The nominees have been announced for the 2009 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.
More than 140 films will be shown at the festival, chosen from some 770 submissions from all over the globe. The SIGGRAPH conference is set for Aug. 3-7 in New Orleans.
Award winners will be announced at the festival.
The nominees are:
Best of Show Nominees
‘ Engel zu Fust (Angel Afoot), Studio Soi GmbH & Co; Germany (Narrative Animation)
‘ French Roast, The Pumpkin Factory; France (Narrative Animation)
‘ Silhouettes of Jazz, Dominik K’ser, Martin-Sebastian Senn, Mario Deuss, Mark Pauly, Niloy J. Mitra; Switzerland (Experimental Animation)
Jury Award Nominees
‘ Dix, The Mill, United States (Live Action with CG Effects)
‘ Love Child, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Animation Visualization)
‘ Anima, Supinfocom Valenciennes, France (Animation Visualization)
Student Prize Nominees
‘ Dim Sum, Ringling College of Art and Design, United States (Narrative Animation)
‘ Incident at Tower 37, Hampshire College, United States (Narrative Animation)
‘ Project: Alpha, The Animation Workshop, Denmark (Narrative Animation)
WTF (Well Told Fable) Award
‘ friends?, Sveinbj’rn J. Tryggvason, Iceland (Narrative Animation)
‘ Unbelievable Four, Sukwon Shin, United States (Music Visualization)
‘ Fernet 1882: Mini Cab Company, Pickle Visual Effects & Animation, Argentina (Visual Effects Driven Commercial)
