The Imagina 2009 awards have been announced. WALL-E won for Best Feature Film, and THE DARK KNIGHT got a nod for Best Special Effects. Media & Entertainment awards are as follows:
Best Animation
FOR SOCK'S SAKEGobelins, L'ecole De L'image - Cal Arts(France - USA)Direction: Carlo Vogele
Best Commercial
Monster.com STORKFramestore (United Kingdom)Direction: Daniel KleinmanProduction: Rattling StickPost Production: FramestoreDistribution: BBDO New York
Best Feature Film
WALL-EDisney-Pixar (USA)Direction: Andrew StantonProduction: Jim MorrisDistribution: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Best School & University
EX-E.TESMA (France)Direction: Benoit Bargeton - Remy FromentNicolas Gracia - Yannick Lasfas
Best Short Film
DIXBif - Autour De Minuit (France)Direction & Post Production: BIFProduction: Nicolas SchmerkinDistribution: Christine Gicquel
Best Special Effects
THE DARK KNIGHTFramestore (United Kingdom)Direction: Christopher NolanProduction & Distribution: Warner BrosPost Production: Framestore
Best Video Clip
DOWN, DOWN, DOWNNieto - Autour De Minuit (France)Production: Nicolas Schmerkin - Autour de MinuitPost-Production: Nieto - Florent GombeaudFabien Vantroys - Damien Martin - Julien MichelDistribution: Christine Gicquel
Best Video Game - Professional Companies
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF THE LICH KINGBlizzard Entertainment (USA)Direction: Jeff Chamberlain (Cinematics Project Lead) & Blizzard EntertainmentProduction: Blizzard Entertainment, Cinematics TeamPost Production & Distribution: Blizzard Entertainment
Best Video Game - Schools & Universities
ALICE EN PIECESSupinfogame (France)Direction: Ny Andry Andriamanjato - Emmanuel GirierJulien Karaouni - Thomas Leclaire - Marine SerreRomain Wiart