ASIFA-East handed out its awards on Sunday, May 9, 2010 with Aaron Hughes and Lisa LaBracio's BACKWARDS winning the Best in Show prize. The event took place at the Tishman Auditorium at the New School, NYC. Awards were handed out for short films, commercials and student work. Complete list of winner below:
BEST IN SHOW
Backwards
Aaron Hughes & Lisa LaBracio
INDEPENDENT FILMS
1st Place
Something Left, Something Taken
Tiny Inventions
INDEPENDENT FILMS
2nd Place
Let's Make Out
Stephen Neary
INDEPENDENT FILMS
3rd Place
The Hybrid Union
Hybroll Animation
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Animation
Off-Line
Tom Gasek
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Design
The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead - The Think in the Distance
Elliot Cowan
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Rinky Dink
Stretch Films, Inc.
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Experimental Techniques
Aesthetic Species Maps (2009)
David Montgomery
INDEPENDENT FILMS
Excellence in Soundtrack
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
Plymptoons
SPONSORED FILMS
1st Place
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Weston Woods Studio
SPONSORED FILMS
2nd Place
I Am a Paleontologist
Sean McBride
SPONSORED FILMS
3rd Place
Electric Car
Tiny Inventions
SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Animation
Innovation Driven
FlickerLab
SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Design
Science is Real
David Cowles & Andy Kennedy
SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Design
Emperor's New Clothes
Dancing Diablo
SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Hysterical Psycho: "Intro"
W/M Animation
SPONSORED FILMS
Excellence in Writing/Humor
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
Weston Woods Studio
COMMERCIALS
1st Place
Don't Miss It!
David Cowles & Jeremy Galante
COMMERCIALS
2nd Place
Batter Up
David B. Levy and Elliot Cowan
COMMERCIALS
3rd Place
Hysterical Psycho: "Moon Cheese"
W/M Animation
COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Animation
Dennis & Gnasher
Red Kite Animation
COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Humor
My Daughter Studies
David B. Levy
COMMERCIALS
Excellence in Design
Spike & Bubble
Dancing Diablo
STUDENT FILMS
1st Place
Down to the Bone
Peter Ahern
STUDENT FILMS
2nd Place
The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!
Jake Armstrong
STUDENT FILMS
3rd Place
Together!
David Sheahan
STUDENT FILMS
Honorable Mention
Sam the Super Sticky
George Thorman
STUDENT FILMS
Honorable Mention
Topi
Arjun Rihan