Bethe Kazanjian, Lynn Tomlinson and Patrick Smith among winners at 50th Annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival awards ceremony.
‘Gun Shop,’ by Patrick Smith.
ASIFA-East held its 50th Annual Animation Festival Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 5, handing out awards across a variety of categories and crafts, from student, commercial, and independent entries to excellence in writing, design, and animation. The awards ceremony, which included screenings of the winning films, was organized in collaboration with Parsons School of Design at The New School. The event was held in The New School’s Tishman Auditorium, followed by a reception at FiddleSticks Pub & Grill. Entries were judged by ASIFA East members in an open screening for each category.
Bethe Kazanjian won first place in the Student Film category for her film, The Pigeon, while Lynn Tomlinson’s The Elephant’s Song was honored three times: Independent Film, Excellence in Music and the Women in Animation Independent Film Award. Patrick Smith took home top honors in both Experimental Film and Excellence in Sound Design for his short, Gun Shop, while J.J. Sedelmaier Productions took the award for Commissioned Film Under 2 Minutes: First Place for their Big Jim spot.
See below for the full list of winners at the 2019 ASIFA-East Awards:
Student Film: Honorable Mention
A Long Way From Home by Andy Tai and Eduardo Enriquez, School of Visual Arts
Student Film: Honorable Mention
Snowdrifters by Kathleen Gleeson, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Student Film: Third Place
Parasite by Yajun Shi, Pratt Institute
Student Film: Second Place
Melt Down by Amy Xu, Pratt Institute
Student Film: First Place
The Pigeon by Bethe Kazanjian, University of the Arts
'The Pigeon,' by Bethe Kazanjian.
Independent Film: Third Place
Classix In A Minute by Dominik Spitol, Yotsume Films
Independent Film: Second Place
I’m Not Tired! by Tim Platt and Birgit Rathsmann
Independent Film: First Place
The Elephant’s Song by Lynn Tomlinson, Velvet Valley Films
‘The Elephant’s Song,’ by Lynn Tomlinson.
Commissioned Film Over 2 Minutes: Second Place
Voting Avenue by Bryan Brikman, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Commissioned Film Over 2 Minutes: First Place
Daniela by Natalie LaBarre for Hornet, Metoo.org
Commissioned Film Under 2 Minutes: Second Place
One Thousand Birds by Morgan Miller
Commissioned Film Under 2 Minutes: First Place
Big Jim by J.J. Sedelmaier Productions for Progressive
Experimental Film: Second Place
Jargon – Internal Corporate Explainer by Joe Presser
Experimental Film: First Place
Gun Shop by Patrick Smith, Blend Films
Craft Award – Excellence in Animation
Pour 585 by Patrick Smith, Blend Films
Craft Award – Excellence in Design
Daniela by Natalie LaBarre for Hornet, Metoo.org
Craft Award – Excellence in Sound Design
Gun Shop by Patrick Smith, Blend Films
Craft Award – Excellence in Writing
Our Cartoon President: Election Special 2018 FEAR by Steven Conner & Tim Lueke, CBS Studios/Late Night Cartoons
Craft Award – Excellence in Music
The Elephant’s Song by Lynn Tomlinson, Velvet Valley Films
Craft Award – Excellence in Education
The Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire by Gordon McEwan and Biljana Labovic, TED-Ed
Women in Animation Award – Student Film
Melt Down by Amy Xu, Pratt Institute
‘Melt Down,’ by Amy Xu.
Women in Animation Award – Independent Film
The Elephant’s Song by Lynn Tomlinson, Velvet Valley Films
Best in Show
The Opposites Game by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio, TED-Ed
Source: ASIFA-East
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
