Jun 24, 2013

Cartoon Brew Announces 2013 Student Animation Festival Lineup

Now in its fourth year, the Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival is an online showcase of premiere short animated films by student animators.

The 2013 festival presents one of the strongest and most dynamic short films since the festival's inception. Selected from a record-breaking 266 submissions, this year's eight films represent an exceptional level of creative vision and filmmaking skill. The selected films were created by adventurous filmmakers who explored the narrative and visual possibilities of the art of animation and fully realized their ideas and concepts.

Student submissions were of a higher quality than ever before. In fact, half of the films entered in this year's festival were from schools that had not participated in the festival in its first three years: Holly-Nagy College of Art and Design, DePaul University, University of Southern California, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Meanwhile, Eric Koh is the first filmmaker to be selected twice for the festival; his junior film, Troubleshooting, was selected for the festival last year.

The eight filmmakers whose work will be featured at this year's festival will each receive a cash prize of $500 (US), courtesy of the generosity of festival sponsor JibJab. In addition, Evan Spiridellis, co-founder of JibJab, will select another film to receive the grand prize and an additional $500, for a total of $1,000.

The festival will premiere on Monday, July 8, and new films will be screened each week throughout July and August. Let's take a look at the 2013 films for Cartoon Brew's Student Animation Festival. Director: Barbara Bakos School: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Hungary Synopsis: An elderly woman relives the memories of her life hidden in her hair. Running Time: 8min 45sec

The Sun on the Beach Director:Nathan Moura School: Sheridan College, Canada Synopsis: Shunned for shining a little too brightly, poor Sun feels alone in her search for connection and being needed. Running time: 1:20 min

Dumb Day Director:Kevin Eskew School: DePaul University (USA) Synopsis Flower sniffing, carpet exercises, and other restless leisure activities. Home life is tough. Finally, the day dawns. Running Time: 9min 30sec

Brain Divided Director: Josiah Haworth, Song Joong-Sik, Song Joong-Soo School: Ringling College of Art and Design, USA Synopsis: The story of an average guy who meets a not-so-ordinary girl, but his brain cells disagree on how to captivate her, which leads to conflict! Running time: 5 minutes

Our Son(?) Director:Eric Koh School: Rhode Island School of Design (USA) Synesthesia: Celestial bodies and the transience of happiness. Running time 4min 30sec

i Director: Isabella dos Santos School: California Institute of the Arts (USA) Synopsis: Intersecting and interacting with hand-drawn animation and dance performance, this short film addresses the well-known question: Who am I? Running time 3 min 35 sec

Wolf Within Director: Alex Horan School: Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA Synopsis A father prepares for a world without his son. Running Time: 9min 35sec

Passer Passer Director:Lewis Morton School: University of Southern California (USA) Synopsis An animated symphony celebrating the hidden world of background noise. Field recordings made on the streets of Los Angeles and Tokyo create imaginary characters and cycles that form a living musical creation. Running time 3 min 47 sec [25].