Hulsing’s Junkyard Takes Grand Prix for Best Short at Ottawa
BEST Television Animation Made for Children
Regular Show: Eggscellent - by JC Quintel, Cartoon Network
Honourable Mention:
Adventure Time: Jake vs. Me-Mow - by Pendleton Ward, Cartoon Network, USA
The National Film Board of Canada PUBLIC PRIZE
It's Such a Beautiful Day - directed by Don Hertzfeldt, USA
Canadian Film Institute Award for BEST Canadian Animation
Nightingales in December, directed by Theodore Ushev, Canada
Honourable Mentions
Ballpit – directed by Kyle Mowat, Sheridan College, Canada
MacPherson - directed by Martine Chartrand, National Film Board of Canada, Canada
BEST Canadian Student Animation Award
Gum - By Noam Sussman, Sheridan College, Canada
Honourable Mentions
Ballpit - By Kyle Mowat, Sheridan College, Canada
Tengri - By Alisi Telengut, Concordia University, Canada
The Ottawa Media Jury Award
For the best short competition film, as deemed by the local Ottawa Media, consisting of:
-Peter Simpson (Ottawa Citizen)
-Sandra Abma (CBC)
-Fateema Sayani (Ottawa Magazine)
-Denis Armstrong (Ottawa Sun)
I Am Tom Moody by Ainslie Henderson, Edinburgh College of Art, UK
About the OIAF
OIAF 2012 was held September 19-23rd, 2012 in Ottawa. Events at the OIAF included screenings, panels, workshops, parties and the Television Animation Conference. The OIAF is a leading competitive animation film festival, featuring cutting edge programming, catering to industry executives, trend setting artists, students and animation fans. For more information about the OIAF, please visit www.animationfestival.ca.























Congratulations to Hisko for winning the Nelvana GRAND PRIZE for Best Independent Short Animation at this years Ottawa International Animation Festival. If you want to read more about his filmmaking techniques and his wonderful animated short Junkyard - check out our piece on Hisko Hulsing on Directors Notes - directorsnotes.com/2012/08/06/theyareanimators-1-hisko-hulsing/
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