Toronto Animated Image Society is thrilled to announce the award winners from the 15th Annual Animation Showcase for the TAIS Showcase Jury Awards – Best of Show and Best Anijam!
This year TAIS presented the 15th annual TAIS Animation Showcase and Anijam competition (10-second long micro animations) in October 2021 as a three day festival in with in person screenings at the Paradise Theatre and online workshop.
From the programme featuring 22 short animated film finalists and 10 Anijams, TAIS Guest The jury comprised of Callahan Bracken, Julian Gallese and Winnie Truong, selected the winners for the Jury Awards for 2021.
Showcase Awards!
BEST OF SHOWCASE!!
A Bite of Bone
Director Honami Yano
Japan
Director Honami Yano
Japan
HONOURABLE MENTION!!
A Girl Who’s Afraid Of Touching People
Director Liang-Hsin Huang
United Kingdom
Director Liang-Hsin Huang
United Kingdom
ANIJAM WINNER!!
Constant Yen
Sand Fortress
Sand Fortress
Canada
Winner of the Anijam Competition receives a 3 week paid studio residency, including equipment and $500.00 honorarium to make a new work that gets screened at the following Showcase!
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS!!
Each year we ask the audience to vote for their favourite Showcase & Anijam animations. These are the results of the voting!
Best of Showcase Audience Choice: Benjamin Fieschi-Rose “The Lost Seahorse”
Honourable mention: Isaac King “WhateverTree”
Best Anijam Audience Choice: Constant Yen “Sand Fortress”
Honourable Mention: Christine Mitchell “Spill in Aisle 3”
