Contests

Hyper-Quench Bottle

Our animation champion, Johanna Haeseker, made us this incredible prop, inspired by our Hyper-Quench clip. We love it! And if you haven't already, check out her...

Seussian Twitter Challenge

Canada Writes recently hosted a Seussian twitter challenge asking you to invent a Seussian word describing an aspect of your holiday experience. Jonathan Goldstein has...

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And the champion is... Johanna Haeseker!

We are very excited to announce that WireTap's First Ever Animation Tournament of Champions has drawn to a close... and the winner is 14-year-old Johanna...

Animation Tournament Top 5 Finalists!

We are very pleased to announce the top five finalists in WireTap's Animation Tournament of Champions! We have been truly blown away by all the...

Animation by Aaron Schmit

One of our very favourite animations created for our contest. So incredible.  [Watch in HD.]...

Animation by Christien Clegg

A lovely animation by Christien Clegg, all the way from Australia! We didn't know we had fans on the other side of the planet,...

Animation by Michael Darmanin

A beautiful, vibrant short by Michael Darmanin of Toronto. We'll be announcing the grand prize winner of our animation contest next week, so stay...

Animation by Stefan Kordiuk

A WireTap Claymation! By the very talented Stefan Kordiuk, of Toronto. Wow. Just wow. To see the rest of the entries in our Animation Tournament,...

Animation Tournament Playlist

WireTap's First Ever Animation Tournament of Champions has finally drawn to a close. We are so very impressed by the talent and creativity expressed by...

Animation by Karl Armen

One of the most creative entries to our animation contest comes from Karl Armen Boudjikanian. Unfortunately, he's not eligible for the grand prize due to...

Animation by Doug Craven

Doug Craven was of the brave few to tackle the 4 min. long Hyperquench clip for our animation tournament. And we're so glad he...

Animation by Bridget Penny

The animations we're receiving for our contest are blowing us away. You are all such a talented bunch. Here's one we love by Bridget...

Animation by Ashley Lo Russo

Ashley from Toronto made an animation with hand-drawn pictures that she then imported to Photoshop and played around with, to lovely results. Also, a...

Animation by Xuan and James

Check out this submission by a couple of our animation contest's youngest contenders yet, 14-year-olds Xuan and James from Peterborough....

Animation by Dylan Edwards

Dylan Edwards was one of the few contestants brave enough to attempt the Hyperquench clip... so far at least! Take a look at what...

Animation by Gail Noonan

 Another super-neat stop-motion animation created for our contest! Less than two weeks left to show us what WireTap looks like to you, and win that...

Animation by Tracy Lewis

  A wonderful stop-motion animation by listener Tracy Lewis. Thanks to Tracy and everyone else who has participated in our animation tournament so far. The...

Animation by Tim Grant

 Listener Tim Grant from Vancouver has a great take on Jonathan and his parents. Check it out! And there's still two weeks left to submit...

Animation by Brian Copping

This animation by Brian Copping of St. Marys, Ontario, is kind of blowing our mind. Check it out to see Jonathan's parents in outer...

Old School Animation

Erica from Blenheim, Ontario is the latest contender for WireTap's Animation Tournament of Champions, with this hand-drawn entry! Still not sure you have what...

Animation by Greg Doble

Listener Greg Doble from Montreal made this lovely animation for our contest! [Watch in HD.]There's still time for you to take part and show...

Double Trouble Animation

Listener Kevin Carson submitted two animations to our contest! Would you believe these are the very first animations he's ever made? Check 'em out, and see...

Robert MacLean's Animation

We love this latest submission to our Animation Tournament! Thanks so much to Robert MacLean and Zombie Frog Productions for participating! There's only a couple...

James Wood's Awesome Animation

We are so impressed with listener James Wood's submission to WireTap's Animation Tournament of Champions! The gauntlet has been thrown. Only a few weeks...

Animation Contest Rules Amendment

In response to some insightful feedback from a few members of the Canadian animation community, we're making a couple of significant changes to the Rules...

First Official Animation Contest Entry

 Listener Iain Cook and his daughter, Sacha, made this adorable animation for WireTap's Animation Tournament of Champions. There's just a few weeks left to enter,...

WireTap's Animation Tournament of Champions

**UPDATE: The Contest is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! Check out all the incredible submissions.**Calling all animators! What does WireTap look like...