Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)

Important! Please make sure you have read the How to Apply information for this course prior to reading the interview requirements below.

Interview Dates

2025 Start Year Intake

Interviews will take place on Monday 11 - Thursday 14 November.

Interview requirements

The interview will run for approximately 30 minutes and will be conducted online via Zoom Web Conferencing.

Shortlisted applicants should prepare to discuss:

  • recent examples of their creative work
  • two original screen story ideas that may be developed during their studies.

How will I be assessed?

Set Creative Task

Applicants’ Set Creative Task will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Visual Sequence

  • ability to tell a complete visual story in sequence
  • visual art skills
  • basic design skills
  • unique artistic style

Short Story

  • demonstrated potential for development as an engaging story writer/storyteller
  • originality of themes and ideas
  • ability to structure a short story
  • English writing skills

Portfolio (shortlisted applicants only)

Applicants' Portfolio will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • visual art skills
  • visual storytelling ability

Interview (shortlisted applicants only)

Applicants' Interview will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Career aspirations
  • interest in animation
  • potential for development
  • clarity of communication

Please note that all applicants will be ranked based on the above criteria, up to the capacity of places within the course.

Conditions of Enrolment

Successful applicants will be required to hold a current Working with Children Check and this must remain valid for the duration of the course.

Terms and Conditions

As part of your supplementary application submission, you will be required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions on which the offer of a place is made.