Bradford Animation Festival 2010 Award Winners
16 November 2010
Bradford Animation Festival 2010 came to a close on Saturday 13 November with the prestigious BAF Awards Ceremony hosted by stop-frame animation legend and all-round entertainer Barry Purves.
The winners of the BAF 2010 Awards are:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ray Harryhausen
Grand Prix
Love and Theft
by Andreas Hykade
For a hypnotic film which draws us in via great music and a musical structure lending pace and mood; for a captivating journey through an artist's inspirations.
Special Jury Prize
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
by Martin Wallner and Stefan Leuchtenberg
For a heartfelt and honest expression of the experience of loss, technically accomplished in a colour palette reflecting its appropriately bleak mood.
Audience Award
The Little Boy and The Beast
by Johannes Weiland
Professional
Big Bang Big Boom
by Blu
For its energy and an innovative technique, developed even further than the filmmaker's previous work; for the scope of its ambition and its awesome management of logistical challenges.
Student - sponsored by Kudlian
Prayers for Peace
by Dustin Grella
For a deeply-felt film, impeccably structured with tremendous restraint, making the ending all the more powerful.
Short, Shorts
Pixels
by Patrick Jean
For its playful use of 8-bit game references, its technical skill, its verve and its bags of surprises.
Commercials
Heroes of the UAE
by Ben Falk and Josiah Newbolt
For the clarity of its message, its imaginative use of materials and for the very nice twist at the end.
TV series
Heirlooms
by Wendy Chandler and Susan Danta
For the originality of its concept and for its affecting first-person narration of compelling family stories.
Music Videos
The Tom Fun Orchestra: Bottom of the River
by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney
For a witty evocation of early silhouette cinema, transposed to a very different contemporary context, and successfully conveying an important message.
Films for Children
Monstre Sacré
by Jean-Claude Rozec
For its punchy fast editing, good story structure and fantastic visuals and characterisation. A multi-layered, funny, modern take on an old story.
Films by Young Animators - sponsored by Toon Boom
Hungry for Health
by Pupils at St Aidan's C of E High School
For the filmmakers' ambition and success in creating an engaging, funny and pacy film with a clear message.
Congratulations to all the winners. The BAF team are looking forward to next year's entries - Bradford Animation Festival 2011 takes place from 8 - 12 November.