"Ongo" Wins "Best Animation" at NYC Awards

Ongo wins Best Animated Film at NYC Movie Awards

Congratulations to the makers of Ongo, which has won Best Animated Film at the New York Movie Awards.  Ongo was created by our third year graduating class of 3D animation students at Escape Studios.  

Ongo was written and directed by Anna Reyes Ramirez and produced by Stephanie Quelal Castaneda. Industry feedback was generously provided by Charlie Tetlow and Felipe De Lanteuil from Industrial Light & Magic.  This is the second festival award for Ongo,

Ongo

Ongo

Ongo tells the story of a group of mysterious forest creatures.

Software

Ongo was animated in Autodesk Maya, rendered in Unreal Engine, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. 

Ongo Credits

• Anna Reyes Ramirez – Writer, Director, Modelling, 2D FX, Animator
• Stephanie Quelal Castaneda – Producer, Modelling, Texture Artist, Animator
• Derek-Joel Eniolu – Art Director, 3D Modelling, 3D Layout, Texture Artist, Animator
• Akasha Devlin-Clovering – Storyboards, Lead Animator
• Mahrukh Baig – 2D Animatic, 3D Modelling, Texture Artist, 2D FX, Animator
• Sabrini Addo – Editor, 3D Modelling
• Nishana Paul – Rigging, Animator
• Paul Harrison – Rigging
• Cara Masters – Lead Animator
• Catinca Munteanu-Buciuman – Animator
• Alejandro Reyes Ramirez – Composer

Tutor Supervision

Ongo was overseen by Escape Studios' tutor Paul Harrison. 

Industry Feedback

Industry feedback from Industrial Light & Magic

Industry feedback was generously provided by Industrial Light & Magic, from animators Charlie Tetlow (Jurassic World, Black Panther) and Felipe De Lanteuil (Ready Player One, Guardians of The Galaxy).

Ongo at The IMDB

You can find Ongo at the IMDB here. 

Festival Success

• Best Animated Film at the New York Movie Awards
• Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards 

Escape Method  

Industry feedback is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; one of the Five Pillars of The Escape Method.  

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