| The National Film Board of Canada Grand Prize: |
Dog (United Kingdom) Suzie Templeton; Royal College of Art |
We are impressed by its ability to transcend the limitations of its materials and in doing so, create a film with the depth of feeling and intense emotional power. It was simply the most passionate film in the festival.
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| Grand Prize Runner Up: |
Sub (USA) Jessie Schmal; Rhode Island School of Design |
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Sub is awarded second prize for its inventiveness, its dynamic editing, its continual narrative surprises, but most of all for its subversive humour.
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| Grand Prize for Best School: |
Royal College of Art, England |
| ASIFA-Canada Award for Best Canadian Student Animation Film: |
Via Wire (Canada) Cliff Kafai Mok; Emily Carr School of Art and Design |
| Best First Professional Film: |
1st Prize: The Headless Horseman (Estonia) Ülo Pikkov; Eesti Joonisfilm Studio |
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For its irreverent pleasure in the absurd and its visual accomplishment and originality. |
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2nd Prize: Pizza Passionata (Finland) Kari Juusonen; Kinoproduction Oy |
| The Klasky-Csupo Award for Best Graduate Film: |
1st Prize: Me, The Other (United Kingdom) Marie Paccou; Royal College of Art |
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For its sensitive, heart-felt and beautifully filmed exploration of the loss of innocence. |
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2nd Prize: Les Chasseurs de Poissons (France) Rosana Romina Liera; La Poudrière |
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3rd Prize: Papa Trompet (Belgium) Evelyn Verschoore; KASK Hogeschool Gent |
| Best Undergraduate Film: |
1st Prize: Geraldine (France) Arthur de Pins; ENSAD |
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The best undergraduate film prizes goes to Geraldine for the originality of its concept. It was both thoughtful and highly entertaining. |
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2nd Prize: Tongues and Taxis (USA) Michael Overbeck; Rhode Island School of Design |
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3rd Prize: Melusin (France) Anne Larricq; La Poudrière |
| Best High School Film: |
1st Prize: Aliens? (USA) Joshua Muntain; Capital Children's Museum |
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Aliens is awarded the best High School film because it has convinced us that there is life on other planets. It made us laugh and we all really like monsters. |
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2nd Prize: Earth (Wales) Aron Evans & Chris Elliott; Cinetig |
| Best Children's Film: |
1st Prize: Mission Unmöglich 1,2, 3 (Germany) Malte Pätz; Institut Für Neue Medien Rostock |
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The Mission Impossible series was awarded best children's film because it was simple but very funny. We would like to encourage all the young filmmakers to continue making films. |
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2nd Prize: Let's Go Ice Skating (USA) Gloria & Rebekah So; GAVA/GATE |
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3rd Prize: Chain Reaction (USA) Anton Fleissner; GAVA/GATE |
