Nominations for nine prizes have been announced for the 2008 edition of the Imagina Awards in the category of Media & Ent. Imagina 2008, the European 3D community event, will take place from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Monaco.
The nominees are:
Best Animation* AL DENTE - France* HUGH - France* OKTAPODI - France* THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP - New Zealand
Best Special Effects* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END - US* SPIDER-MAN 3 - US* THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 3D - US
Best Feature* GHOST RIDER - US* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END - US* RATATOUILLE - US
Best Short Film* CUMULO NIMBUS - France* DJI VOU VEU VOLTI (I LOVE YOU) - Belgium* DOG DAYS - France
Best School/University* BLINDSPOT - France* BOLIDES - France* REPLAY - France* THE COLD RUSH - France
Best Commercial* AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - France* C'MONS RED VIRAL - UK* JINGLES PUB NOÃL TF1 - France* SMIRNOFF, SEA, - UK
Best Video Clip* Asa FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN - France* Chemical Brothers SALMON DANCE - UK* Dionysos TAIS TOI MON COEUR - France* Kwoon I LIVED ON THE MOON - France
Best Video Game* DOLL - France* Harmonix ROCKBAND - UK* HEAVY METAL TANKS - Germany* STARCRAFT 2 TEASER: BUILDING A BETTER MARINE - US* WAR OF WARCRAFT EXPANSION PACK INTRODUCTION - US
Special Award of the JuryThis award will be given during the Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Jan. 31.
For more info, go to www.imagina.mc.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
