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TAIS Announces 2018 Showcase Award Winners

‘The Missing Pig’ by Cecilia Corzo wins jury award for best short; Jeron Braxton’s ‘Octane’ receives honorable mention.

‘The Missing Pig’ by Cecilia Corzo.

On Saturday, July 28th, the Toronto Animated Image Society announced the Jury Award recipients for the 12th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase. The program featured 18 short animated films, all created within the last 12-24 months, and 12 Anijams (10-second micro-animations).

The finalists and Anijams were adjudicated by a Guest Jury comprised of Amy Lockhart, Paloma Dawkins, and Rory Waudby-Tolley. The jury awarded two selections -- one Grand Prize and one Best Anijam Prize. The audience also selected the winners for two awards -- the Audience Award for Best Short and the Audience Award for Best Anijam.

The full list of winners is shown on the TAIS website and below:

Winner – Jury Award – Grand Prize – Best Short

The Missing Pig
Cecilia Corzo
United Kingdom, 2018

Honorable Mention – Jury Award – Best Short

Octane
Jeron Braxton
United States, 2018        

‘Octane’ by Jeron Braxton.

Winner – Audience Award – Best Short

The Curious Tale of Aunt Binks
Gentle Giants
Toronto, Canada, 2018

‘The Curious Tale of Aunt Binks’ by Gentle Giants.

Honorable Mention – Audience Award – Best Short

Haley and Joanna
Laura Hodkin
United Kingdom, 2018    

‘Haley and Joanna’ by Laura Hodkin.

Winner – Jury Award – Anijam

Trippy Childhood
Alvaro Giraldo
Lima, Perú, 2018

Honorable Mention – Jury Award – Anijam

Alrighty then: searching for Animal
Vivian Saad
São Paulo, Brazil, 2018

Winner – Audience Award – Anijam

Trippy Childhood
Alvaro Giraldo
Lima, Perú, 2018

Honorable Mention – Audience Award – Anijam

Fan_tasy
Katherine Wehrle
Toronto, Canada, 2018

Honorable Mention – Audience Award – Anijam

Spider-Man Homecoming
Paul Scott
Toronto, Canada, 2018

The 12th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase + FAN FICTION Anijam was held on Saturday July 28th at The Royal Cinema, Toronto, Canada.

Source: Toronto Animated Image Society