"Crab Companion" Wins "Best Animation" at EEFF

"Crab Companion" wins "Best Animation" at the EEFF

Congratulations to the makers of the animated short film "Crab Companion", which has won "Best Animation" at the Eastern Europe Film Festival. 

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

"Crab Companion" was written and directed by Sam Blackburn, edited by Aya Najib and produced by John Adarlo.  This is its second festival award. 

Crab Companion

"Crab Companion"

Crab Companion 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

Crab Companion was animated in Maya, rendered in and edited in Adobe Premiere Pro.

"Crab Companion" Credits

• Sam Blackburn - Writer, Director, Art Director, Lead Animator, Modeling
• John Adarlo - Producer, Animator, Layout, Modeling
• Caelan Galloway - Co-Producer, Character Design, Animation
• Blake Owens -  Character Design, Animator 
• Samir Rivero-Shahid - Animator 
• Violetta Cortesbosch - 3 Character Modeling, Lead Prop Modeling, Animator
• Aya Najib - Editor, Layout, Animation

Thanks

Many thanks to Studio Assistants Milly Proudfoot and Priya Shah.

Tutor Oversight

Crab Companion was overseen by Animation Tutor Kevin Richards.

Crab Companion at The IMDB

You can find Crab Companion here at the IMDB.

Awards

"Crab Companion" has won 

• Best Animation at the Eastern Europe Film Awards
• Best Super Short at the Hollywood Gold Awards.

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