Sep 22, 2014

Ottawa winner: "Hippopotamie", "Seth Dominion" wins top prize

“Hipopotamy” by Piotr Dumala won the short film grand prize at Ottawa.

Veteran Polish filmmaker Piotr Dumala won the short film grand prize for Hipopotamy at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, which wrapped up its 2014 edition yesterday. Dumala's film is described as: “A few naked women and children are bathing in a river. They are being secretly observed by a group of men, who, at one point, decide to approach them, in a violent manner, as if inspired by the behaviour of hippopotamuses.”

The grand prize for feature film was awarded to Luc Chamberland for his live-action/animation documentary Seth's Dominion about the life of Canadian cartoonist Seth. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the feature had its world premiere at Ottawa. Chamberland speaks about the film in this Ottawa Citizen interview.

A complete list of Ottawa 2014 winners is below:

The Nelvana 2014 GRAND PRIZE for Best Short AnimationHipopotamy by Piotr Dumala (Poland)

Honorable MentionButter Ya' Self by Julian Petschek (USA)

The 2014 GRAND PRIZE for Best Animated FeatureSeth's Dominion by Luc Chamberland (Canada)

The 2014 Canadian Film Institute (CFI) Award for Best Canadian Animation1000 Plateaus (2004-2014) by Steve Woloshen

Honorable MentionSoif by Michele CournoyerMTL Rush by Matthieu Guimond

Sony Pictures Animation Public PrizeWe Can't Live Without Cosmos by Konstantin Bronzit (Russia)

Best Narrative Short AnimationMarilyn Myller by Mikey Please (UK & United States)

Honorable MentionPhantom Limb by Alex Grigg (UK & Australia)

Best Laika Experimental/ Abstract AnimationEager by Allison Schulnik (USA)

Honorable MentionTotem by Caleb Wood (USA)

Walt Disney Award for Best Graduation AnimationThings Don't Fit by Tim Divall (UK)

Honorable MentionSomewhere by Nicolas Ménard (UK)Crazy Little Things by Onohana (Japan)

Best Undergraduate AnimationLesley the Pony Has an A+ Day by Christian Larrave (USA)

Best High School AnimationPriorities by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia)

Honorable MentionDance of Death by Choi Ye Won, Lee young guen & Park So Young (South Korea)

Best Animation School Showreel Rhode Island School of Design (USA)

Honorable Mention Tokyo School of the Arts (Japan)

Best Canadian Student AnimationSoupe aux Carottes by Charles Lavoie, Concordia University

Honorable MentionLucy & the Limbs by Edlyn Capulong, Sheridan CollegeMTL Rush by Mathieu Guimond, Concordia University

Best Promotional Animation Holland Animation Film Festival “2014 Festival Leader” by Andreas Hykade (Germany & Netherlands)

Honorable Mention 2013 Festival National du Film d'Animation “Fight!” by Marc James Roels (Belgium & France)

Best Music Video Christopher Bono “Unity” by Tobias Stretch (USA)

Honorable Mention James “Moving On” by Ainslie Henderson (UK)

Best Animation Series for AdultsCrime: The Animated Series by Sam Chou & Alix Lambert (USA)

Honorable MentionHeaven's Countryland Part 1: Childhood story of Kim Jong Un by David Oreilly (USA)

Best Short Animation for ChildrenMagic Time by Kine Aune (Norway)

Honorable MentionAnatole's Little Saucepan by Eric Montchaud (France)The Fish-Tale Girl by Serhiy Melnichenko (Ukraine)

Best Animation Series for ChildrenLes larmes du crocodile by Agnés Lecreux, Steven De Beul & Ben Tesseur (France)

Honorable MentionRegular Show “The Last Laserdisc Player” by JG Quintel (USA)The Scent of Carrots by Arnaud Demuynck & Rémi Durin (France)