2011 Winners!!
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by Steph in blog
As voted by festival attendees, the winners will receive a prize pack in the post – containing an original drawing produced by Bill Plympton or Tori Davis, Stop Motion Pro software or ITunes gift cards and copies of Imagine magazine & student handbook.
Bertie Crisp, Dir. Francesca Adams (UK)
Bertie Crisp, a half panda lives in a caravan park with his sociopath bunny rabbit wife, Grace. She is determined to have a baby – the problem is she wants one immediately and with Bertie struggling with the … traditional method, they turn to plan B- Kidnap!
The Skeleton Woman, Dir. Sarah Van Den Boom (FRANCE)
Tired and bored by her plain daily life, a young housewife mourns her lost American lover and dreams of a better life, elsewhere. Inside her, the skeleton woman, hidden into the dark, is waiting to be saved.
Dead Bird, Dir. Trevor Hardy (UK)
Peter gets some advice from a wise old man… even though he didn’t ask for it. This is a one minute stop-frame animation.
Robin Hood, Dir, Ben Smith (UK)
Timid princess Marion is whisked up in an action packed adventure as a mysterious outlaw in green tries to escape her castle and evade the callous Sherrif of Nottingham. But when the thief is caught and sentenced to death, Marion faces a desperate decision between her future, with the feeling in her heart for Robin Heart.
Caged, Dir. Ravi Maheru (UK)
3D Animation about the friendship between a bird and a slave. When the toxic gases present in the mines become a threat to the bird, the slave must find a way to free him. However, the bird’s arrival has not gone unnoticed as the slave masters, the overlords are close behind.
John and Betty, Dir. Alex Hancocks & Luke George (UK)
Elderly Couple John and Betty are happily married until John’s unhealthy obsession with solving crimes leads him to grow dangerously suspicious of his wife.
Special runner up mentions to:
Nathan Wilkes – Creature Chat
Kwame Nyong’o – The Legend of Ngong Hills
Udi Asoulin & Uriah Naeh – IIuzia
Gary Jones – Overtime
Barry Purves – Plume
Awner Geller & Stevie Lewis – Defective Detective
Thank you to all the volunteers, special guests, technical crew & staff at Light House that made this years festival amazing!
Thanks and the festival was awesome!
will there be a winner for the sting competition too?