Jun 13, 2011

Selected works of "2nd Student Animation Festival" have been posted.

Ten films from five countries have been chosen as the official selections in Cartoon Brew's second annual Student Animation Festival. This year's selections contain a remarkable and inspiring range of styles, techniques and ideas, while showcasing an ambitious group of young filmmakers who are unafraid to push the boundaries of the animation medium.

Before we announce the films, we want to thank every filmmaker who submitted their work. We launched the festival last year with the goal of drawing more attention to today's emerging animation filmmakers. Without support from students, we couldn't make this happen, and we're delighted to report that there were nearly 30% more entries this year with 157 student submissions.

Every filmmaker whose work is screened will receive $300. For this, we must thank the generosity of our two major festival sponsors, Titmouse and JibJab. Both of these companies have demonstrated support for young talent throughout the years, and they have done so again by offering their sponsorship to this festival.

Another feature of this year's festival is that the films will be screened in live venues, at Trickster in July, and at The Cinefamily theater in Los Angeles. We'll keep you posted on those screenings.

Once again, a hearty congratulations to this year's selections in our Student Animation Festival. Beginning Monday, June 20, we will be debuting one new short a week for ten weeks. Let the show begin:

Playing for Keeeps Directed by Dylan Hayes Year of Production: 2011 School: Rhode Island School of Design Country: USA

The Fisherman Directed by Ferg Brennan Year of Production: 2011 School: IADT Dun Laoghaire Country: Ireland

The Impossible Moon Directed by Meinardas Valkevicius Year of Production: 2010 School:Vilniaus DailÄ-s Akademija Country: Lithuania

Peter and the Space Between Directed by Sitji Chou Year of Production: 2011 School: Emily Carr University of Art and Design Country: Canada

Chief Serenbe Directed by Evan Curtis Year of Production: 2010 School: Savannah College of Art and Design Country: USA

Defective Detective Directed by Avner Geller and Stevie Lewis Year of Production: 2011 School: Ringling College of Art and Design Country: USA

Overcast Directed by James Lancett and Sean Weston Year of Production: 2011 School: Kingston University Country: UK

Story of a Nice Girl Directed by Jean Yi Year of Production: 2011 School: Maryland Institute College of Art Country: USA

Blenderstein Directed by Zach Bellissimo Year of Production: 2011 School: School of Visual Arts Country: USA

Sheared Directed by Nikolas Ilic Year of Production: 2011 School: Sheridan College Country: Canada