The 2001 edition of the Ottawa International Student Animation Festival (SAFO 01) has come to a close with the announcement of this year's winners.
The International Jury consisting of Phil Mulloy (United Kingdom), Annick Teninge (France), and Koji Yamamura (Japan) presented fifteen prizes. The list of winners is as follows:
National Film Board of Canada Grand Prize:
Dog, Suzie Templeton, United Kingdom
Grand Prize Runner up:
Sub, Jessie Schmal, USA
Grand Prize for Best School:
Royal College of Art, England
ASIFA-Canada Award for Best Canadian Student Animation Film:
Via Wire, Cliff Kafai Mok, Emily Carr School of Art and Design
First Professional Film:
1st Prize: The Headless Horseman, Ülo Pikkov, Estonia
2nd Prize: Pizza Passionata, Kari Juusonen, Finland
Klasky-Csupo Award for Best Graduate Film:
1st Prize: Me, The Other, Marie Paccou, United Kingdom
2nd Prize: Les Chasseurs de Poissons, Rosana Romina Liera, France
3rd Prize: Papa Trompet, Evelyn Verschoore, Belgium
Undergraduate Film:
1st Prize: Geraldine, Arthur de Pins, France
2nd Prize: Tongues and Taxis, Michael Overbeck, USA
3rd Prize: Melusin, Anne Larricq, France
High School Film:
1st Prize: Aliens?, Joshua Muntain, USA
2nd Prize: Earth, Aron Evans and Chris Elliott, Wales
Childrens Film:
1st Prize: Mission Unmöglich 1,2 3, Malte Pätz, Germany
2nd Prize: Lets Go Ice Skating, Gloria and Rebekah So, USA
3rd Prize: Chain Reaction, Anton Fleissner, USA
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