"Life's Gifts" Wins "Best Animated Short" Award

Congratulations to the makers of short animated film "Life's Gifts", which has won "Best Animated Short Film" at the Makizhmithran Film Festival. 

"Life's Gifts" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  

"Life's Gifts" was written and directed by Jason Cole and produced by Vanessa Marques-Navaratnasingam.  This is its third festival award. 

"Life's Gifts"

"Life's Gifts"

Life's Gifts was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects, simulating as closely as possible the environment and pipeline of a real animation studio.  

Software

Life's Gifts was animated in Maya, and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

"Life's Gifts" Credits

• Jason Cole - Director, Art Director, Animator, Lighting, Rendering
• Vanessa Marques-Navaratnasingam - Producer, Animator, Lighting  
• Anabella Espiritu - Storyboard Artist, Layout, Animator
• Selin Ilaslan - Layout, 3D Modeling
• Aleksey Beyoglu - 3D Modeling, Animator 
• Kane Grant - Lead Animator 
• Albert Kulla - Animator 
• Tommy Goodwin - Animator 

Thanks

Many thanks to Studio Assistants Milly Proudfoot and Priya Shah.

Tutor Oversight

Life's Gifts was overseen by Animation Tutor Kevin Richards.

Life's Gifts at The IMDB

You can find Life's Gifts here at the IMDB.

Awards

"Life's Gifts" has won 

• Best Animated Short Film at the Makizhmithran Film Festival
• Best Super Short Film at the New York Movie Awards
• Best Animated Film at the International Gold Awards 

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