Awards Record Smashed Again!

The Animation Department of the National Film and Television School is proud to announce that in 2011 it smashed its own awards total for the fith year running by achieving a staggering 47 Awards!

Berttie Crisp directed by Francesca Adams has won the BEST of the FEST Audience Award at the FLIP International Animation Festival 2011.

Playing Ghost directed by Bianca Ansems wins Best Graduation Film Cinanima Portugal
AND the Grand Jury Award at the International Hollywood Student Film Festival

Abuelas directed by 2011 Graduate Afarin Eghbal has won:
The Amnesty International Award at the Rencontres Henri Langlois International Film Schools Festival in Poitiers.
AND The Vienna Audience Award at the Anilogue International Animation Festival
AND The Jury Grand Prize for Documentary Short at the Austin Film Festival
AND the Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis
AND the Special Mention prize at the Chicago International Film Festival
AND the Best British Animation Audience Award at the London International Animation Festival
AND Best of the Festival Highly Commended Award at the London International Animation Festival
AND the Special Video Award at the United Nations Association Film Festival
AND the Augustin Award for British Shorts at Leeds International Film Festival
AND the Creative Filmmaker Award at NAHEMI at Bristol Encounters
AND the Golden Mikeldi for Animation at Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films
AND the Arte Short Film Award at Munich International Festival of Film Schools
AND an Honourable Mention for Documentary at Bristol Encounters International Film Festival
AND the Special Golden Jabberwocky for Best Student Animation at Krakow IFF Etiuda & Anima.

Kahanikar directed by 2011 graduate Nandita Jain has won the
Best Student Animation prize at Animae Caribe Trinidad & Tobago
AND the Best Animation for Children award at the Animafrik Festival in Ghana
AND the award for Best Animation at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival AND Best School Animation at the ANIMA-Cordoba International Film Festival
AND the ECFA Award at the Olympia International Festival for Children & Young People

Damned directed by 2011 graduate Richard Phelan (below right) has won the Honourable Mention Award from the Vila do Conde International Film Festival!

Stanley Pickle directed by 2010 graduate Victoria Mather has won:
Best Student Film at the Wild Rose Film Festival Iowa
AND Distinctive Achievement (Animation) at the Wild Rose Film Festival Iowa
AND Distinctive Achievement (Editing) at the Wild Rose Film Festival Iowa
AND Distinctive Achievement (Costumes) at the Wild Rose Film Festival Iowa.
AND Best Short Film at DMV International Film Festival Washington
AND Best Sound Design at DMV International Film Festival Washington
AND Anca Award Fest Anca Slovakia
AND Best Animation at Seattle STIFF
AND Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Making Award at Newport Beach Film Fest
AND Best Student Film at ECU Paris - The European Independent Film Festival!
AND The Vision Award at the New York Digital Short Film Festival
AND The Short Wave Award at Monstra Animation Festival Lisbon Portugal
AND Best Student Production Post Graduate Award' from Learning on Screen Conference at the British Universities Film & Video Council.
AND Best Short at the San Diego Indiefest
AND The Grand Jury Prize at the San Diego Indiefest!
AND Best Animation at the Omaha Film Festival
AND the Verna Fields Award for Sound Design
AND the Jury's Choice 1st Prize at the 30th Black Maria Film & Video Festival
AND Best Short Film Award - Arizona Internationbal Film Festival.
AND Outstanding Visual Achievement Award -Van d'Or Festival Cannes
AND Best Cinematography - Seattle Shorts Film Festival

The Boy Who Wanted to be a Lion directed by Alois Di Leo has won:
the Prix international du Jury - Festival International Du Court Metrange D'Animation
AND the youthFEST Best Family Film at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Laika directed by Avgousta Zourelidi has won the Best Animated Film Award -Van d'Or Festival Cannes