"Hubris" Wins "Best Anim" at London Film Club

"Hubris" wins "Best Animation" at London Film Club

Congratulations to the makers of "Hubris" which has won "Best Animation" at the London Film Club.  

"Hubris" was completed as part of Studio Module PR5001, a collaborative module in which second-year animation students work together on short film projects.  "Hubris" was written and directed by Sohaib Mehar and produced by Secander Sadat.  The editor was Gleb Migas, and the art director was Leona Lu.  This is its third festival award. 

"Hubris"

About "Hubris"

Hubris 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.  

Hubris tells the story of a scientist desperate to find a cure for a terminal illness. 

Software

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

"Hubris" Credits

• Sohaib Mehar – Director, Lighting, Animator
• Secander Sadat – Producer, Lighting, Lead Animator,
• Leona Lu – Art Director, Animator
• Lauren Chan – Environmental Artist, Lighting, Animator
• Yousif Abdullah – Storyboards, Lighting, Animator
• Gleb Migas – Editor, Lighting, Animator
• Tena Gunjevic – Music
• Alex Cornwall – Lighting, Animator
• Keiran Jakhu – Animator

Thanks

Many thanks to Studio Assistants Milly Proudfoot and Priya Shah.

Tutor Oversight

Hubris was overseen by Animation Tutor Kevin Richards.

Industry Feedback

Industry feedback was generously provided by veteran producer Max Howard and also George Caton-Coult from Love Love Films. 

Festival Awards

• Best Animation at the London Film Club
• Best Student Film at the Short Stop International Film Festival 
• Best Animation at the Eastern Europe Film Festival

Hubris at The IMDB

You can find Hubris here at the IMDB.

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