In 2018 the following productions where nominated in 12 animago AWARD categories. The animago AWARD Jury 2018 f.l.t.r.: Arne Palluck (animago), animago Head of Jury Günter Hagedorn, Tobias Hager (animago), Tim Rau (3DEXCITE), Sarah Neuner (LIGA 01), Jürgen Enninger (Kompetenzteam Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft München), Melanie Beisswenger (Freelance-Artist), Thomas Gronert (Mediadesign Hochschule München), Sophia Di Latte (animago), Alexander Bouquet (Jung von Matt), Elisa Krenz (Freelance-Artist), Karin Lang (Detail Business Information), Tom Sporer (TomSporer 3D Productions), Matthias Zabiegly (Aixsponza). Click here for more on our Jury Members..
Best Character
The Box
Dušan Kastelic, Mateja Starič
Bugbrain Institute for Animation
Slovenia
Hybrids
Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau, Romain Thirion
MoPA
France
The green bird
Pierre Perveyrie, Maximilien Bougeois, Marine Goalard, Irina Nguyen-Duc, Quentin Dubois
MoPA
France
Best Game Cinematic
Beyond Good & Evil 2 E3 2018 Trailer
Unit Image
France
for Ubisoft Montpellier
Hearth and Home
Jeramiah Johnson, Taka Yasuda, David Satchwell, Jake Patton
Blizzard Entertainment
USA
Overkill’s The Walking Dead – Grant
Goodbye Kansas Studios
Sweden
for Starbreeze Studios & Overkill Software
Best Young Produktion
This award carries prize money contributed by DIGITAL PRODUCTION totalling €3,000
Wild Love
Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Maryka Laudet, Léa Georges, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux
Ecole des Nouvelles Images
France
The Stained Club
Mélanie Lopez, Simon Boucly, Marie Ciesielski, Alice Jaunet, Chan Stéphie Peang, Béatrice Viguier
Supinfocom Rubika
France
Hors Piste
Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Mallet
Ecole des Nouvelles Images
France
Best Motion Design
You Are Wanted / Season 2 Opener
Andy Bittner
Delirium Entertainment
Germany
for PANTALEON Films
The Unconquered
Juice, Michał Misiński
Poland
for Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Best Advertising Production
EnBW – Guter Stoff
Sehsucht for Jung von Matt
Germany
for EnBW
2018 FIFA World Cup Drone Film – Budweiser
Director: Jake Scott
VFX: Blacksmith
USA
for Budweiser
ASN Bank – Day Fly
Vincent Lammers
Ambassadors VFX
The Netherlands
for ASN Bank
Best Visualization
Peta
Mackevision
Germany
for Peta
Martin Luther – A most precise and nuanced look into the life of the man legend and visionary
Magnus Igland Møller
Tumblehead Animation Studio
Denmark
Plastic Ocean
Laurent Leccia, Michael Hess
Fred & Farid
USA
for Sea Shepherd
Best Visual Effects
Babylon Berlin
VFX von RISE | Visual Effects Studios
Germany
for X-Filme
Game of Thrones Season 7
VFX von Rodeo FX
Kanada
for HBO
The VFX Worlds from Jim Button
VFX by Trixter, RISE | Visual Effects Studios, Scanline VFX, Mackevision Medien Design, Chimney
Germany
for Rat Pack, Warner Bros. and Malao Film
Best Short Film
Tweet-Tweet
Zhanna Bekmambetova
CGF
Russia
Mecanic
Julia Baurens, Sofia Bernardo, Naïti Escot, Nicolas Jacomet, Ariane Lissajoux, Antoine Verney-Carron
ESMA
France
The Bolt Connection
Nicolas Lebas, Claire Cartier, Mathilde Dourdy, Thibault Grunenberger, Maurine Lecerf, Shih-Hui Pan
Supinfocom Rubika
France
Jury’s Prize
Mayday – Final Chapter
Grass Jelly Studio
Taiwan
for Mayday, B’in Music
Miazmat
Klaudiusz Wesolowski
Platige Image
Poland
La Noria
Carlos Baena
NightWheel Pictures
Spain
Best VR/AR/360°
Huxley
Sven Haeberlein
Exit Adventures
Germany
Conscious Existence
Marc Zimmermann
Felix Fahle, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Germany
LEGO News Show: Into the wild
Paul Schlichter
fuel new media
Germany
for LEGO Group
Best Still
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Albert Einstein
Alexander Beim
LotusArt
Germany
Nööburgring
Piotr Tatar
Poland
Rubikon
Christian Behrendt
Germany
Best Feature Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
USA
Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer
Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Malao Film, Studio Babelsberg, Warner Bros.
Germany
Ready Player One
Amblin Entertainment, De Line Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Farah Films & Management, Reliance Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros.
USA