I am a Motion
Designer and 3D generalist, currently based in Mexico City. I am passionate
about creating ideas and translate them visually. Since I was 23 years old,
I have been involved in the world of design and animation, my professional
development has allowed me to get involved in advertising and film projects
using different tools and techniques, 10:35 is the first short film I have
directed in spaceboy and leaves me with a great experience and desire to
continue learning.
Alan Sánchez
Award Winner: Audience Choice & Best Screenplay for
film "10:35"
Director Park and his Stop Motion Puppets.
Lady Fairy, Woodcutter and Monster's Story.
These days, in the digital age, analog is gone.
Handmade animation is gradually decreasing.
Of course, it is an efficient and natural result.
Nevertheless, there is still someone somewhere
Who produces analog animations. And
This is their story.
Park se hong
Award Winner: Best Stop Motion for film "Puppet
Story"
Michael Cusack was born in Manchester in the UK and moved
to Adelaide South Australia when he was 11 years old.
His first major award was an Australian Film Institute Award in 1985 for the
short film Waltzing Matilda.
In collaboration with his Producer, Richard Chataway, he was responsible for
setting up the animation department at the South Australian Film
Corporation.
Since then Michael has forged a flourishing career as director of both high
end television commercials and a growing number of award winning short
films.
Michael Cusack
Award Winner: Best Animated Short and Best Director
for film "The Better Angels"
Lu Qi is a director of Changchun Film Studio and a National
First-Class Artist. He was one of the ten best directors of Chinese TV
dramas selected by China Film Producers’ Association in 2014.
Lu Qi
Award Winner: Best Animated Feature film "Warrior
King"
Thomas Smoor Isaksen is a filmmaker from Aalesund, Norway.
He attended film school in Bergen and finished his Bachelor of Creative Arts
at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is currently working as a freelancer
on movie- and tv-productions and is trying to establish himself as a writer
and director.
The short film “A Dream of Hawaii” is presented now as his directorial
debut, a cautionary tale about the overuse of plastic.
Thomas´s primary career goal is to evolve the short film idea and create a
feature set in the same universe for children.
Thomas Smoor Isaksen
Award Winner: Best Director for film "A Dream of
Hawaii"
A native of France with over 15 years in the creative
industry and 10+ years at Magnetic Dreams, Joël Gibbs has a dual Masters in
Art and Production Creation from Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes 2. Upon
graduation, Gibbs was hired at Magnetic Dreams and has been producing some
of the company’s best content since. Not just a director but also an expert
compositor, Gibbs’ creative vision can be seen across a multitude of
projects for Dell, Marvel, Samsung, Nickelodeon, Chick-fil-A, and more.
While at Magnetic, Gibbs directed both the Thor and Loki and Iron Man
Extremis motion comics, a total of 130 minutes for Marvel. These long form
narratives remain enormously popular as streaming content on various
platforms. Gibbs is known for his versatility across various artistic
styles, knowledge of multiple software packages, and innate creativity.
Joël Gibbs
Award Winner: Best Music & Song for film "The Moon
Followed Me To Falmouth"
Hawaii"
Starting animation creation since 2000, is distinctive for
his narrative rhythm within lens and blocking, especially specialized in
layout and composition sensation. Fond of raining days which brings
inspiration and sense of full life.
Ruei-Feng Huang
Award Winner: Best 3D Animation for film "REALIGN"
Bruno Simões is a Barcelona based animator and filmmaker.
He has directed several independent short films such as Sugar Girl or The
Doctor's Wife, as well as commissioned animated films for clients such as
the United Nations, Ad Council, Polaroid, Lego, Nutella, Ted Ed or
Southeastern Guide Dogs, which have been screened and awarded at prestigious
animated festivals around the world.
Bruno Simões
Award Winner: Best Screenplay & Story for "Kafka's
Doll"
Sean is an animator and storyboard artist with over twenty
years of industry experience. He has worked on numerous television and
feature film productions in Europe and North America, including roles at
Oscar nominated Irish studio Cartoon Saloon and Oscar winning Norwegian
studio Mikrofilm. His career has included roles at every stage of the
animation pipeline.
Bruno Simões
Award Winner: Best 2D Animation for film "Corvine"
Mexican. Graduated from ITESM. He has worked as film editor
in the film LITTLE ROOSTER'S EGG-CELLENT ADVENTURE, this movie was placed in
one of the films with more views in 2015, and also is one of the top ten
Mexican movies in box office of all the times. He has work as film editor in
two award winning short films at the ECOFILM Festival. He was part of
Berlinale Talents Guadalajara in 2016, and has worked as Editor and Digital
compositor in four animated feature films.
Daniel Othon M. Gallardo
Award Winner: Poetry in Motion Award for film "Terra
Somnus: Dreamland"