La Memoria dei Cani & The Runt Tie At Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI) closed its 2007 event on May 20, with the awarding of its prizes. Festival fave THE RUNT from director Andreas Hykade tied for first place in the " Independent Works 6 To 30 Minutes" category with Vanessa Degaugue's La Memoria dei Cani. In the "Independent Works Under 6 Minutes" category, Karl Staven's Ottawa 2006 prizewinner BACKYARD SHADOW took home the top prize.
Complete list of winners follows.
Commissioned 1 Minute & Under1st -- THE RUBBISH MONSTER, Braam Jordaan2nd -- WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL OPENING, Richard Yardhouse
Commissioned 30 Minutes & Under
1st -- PYRAMID, Natalya Ryss2nd -- POTAPYCH, THE BEAR WHO LOVED VODKA, Darren Price3rd -- THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS, Michael Sporn
Commissioned Music Video
1st -- Ce Que Je Suis, Virginie Giachino
Independent Works Under 6 Minutes
1st -- BACKYARD SHADOW, Karl Staven2nd -- MERMAID STORY, Eddie White3rd -- NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE, Alexandre Camargo
Independent Works 6 To 30 Minutes
1st TIE -- LA MEMORIA DEI CANI, Vanessa Degaugue1st TIE -- THE RUNT, Andreas Hykade3rd -- LE LOUP BLANC, Vanessa Degaugue
Independent Non-Narrative
1st -- ONE, TWO, THREE, DUSK, Felix Dufor-Laperriere2nd -- ALL THAT REMAINS, Stephanie Maxwell
Student 12 Years And Under1st -- LOLLIPOP TREE WISH, Olivia Allen-Wickler2nd -- LIFE IN SPACE, John Jeff and Henry Linenger3rd -- MARSHMELLOW LAND, Olivia Allen-Wickler
Student 13 To 18 Years1st -- ENVIOUS HEART, Carolyn Chrisman2nd -- CHESS BLITZ, Richard Edgley3rd -- RANDOMATION, Allison Karel
Student Post Secondary & Up1st -- BETON, Ariel Belinco2nd TIE -- MIRAGE, Youngwoong Jang2nd TIE -- HOMAGE, Jacques Khouri
Director's Choice
DOPPELGANGER, Ki Peum Lee
Jury Excellence Award For Comedy
GUIDE DOG, Bill Plympton
Jury Excellence Award For Potetic Value
CELESTINA, Ricardo Werdesheim
Jury Excellence Award For Social Commentary
BUT SOME ARE BRAVE, Grace Channer
For more information, visit kafi.kvcc.edu/index.php.