The Vancouver studio of video game giant Electronic Arts is again offering a $20,00 cash prize to student animators through its Reveal 07 contest, which on May 8 will award its top prize for best digital short to a graduating art or 3D animation student from somewhere in Canada.

The $20,000 grand prize comes with a corresponding grant to the winner’s school and is followed by smaller windfalls for categories including character animation, lighting and level/design.

Applications for the contest, now in its third year, will be accepted through April 6. See www.reveal.ea.com for more info.