On Sunday, April 29, ASIFA-East awarded the prizes for its 43nd annual Animation Festival.
On Sunday, April 29, ASIFA-East awarded the prizes for its 43nd annual Animation Festival. StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers John and Joe took Best in Show.
Below is a complete list of winners.
BEST IN SHOW
John and Joe StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1st PlaceTaxonomy Karen Aqua - Director
2nd PlaceTwo Steven Subotnick - Director
3rd PlaceOld Man Leah Shore - Director
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
1st Place
the light that died in my arms Alan Foreman - Director
2nd Place(Baby) It's You! David Cowles, Jeremy Galante, Brad Pattullo - Directors
3rd PlaceLe Soleil Chante (The Sun Sings) Delphine Burrus - Director
INDEPENDENT FILMS
1st PlaceTurning A Corner David B. Levy - Director
2nd PlaceDr. Breakfast Stephen Neary - Director
3rd PlaceThe First Time Cee-Cee Did Acid Twins are WeirdNoelle Melody - DirectorJoy Vaccese - Producer
Excellence in AnimationMore Than Winning Nick Fox-Gieg - DirectorSusan Murray - Animator
Excellence in DesignThe Girl and the Fox Base14/Tyler J. Kupferer - Director
Excellence in DesignOrbis Park Andrew Kaiko
Excellence in SoundtrackCar Crash Opera Skip Battaglia - Director Jairo Duarte-Lopez, Michaela Eremiasova - Composers
Excellence in WritingWolf Dog Tales Bernadine Santistevan - Director
COMMISSIONED OVER 2 MINUTES
1st PlaceMiss Devine StoryCorps/Rauch Brothers
2nd PlaceDon't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late Mo Willems Studio/Weston WoodsPete List - Director
3rd PlaceI Can Be President Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.Michael Sporn - Director
Excellence in EducationJourney of a Water Molecule The Knowledge Project/PS69xJose Maldonado, MB Hunnewell - Directors
Excellence in WritingA History of Animation Morgan Miller - DirectorMorgan Miller, Josh Kleefeld - Writers
COMMISSIONED UNDER 2 MINUTES
1st PlaceHead Start 'Window of Opportunity" Curious Pictures/Matt Smithson - Director
2nd PlaceCountry Buildin' PaganomationDavid Pagano - Director
3rd PlacePerson Pinball Aaron Hughes - Director
Excellence in AnimationRed Brick Saga: Pirates of the Caribbean PaganomationDavid Pagano - DirectorJeff Wallenhorst, Sarah Wickliffe, Mick Bouschor, Erin Natal - Animators
STUDENT FILMS
1st PlaceApt. 5A Leonardo De Luzio
2nd Place (tie)Test Train Brandon Denmark
2nd Place (tie)Cowboy, Clone, Dust Matt Christensen
Honorable MentionReddish Brown and Blueish Green Samantha Gurry
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