





| by: | Sep 29, 2008 |
Following is the complete list of prize winners at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival:
• Nelvana Grand Prize for Best Independent Short Animation - Chainsaw (2007), directed by Dennis Tupicoff (Australia)
• Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature Film - Terra, directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas; Honorable Mention - Sita Sings the Blues, directed by Nina Paley
• Grand Prize for Best Student Animation - I Slept with Cookie Monster (2008), directed by Kara Nasdor-Jones (U.S.)
• Grand Prize for Best Commissioned Animation - Sony Bravia "Play-Doh" (2007), directed by Frank Budgen and Darren Walsh (U.K.)
• Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation - Drux Flux (2008), directed by Theodore Ushev (Canada)
• Best Animation School Showreel - Rhode Island School of Design (U.S.); Honorable Mention - Supinfocom (France)
Independent Short Animation Competition
• Narrative Short Animation under 35 minutes - Chainsaw (2007), directed by Dennis Tupicoff (Australia)
• Experimental/Abstract Animation under 35 minutes - Muto (2008), directed by Blu (Italy)
• Honorable Mention - Dialogos, directed by Ülo Pikkov; Drux Flux (2008), directed by Theodore Ushev (Canada)
Student Animation Competition
• Adobe Prize for Best High School Animation - The Depose of Bolskivoi Hovhannes, directed by Will Inrig (Canada)
• Undergraduate Animation - I Slept with Cookie Monster (2008), directed by Kara Nasdor-Jones (U.S.)
• Graduation Animation - Camera Obscura (2007), directed by Matthieu Buchalski, Jean-Michel Drechsler and Thierry Onillon (France)
Commissioned Animation Competition
• Promotional Animation - Sony Bravia "Play-Doh" (2007), directed by Frank Budgen and Darren Walsh (U.K.)
• Music Video - Último "Spong Ice" (2008), directed by Bolos Quentes Design, Duarte Amorim, Albino Tavares, Miguel Marinheiro and Sérgio Couto (Portugal)
• Television Animation for Adults - People from the Dark Years "Bates" (2008), directed by John Halfpenny (Canada)
Animation Made for Children
• Best Short Animation - The Swimming Lesson (2008), directed by Danny De Vent (Belgium/Netherlands/France); Honorable Mention - Leon in


