VIEW Award 2020
Grand Prize
“Migrants”, an 8 minute 17 second film by fifth-year students Zoé Devise, Lucas Lermytte, Hugo Caby, Aubin Kubiak, and Antoine Dupriez of POLE 3D in Roubaix, France sends two polar bears driven into exile due to global warming on a quest for a new home. Unfortunately, the immigrants’ ice floe docks at a territory ruled by proprietary brown bears. The Jurors noted the relevance of the strong, story-driven film’s metaphors of climate change and immigration treated in an emotional, deep, and unique way. The crafty textures of the knitted polar bears and fuzzy brown bears contributed to a beautiful overall look. The nine-member international jury unanimously gave this unique, gorgeous film the top prize of 2000 Euros.
Jury Award
“Latitude du Printemps” is a 7 minute 34 second film by Sylvain Cuvillier, Chloé Bourdic, Théophile Coursimault, Noémie Halberstam, Maŷlis Mosny, and Zijing Ye, recent recipients of Masters degrees from the Rubika School in Valenciennes, France. In this unpredictable film, a dog, abandoned at the side of the road and attached to a streetlight, meets a young astronaut wannabe and a professional cyclist trying to beat her highest score. The jury loved the innovative storytelling, refreshing animation, and especially that it was so much fun to watch and gave this film the 500 Euro VIEW 2020 Jury Award.
Honorable Mention
In “Trésor,” a 7 minute film directed by Alexandre Manzanares, two sea-going, treasure-hunting explorers disturb a romance between an octopus and his beloved. The jury praised the clever animation in the parallel storylines, and gave this film a 200 Euro VIEW 2020 Honorable Mention.
“The Dead Hands of Dublin” directed by Leo Crowley, a pair of enchanted gloves transform a failed pianist into a maestro. But, fate deals the pianist a cruel hand. The jury loved the fantastic writing, courageous use of a limerick, the rhythm, and the unpretentiousness, and awarded this film the second 200 Euro VIEW 2020 Honorable Mention.
ItalianMix 2020 Award
In “For Teddy,” a three-minute film directed by Marco Giglio from the Big Rock School of computer graphics and 3D animation, a lifeless teddy bear receives a rousing farewell from its Space Marine pals. Director Giglio receives a Wacom Tablet Intuos Pro.
VIEW Award 2020 International Jury
| Barbara Robertson, Jury’s Chair, Journalist | |
| Maria Elena Gutierrez, President of the Jury, VIEW Conference CEO & Managing Director | |
| Terry Flores, Senior Editor Variety | |
| Celine Desrumaux, Award-winning Production Designer of Glen Keane’s Over The Moon, the Age of Sail, and The Little Prince. | |
| Kristina Morss, video editor and sound designer and host of 'The Closing Credits' Podcast. | |
| Theodore Ty, Global Head of Character Animation, Feature Animation DNEG | |
| Dylan Sisson, Digital Artist, Pixar Renderman Evangelist | |
| Francesco Narciso, Recent graduate in Design and Visual Communications at Polytechnic of Turin | |
| Steve Muench, Animation fan and investor in animated films like Loving Vincent, Mila, Canvas, The Peasants and The Inventor. |
The VIEW Conference 2020 online edition is now available on-demand. Purchase tickets here. On-demand ticket holders can view the VIEW 2020 Short Film Award winners online.
VIEW Conference 2020 is made possible thanks to the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Regione Piemonte, Città di Torino and OGR.