Jury’s Prize
In a Heartbeat
School: Ringling College of Art and Design – Directors: Beth David & Esteban Bravo -Country: United States – Software: Maya, Renderman, Nuke, Premiere
Revolution in the animation industry? In a Heartbeat” is about young same-sex love. The two Ringling College students deliberately chose the childlike design style of a Pixar or Peanut film in order to inspire larger studios to possibly also address the topic of same-sex romance in their films in the future. This courage led the jury to decide to award the Jury Prize to the film.
Best Young Production
Less Than Human
School: The Animation Workshop – Director: Steffen Bang Lindholm – Team: Ditte Marie Ludvigsen, Lasse Steinbeck, Matilde Soeltoft, Anna Eckhoff Ohrt Nissen, Julie Rebecca
Billeskov Astrup, Morten Vestbjerg Boegelund Lassen, Ida Marie Soendergaard – Country: Denmark – Software: ZBrush, Renderman, Maya
After the zombie apocalypse, the task at hand is to reintegrate the undead citizens living in a camp. The press visit the camp to see what the situation is like on site. The project began when Steffen Bang Lindholm drew a zombie during a train journey who insists on his right to a holiday. Above all, the timing of the humour and the high quality of the animation earned this final project the award in the “Best Newcomer Project” category, which includes a cheque for 3,000 euros (sponsored by Digital Production).
Here is the making-of reel:
