Jeffrey Katzenberg was 'top dog' at Animated Encounters The 5th Animated Encounters festival in Bristol was bigger than ever, with none other than Hollywood animation guru Jeffrey Katzenberg making the keynote speech. More than 400 films were submitted to festival organisers, giving them the pick of crop for screenings in various categories, and the latest technology was also shown off through the SE3D Showcase. SE3D involved 12 animation teams producing a selection of films through HP's Utility Rendering Service, which drastically speeds up the rendering process. This year's Audience Award went to Norwegian Director Pjotr Sapegin for 'Through My Thick Glasses', while the OLC/Rights Entertainment International Newcomer Award was won by 3 French filmmakers (Oury Atlan from Partizan, Thibault Berian and Damien Ferrie) for 'Overtime'. The Cosgrove Hall Films Children's Jury Award was presented to US Director Paul Taylor for 'In the rough'. |
