TEAM Sparklets of Sri Kuala Lumpur emerged champions in the Junior Animation Challenge (JAC) competition held recently.

JAC is a team-based animation competition organised by Transtel Technology Sdn Bhd, MdeC and MRCB-Technologies as part of the MSC Multimedia Creative Content Initiative to help cultivate and nurture creative thinking in primary and secondary school students.

 
We are the champions: (From left): Flora Tan of Transtel, MdeC deputy director Kamil Othman and marketing executive of Transtel Rei Lim (right) rejoicing with team Sparklets of Sri Kuala Lumpur.

The theme of the competition was My Pet Alien and the teams were required to create a story about their pet alien with a moral message in it.

The teams had to submit a one-page synopsis, a storyboard with a minimum of five panels, and an animated clip.

The organisers conducted a half-day workshop for participating schools and they were given a month to create their animated short stories which were submitted at the end of November last year.

The entries were then judged at the Creative Innovation Centre by personalities from the creative content industry, namely Vernon Fernandez, Kamn Ismail, Syed Hassan Al-Masyoor, Siow Aik Wee and Don Cham Pi.

The entries for the seven to 12 age group were Working Together by Cute Toonz, A Lesson Learnt by D.O.T.Z, Camping with my Pet Alien by Peoples, A Lesson I will Never Forget by Arrows, The Flaming Aliens by Lucky 7, My New Pet by The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, You + Me = Best Friend by Alienfan, !!Death to the Obese!! By Da Nerdz and The Invasion of IT by Chikachika Wawa Group.