Awards to be presented in-person November 12 at a special screening during the festival, which runs November 9-12 in Vancouver and online.
SPARK ANIMATION 2023, running November 9-12 in Vancouver and online, has revealed this year’s competition winners, selected by the Festival Jury during a weekend of deliberations.
The awards will be presented in-person November 12 at the SPARK ANIMATION Celebration screening, and will be available on demand as part of SPARK ANIMATION Online from November 13 - December 31, 2023.
In addition to the following winners, Oscar-winning director Bill Plympton will be honored with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The festival will host the Canadian premiere of his latest film Slide.
The winners are:
Best in Show
Teacups, by Alec Green, Finbar Watson (Australia)
Winner, Canadian Film
A Crab in the Pool, by Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel (Canada)
Director's Prize Canada
Living The Dream, by Ben Meinhardt (Canada)
Diversity Awards
Our Uniform, by Yegane Moghaddam (Iran)
Boat People, by Thao Lam, Kjell Boersm (Canada)
Winner, Student Film
Tapir Memories, by Pedro Nel Cabrera Vanegas (Switzerland)
Runner Up, Student Film
Slouch, by Michael Bohnenstingl (U.S.A.)
Special Mention, Artistic Achievement
Stabat Mater, by Hadrien Maton, Quentin Wittevrongel, Arnaud Mege, Coline Thelliez, and William Defrance (France)
Special Mention, Comedy
The Bubby Bear Show, by Thavin Vongpatanasin (U.S.A.)
My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow, by Filip Diviak (Czechia)
Special Mention, Technical Achievement
On the 8th Day, by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, and Théo Duhautois (France)
Winner, Commercial
Potato Falls, Janina Putzker (Germany)
Winner, VFX
A Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea, by Murad Abu Eisheh (Germany)
Winner, Music Video
Still Alive, Etienne Guignard (France)
Honorable Mention, Cinematic
Astrolander, Maximus Trest (Canada)
GameVerse Prize
Overwatch 2 “Calling” feat. Sojourn, by Ben Dai (USA)
SPARK ANIMATION is proud to be a 2024 Canadian Screen Awards qualifying festival.
SPARK ANIMATION 2023 important dates:
November 9-12, 2023 - Festival Screenings
- November 11-12 – Conference
- November 11 - Career Fair
- November 12 - Artist Alley
- November 13 – December 31 - SPARK ANIMATION Online
SPARK ANIMATION is a 2024 Canadian Screen Awards qualifying festival.
Source: Spark CG
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
