Hamburg Animation Award
The Hamburg Animation Award is an international young talent award for animation design that has been presented since 2003 on the initiative of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the animation-school-hamburg.
criteria
Animated films of all techniques ( 2D , 3D , stop motion , puppet animation , etc.) up to a maximum length of 10 minutes can be submitted . Under the aspect of “Style & Story”, the expert jury will judge the films in particular on the basis of an imaginative, coherent story and an innovative and original style. In addition to the three main prizes, the Harald Siepermann Character Design Award and the Audience Award are presented annually.
Until 2012 there was also a country award for which contributions from young graduates and animation designers from the respective partner country who fulfilled the “Style & Story” criterion could be submitted. The partner countries were the People's Republic of China, France, Denmark, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and the Czech Republic.
Attendees
The competition is aimed at students, graduates and alumni of film schools , technical colleges and universities worldwide. Young professionals can submit their films up to a maximum of three years after graduation.
Prices
Prize money totaling 11,000 euros will be awarded.
- Hamburg Animation Award - 1st prize: 4,000 euros
- Hamburg Animation Award - 2nd prize: 3,000 euros
- Hamburg Animation Award - 3rd prize: 2,000 euros
- Harald Siepermann Character Design Award: 1,000 euros
- Audience Award: 1,000 euros
Award ceremony & supporting program
The prizes are presented every year in June at a festive gala. In 2017, as in 2016, the award ceremony will take place in the Börsen- und Commerzsaal of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce . Previous venues were the Cinemaxx Dammtor, Streit's Filmtheater am Jungfernstieg, the Abaton Cinema , Schmidts Tivoli and, in the anniversary year 2013, the Chamber of Commerce's trading hall.
The Hamburg Animation Conference has been taking place as part of the award ceremony since 2016 . The range of topics at the event ranges from local and international animation film projects, visual effects and virtual reality to project financing and legal aspects. The highlight of the wide-ranging program of the first Animation Conference in 2016 was the presentation of the new Ice Age film, Ice Age - Collision Ahead! By co-director Galen Tan Chu. From France, producer Ron Dyens presented the multi-award-winning 2D animation film Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde) and Heiko Burkardsmaier from the Stuttgart media design company Mackevision talked about the spectacular visual effects of Game of Thrones and the Shannara Chronicles . Project financing and legal aspects were the focus of another thematic block, in which the spectrum ranged from successful crowdfunding and fair remuneration conditions for artistic short films to the new amendment to copyright law. The program was rounded off by short presentations of current Hamburg animation film projects. The conference replaces a program of lectures, discussions or network events that framed the Animation Award until 2015. The Made in Hamburg - Animation Jam , a new North German trade fair and lecture event, expanded the supporting program of the Hamburg Animation Award by 2014 . This offered actors from the fields of animation, film, post-production, advertising and games a platform for presentation and networking.
winner
| year | Animation award | Animation Special Award for narrative dramaturgy | Animation Special Award for the design | Country price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (June 26) | Anke Ahlers, Petra Herberger, Elke Junker, Nicola Maier-Reimer, Oliver Smit, Uwe Alexander Tödt for Element 9 | Christian Kaiser, Christina Kohlmus, Andrea Krolzick, Nils Oskamp , Kerstin Puigmarti Concha for Voodee | Patrick Bandau, Pia Binder, Ljubisa Djukic, Dominik Heilig, Nadja Klews for Soundcop | |
| 2004 (September 2nd) | University of Film and Television Potsdam-Babelsberg for pantheon heroes | animation-school-hamburg for Snowbody | Film Academy Baden-Württemberg for How I Met | Denmark: A Knight Film by Animation Workshop |
| year | 1st Prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Country price | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (November 3rd) | animation-school-hamburg for Bo | University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Till Nowak for Delivery | International Film School Cologne for For Sale and German Film School, Elstal for Rough ApRoach | Turkey: Anadolu Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakanschesi, Eskisehir for Love & Marriage | University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Till Nowak for Delivery |
| 2007 (June 28) | Milen Vitanov for My Happy End | Maike Ramke and Christian Retzlaff, Potsdam University for Film and Television for Filthy Monsters | Paul Schicketanz, Max Stöhr and Tobias von Burkersroda, German Film School for Wanted | United Arab Emirates: Mohammed Saeed Harib, American University Dubai for Freej | Milen Vitanov, Potsdam University for Film and Television for My Happy End |
| 2008 (June 26th) | Mads Johansen, Torben Søttrup, Karsten Madsen and Lærke Enemark for Office Noise | Tomer Eshed and Dennis Rettkowski for Our wonderful nature | Alexander Pohl for Trickster | Austin Hillebrecht for The Missing Sock | Tomer Eshed and Dennis Rettkowski for Our wonderful nature |
| 2009 (June 25) | Bodie Jahn-Mulliner, Sylvester Rishöj Jensen, Rasmus Hansen and Rasmus Ustrup for Trainbombing | Onni Pohl for frequency morphogenesis | Cameron Smith, Hsulynn Pang, Leo Hutson, Chis Medley-Pole, Mark Pearce, Nagaraju Thandu, Yoshihiro Harimoto for Time to fly | Stanislava Mikusová for About the first domestic cat | Aneta Kýrová for Whoops, mistake |
| 2010 (July 5th) | Angela Steffen for lifeline | Jacob Frey, Harry Fast for Bob | Tobias Gundorff Boesen, Katrine Kiilerrich Poulsen, Frederik Villumsen, Christoph Peladen for Out of a Forest | Romain Bourzeix, Damien Levaufre, Thibaut Gache, Aude Glondu for 9 vies | Jacob Frey, Harry Fast for Bob |
| year | Hamburg Animation Award | Innovative Design Award | Country price | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (June 23) | Conrad Tambour, Nicolas Palme, Jonas Jarvers, Karsten Wagenknecht, Michael Schulz, Julia Ocker for the visit | Bo Mathorne, Arthur Gil Larsen, Thomas Grønlund, Rie Nymand, Tue Toft Sørensen, Mads Simonsen for The Backwater Gospel | Zhang Wang Cheng, Zhao Yu Chao, Wu Yu Le, Dai Jie Jun, Zhu Xiao Mai, Lu Xiao Yun for A Thought in August | Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski for Flamingo Pride |
| 2012 (June 6) | Johannes Schiehsl, Thorsten Loeffler, Alexander Zlamal, Julia Ocker, Conrad Tambour, Harry Fast, Jacob Frey, Michael Schulz for 366 days | David René Christensen, Kristoffer W Mikkelsen, Mark Kjærgaard, Lasse Nænaa Smith, Blake Louis Overgaard, Malte Burup, Jeppe Broo Døcker for Load | Daniel Rieley, Holly Vear, Matt Frost, Carmen Mason, Jamie Muir, Zara Carnegie, Christer Hongisto for A life well-seasoned | Maren Collet, Mareikje Kersting for Bootyful |
| year | Hamburg Animation Award | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Harald Siepermann Character Design Prize | Audience award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (August 6) | Robert Löbel for wind | Jakub Kouril for MO | Kyra Buschor, Anna Habermehl, Constantin Päplow for Rolling Safari | Robert Löbel for wind | Ben Genislaw, Yonni Aroussi for Happily Ever After |
| 2014 (June 24th) | Michael Bidinger, Michelle Kwon (Directors), Sarah Kambara (Producer) for Jinxy Jenkins, Lucky Lou | Mathias Fischer, Michael Kluge, Clemens Kügler, Marc Victorin, Vanessa Zeeb for Scherbenwerk - a fraction of an eternity | Sandin Puce, Dominik Berg, Sven Gossel, Anna Nekarda for Frenki | Charlie Aufroy, Renaud Deloupy, Benjamin Fenouil, Robin Geille, Alisson Guyot, Tristan Lebas, Célia Prou, Adrien Sibi for Emile | Michael Bidinger, Michelle Kwon (Directors), Sarah Kambara (Producer) for Jinxy Jenkins, Lucky Lou |
| 2015 (June 30th) | Anni Oja for The Mustache | Nina Petri for Fears | Laurent Moing, Guitty Mojabi for Duo | Salvatore Centoducati, et al. for Office Kingdom | Mads Weidner for Parrot Away |
| 2016 (June 22nd) | Giulia Martinelli, Marta Gennari for Merlot | Jacob Frey, Anna Matacz for The Present | Sara Jespersen Holm for Between Walls | Corentin Monnier, Ben Ozeri for Grandma's Hero | Giulia Martinelli, Marta Gennari for Merlot |