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Congratulations to all the PLATFORM Festival Award winners. A wide variety of quality work was submitted to the competition and the judges had to make some tough decisions to determine the winners. Thank you to everyone who participated this inaugural year.

PLATFORM COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS

Grand Prix
THE PEARCE SISTERS
Luis Cook

Grand Prix/ Installation
NO NEVER ALONE
Gregory Barsamian

Student Grand Prix
GUY 101
Ian Gouldstone

Student Grand Prix
DREAM OF LUCIDLY LIVING
Miwa Matreyek

Best Film Under $5,000
EVERYTHING WILL BE OK
Don Hertzfeldt

Best Film Under $50,000
RABBIT
Run Wrake

Best Film Over $50,000
TOWER BAWHER
Theodore Ushev

Distinguished Jury Award
GOD ON OUR SIDE
Uri Kranot and Michal Pfeffer

Best Promotional Film
VODAFONE MAYFLY
Darren Walsh

Best Title Sequence
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW
SSSR

Best Art Direction
PEARCE SISTERS
Luis Cook

Best Sound
I MET THE WALRUS
Josh Raskin

Best Music Video
THE KNIFE: WE SHARE OUR MOTHER'S HEALTH
Motomichi Nakamura

Most Innovative
STABILITY & WILDLIFE
Karolina Sobecka

Best Performance by Animated
Character

NO ROOM FOR GEROLD
Daniel Nocke

Best Installation
REDUCED CONCEPTION
Daniela Repas

Best Film For the Internet
SECRET LIVES OF ROBOTS
Dan Meth and Lee Rubenstein

Best Film For Mobile Devices
OFFICE BUDDIES: STAPLER
FACE OFF

Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson

Best Film for Children
ADVENTURE TIME
Pendleton Ward

Best Series for Children
SHAUN THE SHEEP: STILL LIFE
Chris Sadler

Audience Choice Award/Best
Installation

DREAM OF LUCIDLY LIVING
Miwa Matreyek

Audience Choice Award/Best Film
TRAGIC STORY WITH A
HAPPY ENDING

Regina Pessoa

Audience Choice Award/Best
Mobile

SOU
Theodore Ushev

LIST OF ALL FILMS

  • Adventure Time - Larry Leichliter, Hugo Morales, Pendleton Ward (USA)
  • Animal Planet: Walk This Way, Flamingo - Carolina Melis (UK)
  • Apnee - Claude Chabot (France)
  • Astronauts - Matthew Walker (UK)
  • At the Quinte Hotel - Bruce Alcock (Canada)
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender - "Lake Laogai" - Michael DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Lauren MacMullan (USA)
  • BBC Jam: Monster - Woof Wan Bau (UK)
  • BellX1: Rocky Took A Lover – SSSR (UK)
  • Ben and Jerry's: Pints Personified - Mark Gustafson (USA)
  • Beton - Michael Faust / Ariel Belinco (Israel)
  • Black History Toons - Glen Steinmacher (USA)
  • Bloomed Words - Amica Kubo (Japan)
  • Bunnyheads - Jim Blashfield (USA)
  • Cal Arts Experimental Program Showcase Title - Kevin Walker (USA)
  • Carnival of Animals - Michaela Pavlatova (Czech Republic)
  • Chaperon Rouge - Emeline Bafoin, Eric Le Dieu de Ville, Tristan Michel, Vincent Techer (France)
  • Coca Cola: Rivalries - Mark Gustafson (USA)
  • Coca Cola: Videogame - Smith & Foulkes (UK)
  • Cold Calling - Nick Mackie (UK)
  • Collision - Max Hattler (UK)
  • Conte de Quartier - Florence Miailhe (Canada)
  • Dachau Near Munich - Fredrik Ring (Germany)
  • The Danish Poet - Torill Kove (Norway)
  • Digitopia - Miwa Matreyek (USA)
  • Dinner Table - Song E. Kim (USA)
  • Dodge Focus Group - David Hulin (USA)
  • Domestos Multiplication - Russell Brooke (UK)
  • Drawing Class - Pooja Pottenkulam (UK)
  • Dreams and Desires - Family Ties - Joanna Quinn (Wales, UK)
  • Dust Echoes Series 2: Brolga Song - Suren Perera (Australia)
  • Dust Echoes Series 2: Mermaid Story - James Calvert (Australia)
  • El Tigre: Night of the Living Guacamole/Sole of a Hero - Dave Thomas, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez (USA)
  • Elephant Girl - David Lobser (USA)
  • Everybody Lonely Star - Byung A Han (South Korea)
  • Everything Will Be Ok - Don Hertzfeldt (USA)
  • Far West - Luis Nieto (France)
  • Fedex: Stick - David Hulin (USA)
  • A Gentlemen's Duel - Francisco Ruiz, Sean McNally (USA)
  • God on Our Side - Uri Kranot, Michal Pfeffer (The Netherlands)
  • Goodbye Canine - Simon Lallement / Gregory Fatien / David VandenBroecke (France)
  • Grater City - Miwa Matreyek (USA)
  • Guy 101 - Ian Gouldstone (UK)
  • Head - Felix Dufour Laperriere / Dominic Etienne Simard (Canada)
  • Here and There - Obom (Canada)
  • Herzog and the Monsters - Lesley Barnes (Scotland, UK)
  • How She Slept at Night - Lilli Carre (USA)
  • I Met the Walrus - Josh Raskin (Canada)
  • The Irresistible Smile - Ami Lindholm (Finland)
  • Jeu - Georges Schwizgebel (Canada)
  • Karma Hunters - Albert Martinez (Spain)
  • The Knife: We Share Our Mother's Health - Motomichi Nakamura (USA)
  • The Librarian from the Black Lagoon - Galen Fott (USA)
  • Lightning Doodle Project Pikapika - Takeshi Nagata, Kazue Monno (Japan)
  • Lloyds: For the Journey - Marc Craste (UK)
  • Lovesport: Paintballing - Grant Orchard (UK)
  • Milch - Igor Kovalyov (USA/Russia)
  • Motorola: Grand Classics - Smith & Foulkes (UK)
  • MTV Canada ID: Canoe - Julian Grey (Canada)
  • Naked - Mischa Kamp (The Netherlands)
  • National Lottery: The Big Win - Marc Craste (UK)
  • Never Like the First Time - Jonas Odell (Sweden)
  • Nickelodeon: Cast - Model Robot (UK)
  • No Room for Gerold - Daniel Nocke (Germany)
  • NSPCC: Speech Bubble - Smith & Foulkes (UK)
  • Oban Star Racers - Thomas Romain, Savin Yeatman Eiffel (France)
  • Once Upon A Time - Corentin Laplatte, Jerome Dernoncourt, Samuel Deroubaix (France)
  • One D - Mike Grimshaw (Canada)
  • One Rat Short - Alex Weil (USA)
  • OOIOO UMO - Shoji Goto (Japan)
  • Opera - Ondrej Rudavsky (USA)
  • A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process - Chel White (USA)
  • Pearce Sisters - Luis Cook (UK)
  • Phoenix Foundation: Hitchcock - Reuben Sutherland (UK)
  • Provocateur - Ray Di Carlo, Chel White (USA)
  • Rabbit - Run Wrake (UK)
  • Reindeer Barn - Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh (USA)
  • The Runt - Andreas Hykade (Germany)
  • Shaun the Sheep: Still Life - Christopher Sadler (UK)
  • Sleep with the Fishes - Belle Mellor (UK)
  • Small & Deep Love Stories - Hsinping Pan (Taiwan)
  • The South Bank Show - SSSR (UK)
  • Storyville - Patrick Krafft, Florian Mounie, Marion Nove Josserand (France)
  • Subtle: The Mercury Craze - SSSR (UK)
  • Sundance: Budapest - Julian Grey (Canada)
  • Sundance: Forgetfulness - Julian Grey (Canada)
  • Sundance: Some Days - Julian Grey (Canada)
  • The Tale of How - The Blackheart Gang (South Africa)
  • Tom in the Woods - Andreas Hykade (Germany)
  • The Tourists - Malcolm Sutherland (Canada)
  • Tower Bawher - Theodore Ushev (Canada)
  • Tragic Story With Happy Ending - Regina Pessoa (Canada)
  • Tyger - Guilherme Marcondes (UK)
  • U2: Window in the Skies - Jonas Odell (Sweden)
  • Une Charogne - Olivier Berry, Alexia Cui, Olivier Sipesaque, Samuel Chung Hao Tung (France)
  • United Airlines: Dragon - Jamie Caliri (USA)
  • United Airlines: Mr. Pants - Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis (USA)
  • United Airlines: The Meeting - Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis (USA)
  • Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom: Win, Place or Toe - Jon Izen (Canada)
  • Vienna Mix - Maya Yonesho (Japan)
  • Vodafone: Live Music Idents - Chris Waitt (UK)
  • Vodafone: Mayfly - Darren Walsh (UK)
  • Who I Am and What I Want - Chris Shepard, David Shrigley (UK)
  • Wolf Daddy - Chang Hyung Yun (South Korea)
  • Wolf Parade: Modern World - Adam Bizanski (Israel)
  • Thom Yorke: Harrowdown Hill - Chel White (USA)
  • Yours Truly - Osbert Parker (UK)
  • Zlydni - Stepan Koval (Russia)
  • INSTALLATIONS

  • Berlin Skin by Kim Collmer (Germany)
  • Conveyer Belt by Doma (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  • Copenhagen Cycles by Eric Dyer (Baltimore, Maryland USA)
  • Dream of Lucidly Living by Miwa Matreyek (Valencia, California USA)
  • Extended Play by Joanna Priestley (Portland, Oregon USA)
  • i-glasses by Hooliganship: Peter Burr & Christopher Doulgeris (Portland, Oregon USA)
  • Madeleine x 350 by Betsy Schneider (Tempe, Arizona USA)
  • No Never Alone by Greg Barsamian (Brooklyn, New York USA)
  • Pikapika by Tochka and RITZ (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Reduced Conception by Daniela Repas (Portland, Oregon USA)
  • Solid Light Study No.3 by Rob Wolpert (Los Angeles, California USA)
  • Stability by Karolina Sobecka (Seattle, Washington USA)
  • The Street by Lars Arrhenius (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Subterranean Heart by Miwa Matreyek, Anna Oxygen, Chi-wang Yang (Los Angeles, California USA)
  • Walk by Motomichi Nakamura (New York, New York USA)
  • Wildlife by Karolina Sobecka (Seattle, Washington USA)
  • FILMS FOR MOBILE DEVICES

  • 17 - Florian Grolig (Germany)
  • Colorful EU - Peter Vadocz (Hungary)
  • Dropsy - Monkeystack (Australia)
  • Errorism - People's Republic of Animation (Australia)
  • Evil Fun With Zimmy - Andy Sykes (UK)
  • Human Beatbox - Andy Sykes (UK)
  • Melissa Murphy's Holiday from Hell - Champagne for the Ladies (Australia)
  • Office Buddies: Hold That Lift - Dan and Jason (USA)
  • Office Buddies: Stapler Face Off - Dan and Jason (USA)
  • Office Buddies: Working Hard - Dan and Jason (USA)
  • The Perils of Flossy - Ali Ashdown (Australia)
  • Ping Pong - Frank Flothman (Germany)
  • Sou - Theodore Ushev (Canada)
  • Typecast - Lycette Bros. (Australia)
  • Video Ringtones - Lycette Bros. (Australia)
  • Zimmy Mini Stories - Andy Sykes (UK)
  • FILMS FOR THE INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA

  • Berlin Skin by Kim Collmer (Germany)
  • Adicolor Black - Saiman Chow (USA)
  • Akumi: The Hunter - Milton Pool (USA)
  • Becoming Georgie - Doug Sinclair, Daniel Hawes (Canada)
  • Borat in 30 Seconds, Re-enacted by Bunnies - Jennifer Shiman (USA)
  • Code Monkey - Mike Booth (USA)
  • Cuckoo Clock - Tom Jantol (Croatia)
  • Fuggy Fuggy - Brothers McLeod (UK)
  • I Like Pandas - Jessica Borutski (Canada)
  • It's Jerry Time - J & O Zucker (USA)
  • Making of Gladiator - Duncan Beedie (UK)
  • Male Restroom Etiquette - Phillip Rice (USA)
  • The Muffs: Don't Pick on Me - Tom Neely (USA)
  • My Second Life - Douglas Gayeton (Netherlands)
  • Ninja Babies - Character Business (Finland)
  • Nuckin' Futz - Jib Jab (USA)
  • Pib and Pog: Peter's Room - Peter Peake (UK)
  • Secret Lives of Robots - Dan Meth, Lee Rubenstein (USA)
  • See Paris Die - Brian Ash (USA)
  • Side Dish - Squid (UK)
  • Spamland - Brothers McLeod (UK)
  • What We Call the News - Jib Jab (USA)

  • selection_committee.jpg A big thank you to our Film Selection Committee: Yvette Kaplan, Chris Hinton and Laura Heit with Festival Director Irene Kotlarz


    platform.jpg On a well deserved break


    A big thank you also to our Installation Selection Committee: Portland-based animator Rose Bond, British experimental film authority David Curtis and independent New York animator George Griffin.


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