Four animated short films have been chosen as the winners of the Nickelodeon Animation Festival 2009.
Bianca Beneduci Assad’s Popped won the Grand Jury Award, which was selected by celebrity judge Jamie Kennedy, who headed up a jury of industry figures including Roland Poindexter, VP of current animation series for Nickelodeon; Paul Vester, co-director of CalArt’s experimental animation program; Melissa Cobb, producer, DreamWorks Animation; and Sung Eun Kim, winner of last year’s Grand Jury and Student Awards.
Popped
The other winners were:
‘ 15 Seconds To Fame (Grand Prize)
Henrique Jardim, Do Not Feed the Alligators
‘ Producers’ Choice Prize ($5,000)
Paris Marroidis, Divers
‘ Student Prize in partnership with mtvU ($2,000)
Bang Yao Liu, Deadline
General category winners were chosen by the producers at Nickelodeon, and the ’15 Seconds to Fame’ winner was selected by the Nickelodeon Development team.
Select entries will be showcased on Nicktoons every half hour between 4 and 7 p.m. ET through Nov. 20. They also can be seen online at www.nick.com/naf.
The winner of the ’15 Seconds to Fame’ award will receive the grand prize of $5,000 for the creation of a new original animated short in conjunction with and commissioned by Nickelodeon.
The Viewer’s Choice Award of $5,000 will be determined while the shorts are showcased online from Nov. 16 through Nov. 29. Viewers can vote for their favorite entry at www.nick.com/naf. Votes will be tallied and announced online Nov. 30.
The Nickelodeon Animation Festival, the largest of its kind, showcases animators from around the world who submit their original animation, ideas and characters. This year, the festival received submissions from countries such as Jamaica, Argentina, Romania, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, India, Scotland and Holland, among others. General category submissions could be in any style of animation, but could not exceed 10 minutes in length. Submissions for the ’15 Seconds to Fame’ award required 15 seconds of an outstanding and funny character animated in any style.
