Story Play Media Ltd is behind “Big Man Dan”, a cartoon short licensed by U.S. on-demand entertainment companies Studio Anansi and Toon Goggles Inc’s SQAD in addition to being distributed by Jamaica’s Caribflix, multi-regional GT Network and Story Play Media’s proprietary video on demand site, storyplay.tv. The company is now embarking on a new film project and is organizing an international competition to recruit a character designer to join the team of the first feature length animated film from Trinidad and Tobago.

"The Caddy Club" tells the story of a group of young troublemakers who turn into crime-fighting superheroes after passing through a magical portal at the golf club where they are forced to go. Your mission is to create two of the main characters of this micro-budget production: Keisha (Selena St. Vincent) and Ryan (Jarlon George). In this recent interview with Lemonerdy, the cast explains the project.

Caddy Club voice actors Selena St. Vincent (left) and Jarlon George (right) Copyright © 2020 Story Play Media Ltd.

Here’s what you need to know if you want to join the competition :

Deadline ? November 30th 2020.

Age limit ? If you’re between 14 and 18, you must have a written parental consent.

To find out more about the guidelines and the characters prompt, click here.

Prizes ?

One winning design will receive.:

JAD $20,000/TTD $1000/EC $375/USD $140
Opportunity to be considered for position of Character Designer on animated feature film
Additional cash payment of $150 USD if your design is used by the Company in production of the film.

Top T&T Design Prize

The top designer residing in Trinidad &Tobago will receive:

A month’s worth of Nestle products.

People’s Choice Prize

Winning designer’s profile and online design portfolio/social media page will be highlighted on storyplaymedia.com and Twitter, Facebook and Instagram via @storyplaytv’s pages.

So head over to storyplaymedia.com and register before it’s too late. Let your imagination run wild to represent the Caribbean youth of the 21st century. Good luck !

Enter the "Caddy Club 2D Character Design" competition