Expotoons awards Where Dogs Die, The Great Bear
The French-Russian production Where dogs die by Svetlana Filippova (a painting on glass film) won the first prize in the short film competition.
Juan Pablo Zaramella's Luninaris (also in the Oscars shortlist) grabbed a special mention.The Danish production The Great Bear (dir. Esben Toft Jacobsen) was the winner in the feature films, whereas the rat story Light of the river (Tetsuo Hirakawa directing) was awarded a special mention.
Expotoons 2011 was held in Buenos Aires, from 29 November-1 December. See the full winners' list, and watch selected trailers.
WINNERS LIST
Feature Films:
1st. Place “The Great Bear” DENMARK. Director: Esben Toft Jacobsen Production Company: Copenhagen Bombay
Special Mention: “Light of the River” JAPAN. Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa. Production Company: NHK Enterprises.
SHORT FILMS
1st. Place:“Where dogs die” FRANCE/RUSSIA. Director: Svetlana Filippova
Special Mention: “Luminaris” ARGENTINA. Director: Juan Pablo Zaramella. Production Company: JPZtudio
2nd. Special Mention: “Pinchaque, the colombian tapir” COLOMBIA/ FRANCE. Director: Caroline Attia Larivière. Produced for FUNDACION NATIVA.
TV SERIES
1st. Place: “Welcome to Bric and Brac” FRANCE.
Director: Amandine Gallerand y Matthieu Chevallier.
Production Company: Vivement Lundi !
Special Mention:“Petit Joueurs” FRANCE.
Director: Bruno Collet.
Production Company: Vivement Lundi !
Special Mention “BLACK RUN” FRANCE / SOUTH KOREA. Director: Tae-Sik ShinEpisode for the Series OSCAR'S OASIS.
ADVERTISING FILMS
1st. Place “Temaikén Celos” ARGENTINA. Director: Javier Lourenco, Antoine Quairiat. Production Company: Flamboyant Paradise.
Special Mention “Promo Fox Retro” ARGENTINA. Director: Gabriel Fermanelli. Production Company: Punga
GRADUATION SHORTS
1st. Place “I'm Fine Thanks” UNITED KINGDOM. Director: Eamonn O'Neill. Royal College of Arts.
Mention Special “Loom” GERMANY. Director: Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay, Jan Bitzer. Filmakademie BW.
Mention Special “The Backwater Gospel” DENMARK. Director: Bo Mathorne. The Animation Workshop
SPECIAL AWARD AACA / ASIFA Argentina
AACA AWARD to the Best Animation technique for a Short Film (“El Apóstol” trophy)
“The Wonder Hospital” SOUTH KOREA. Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim