Winners of the 4th CRAFT International Animation Festival
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After an amazing and colorful week full of screenings, conferences, workshops, positive emotions, and other attractions, we know the winners of the 4th CRAFT International Animation Festival in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
CURIOSA – Director Tessa Moult-Milewska (Production: National Film and Television School, United Kingdom)
International Competition Jury (Hafidz Azroi, Sirada Chitvathananont, Phil Mitchell, Hassan Muthalib) decided to grant Craft Award for the Best Professional Movie KUUMBA UMBO / Birth of Form | Director: Ekaterina Ogorodnikova | Belgium, United States, for “an imaginative rendering of the lost of culture, traditions, and innocence in the modern days”. Strong Craft Basis Award for the Best Student Movie goes to CURIOSA | Director: Tessa Moult-Milewska | Production: National Film and Television School | United Kingdom, for “a dark humorous cinematic exploration of human relationship”.
The Southeast Asia Competition Jury (Anastasiya Verlinskaya, Grzegorz Wacławek, Chi-Sui Wang) granted the Craft Award for the Best Professional Movie THE DALANG’S TALE | Director: Irwan Junaidy, Maizura Abas, ‘Atiqah Mohd Abu Bakar | Production: The R&D Studio | Malaysia, “for its exceptional approach to the challenging topic of domestic violence”. Strong Craft Basis Award for the Best Student Movie goes to TANKBOY| Director: Novella | Production: LASALLE College of the Arts | Singapore, “for a great combination of perfect timing, amazing design and a touching story that lots of us have experienced”.
The adult audience in the International Competition chose for their Award SWALLOW FLYING TO THE SOUTH | Director: Mochi Lin | Production: Rhode Island School of Design | United States, and in the Southeast Asia Competition – SPLISH SPLASH | Director: Andra Fembriarto | Production: Amarana Studio | Indonesia.
Of course, the youngest audience also chose their favorite movie. In the SHORTS FOR KIDS COMPETITION won KIDS IN WINTER | Director: Maing Caochong | China.
THE FULL LIST OF THE WINNERS