Remembering Daniel Brand-Sinyinza

Daniel Brand-Sinyinza

Escape Studios is mourning the untimely passing of Daniel Brand-Sinyinza, whose premature death from cancer we have just recently learned about.  Daniel studied the Art of Computer Animation at Escape Studios, graduating in the summer of 2021.

Daniel was a very talented student, who won multiple awards for his work on the many animated short films that he contributed to at Escape Studios. 

Popular and well liked by his colleagues, Daniel was a lively and able student, always a pleasure to teach, keen to master the art and craft of animation, and contributed to many award-winning short films.

Award-Winning Animator

While at Escape Studios, Daniel contributed his skills as animator, cinematographer, editor and director to many of our short films. 

These included the animated short "Death From Above", a teaser/trailer for an action adventure web series, on which Daniel was the Cinematographer.  

Daniel co-directed  "Little Gestures", a short story about an artist's maquette which comes to life,  and which has won many festival awards, including a $10,000 prize at the Global University Film Awards. 

Daniel also served as editor on "Animal Lover", a short film about life in rural Russia in the 1990s.  

Daniel personally won four industry awards (and two nominations) for his work, and was highly respected by his colleagues at Escape Studios.  

He will be very much missed by all of us.  Anyone who would like to add a memory of Daniel - please leave one below. 

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