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Media Design School to host fourth annual Girls in Games
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 10:56 am | Media Design School
For the fourth year in a row, Media Design School will be opening its doors to female secondary school students from across New Zealand for its annual Girls in Games workshop series. More >>
Accidents, Blunders and Calamities WINS at Comic Con
Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 12:43 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School's short film, Accidents, Blunders and Calamities , has taken out the prize for Best Animated Film at the 2016 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF). More >>
#1 Graphic Design and Photography school internationally
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 11:40 am | Media Design School
Media Design School has been ranked as the world’s top tertiary provider for both Graphic Design and Photography by a panel of internationally renowned judges, beating 479 other schools from 77 countries for these top honours. More >>
Accidents, Blunders and Calamities selected for Comic Con
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10:50 am | Media Design School
It's no accident that Media Design School’s latest short film, Accidents, Blunders and Calamities , has been selected for the 2016 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival . More >>
Game Development students celebrate first commercial release
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 2:21 pm | Media Design School
Split, a game created through the Media Design School Studios accelerator programme, has been officially commercially released on Steam, one of the world’s biggest game digital distribution platforms. More >>
Escargore: A snail horror comedy
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 11:44 am | Media Design School
Directed by Media Design School lecturer Oliver Hilbert, Escargore tells the tale of Claude and his friends, who find themselves out of their element and in a whole lot of trouble when they choose the wrong lettuce for lunch. Now they must inch their ... More >>
Power Up Weekend Workshop Series
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 12:25 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School have launched a series of weekend workshops that are designed to address the increasing demand for short courses in coding, game development, user experience, social media community management and digital design in New Zealand. More >>
Media Design School Ranked 4th Best VFX/Animation School
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 4:09 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School has been ranked the fourth best school in the world to study VFX/Animation and Game Art at for 2015 by the Autodesk Sponsored CG Student Awards, with Media Design School students taking out two of the three internships in the ... More >>
Media Design School dominates Oceania shortlist
Friday, 5 June 2015, 12:48 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School’s students have proven once again why the school is regarded as New Zealand's most awarded tertiary institution for creative and digital technology qualifications by being shortlisted across a variety of categories at the internationally ... More >>
Media Design School beats high score at Global Game Jam 2015
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 1:37 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School managed to beat its own high score by attracting 102 registered participants to take part in this year's Global Game Jam; the largest number of game jammers ever registered at one site in New Zealand. More >>
Global Game Jam is happening this weekend
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 2:16 pm | Media Design School
Global Game Jam is happening this weekend - and there's a Sony PlayStation 4 up for grabs! More >>
Media Design School hosts successful Girls in Games workshop
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 4:09 pm | Media Design School
Monday December 1st saw Media Design School host 45 secondary school girls, who traveled to Media Design School's central Auckland campus from as far north as Whangarei and as far south as Wellington Girl’s High School in Wellington, for the second annual ... More >>
Crash Course finishes second in Car Shorts Grand Prix
Friday, 14 November 2014, 5:25 pm | Media Design School
Crash Course, the futuristic short film created by Simon Heath and seven students from Media Design School’s Bachelor of Art and Design, has finished the Car Shorts Grand Prix race with a stellar second place result. More >>
Media Design School wins Jury Special Award at SIGGRAPH Asia
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:58 am | Media Design School
Media Design School is celebrating their most prestigious film accolade yet as their latest short film, Over The Moon, has just been announced as the recipient of the Jury Special Award at SIGGRAPH Asia 2014. More >>
Media Design School to host Girls in Games
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 1:10 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School is set to open its doors to female secondary school students once again as it hosts the second annual Girls in Games. Girls in Games, which is open to girls aged 14-18 in the Auckland region, is an immersive workshop that covers ... More >>
Global Game Jam 2015 Auckland Venue Announced
Friday, 17 October 2014, 12:46 pm | Media Design School
The world’s largest game jam is coming back to New Zealand in 2015 and Media Design School are thrilled to announce that they will be hosting New Zealand’s Auckland meet up. More >>
Crash Course gearing up to win Car Shorts Grand Prix
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 11:19 am | Media Design School
The race is on as Crash Course, a futuristic driving film created and produced by Media Design School, competes for the title in Car Shorts, which is an online film festival run by Direct Line Versicherung AG and Interfilm Berlin. More >>
Creative industry employers most value technical skills
Monday, 6 October 2014, 1:54 pm | Media Design School
New Zealanders are world-renown for their resourcefulness and ingenuity and, according to a recently released Colmar Brunton employer claims survey, these are exactly the kinds of traits that Kiwi creative industry employers are looking for in prospective ... More >>
Media Design School receives significant software donation
Monday, 11 August 2014, 4:46 pm | Media Design School
A partnership between Auckland’s Media Design School and FXGear, a South Korean software development company that specialises in creating software for the Visual Effects (VFX) and 3D Animation industry, will enable Media Design School students ... More >>
Media Design School to unleash Connie Radar
Friday, 20 June 2014, 12:04 pm | Media Design School
AUCKLAND, 17 June 2014 - Media Design School is Over The Moon with the success of its latest short film, which has been selected for the prestigious Comic-Con International Film Festival in San Diego July 24-27. More >>