We had the final screening of the Sevincer Animation Festival at the Pleasant Street Theater, last Wednesday, March 4th. We just finished counting all the audience ballots and . . .

the winners are:

The Caglayan Prize - First Place:
"Dear Fatty" by Hsin - I Tseng
Affiliation: University of Southern California

The Sevincer Prize - Second Place:
"Sleep with the Fishes" by Belle Mellor
Affiliation: Royal College of Art, London

The Ganimet Prize: Third Place
"What's He Building in There?"
Affiliation: Bennington College.


As has happened in past years, the winning films were created using a wide range of techniques. Unlike previous years, the audience spread their votes pretty evenly among a large number of films. IE, there were many near winners this year, and winning margins were small.

"Dear Fatty" and "What's he building in there" were tied after the initial round of voting that occurred on the 4th of July at the Hooker-Dunham Theater in Brattleboro. After the final tally from the Northampton vote, "Sleeps with the Fishes" outpaced "What's he building in there" and took second place. "Dear Fatty" was the clear favorite after all the votes were counted.


SUCCESS OF THE FESTIVAL

Each year we get more submissions than in previous years, and the consistency of the quality of the submission continues to rise.

On the economic side, this time around, we did not make a profit on this venture, but operated at a loss. As I literally cannot afford to continue to loose money, we are seeking a way to do as well with revenue as we are with the program.


NEXT FESTIVAL SCREENING
We have already received excellent animations for the fifth annual festival.

The 2009 Sevincer Animation Festival will have its premier screening at the Hooker Dunham theater, on the first Friday of July. While we heavily recruit animations from graduate programs around the world, we accept submissions from anyone, and independent animators have won in the past.