the animation done BUT I want to edit it, am I able to edit some audio? Since that’s not related to the animation but audio. I’m asking this since wick editor has some issues with the audio sometimes. By the way, is the skateboard deck prize optional to claim it or not? For example, if i win, can I get to pick if I want it or not?

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If there are issues with the audio, I’m sure you’ll be allowed to give us the .wick file and we can watch that instead of the video export. (In fact I would guess that you are required to submit the .wick file anyway)

(Also, you’re allowed to edit audio externally to your heart’s content, as long as you import said audio into your project, use it directly in Wick, and save/export the project for us to view.)

I’d imagine theres nothing wrong with declining a prize, though you can’t expect to substitute the skateboard deck for anything else.

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Aw man, I wish I saw this earlier. I don’t think I can give a submission :(

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Hi again everyone!

I hope you’re all working diligently on your submissions. I am bumping this thread to remind you that you have less than two weeks left to submit your animation! Contest submissions will close at the end of the day Monday, June 15th. This thread will be locked temporarily while we decide winners but unlocked again when the winners are announced at the end of the month.

Thank you very much @BaronAWC for keeping an eye on this thread and answering questions.

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Im submitting my 3rd ep of my Object Show i guess. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2IkSEyo5sU

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#13

Hi Flip,

It looks like large chunks of your submission were made using FlipaClip. I can’t accept this submission as this goes against the contest rule “Your animation must be made in Wick Editor”. If you’d like to make an animation for this contest using only Wick Editor or Candlestick, you are welcome to resubmit. :slight_smile:

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ohhhh yaaaaaaaa alright!

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My Project5-31-2026_13-48-25

Here’s my animation! The wick file is an older version of the animation though. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K348qj5-4H8huIX5KXUYjssm2k1-j4bi/view?usp=drive_link (Wick file)

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hey, is this accepted? like it doesnt break any rules of the contest?

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Yes, it should be accepted, but I think they’re judging the wick file and not the GIF
you’ve got 11 days left if you want to make any changes or update the file you sent

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this is my submission (open it in the stickmanred fork)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wKa5JflP_NLOnE21J8R6cn59pRJwsrpW?usp=sharing
please tell me if the file glitches

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ahhh i forgot about this!
i’d have to make an animation in 5 days while im out on vacation :0!

wish me luck xD

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Hello everyone, Blobmanimations here! it’s june 10th, which means I’m submitting my animation for this contest! feel free to check it out!


just hit file, then download in the top left corner to download it.
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