Animation Nights New York 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Grand Prize Winner

Congratulations to our ANNY Best of Fest Filmmakers!

This year our panel judges picked 20 films from the 175 selected for our monthly curated screening events. Our two part Main Screening Event is happening Saturday, September 30,  7pm & 8pm, at 180 Maiden Lane. The screening event is free. Please RSVP.

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Panel Judges are Debra Solomon (Independent Animator, Academy Member), Phil Weinstein (Disney), and Dayna Gonzalez (Jumping Tadpole Productions, Former ASIFA East President). 

All of 20 our 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Filmmakers will receive an Industry Badge for our 2017 annual festival (Sept 29-30),  a one year subscription for  Toon Boom, a one year subscription for Craft a one year subscription for Stash, a three month subscription for Midas Creature, and a three month subscription for Sketchfab Pro . (2017 ANNY Best of Fest filmmakers may also be eligible for distribution via Shorts HD, if applicable.)

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Grand Prize Winner

Congratulations to our 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Grand Prize Winner OSSA by Dario Imbrogno!

Our Grand Prize Winner was selected by Andrew Gordon (Pixar) from our ANNY Best of Fest Winners. Dario will receive an Intuos Pro from Wacom and have the opportunity to speak with Andrew Gordon about his film.

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Animation for Adults Award

Next, our Animation for Adults Award Winner is Hanging by Nick LeDonne. Our AFA Award Winner was selected by Animation for Adults from our ANNY Best of Fest Winners. Nick will receive an Bamboo Slate from Wacom.

2017 ANNY Best of Fest Anderson Contemporary Award

Finally, our Anderson Contemporary Award goes to All Their Shades by Chloé Alliez. Our Anderson Contemporary Award Winner was selected by Ronni Anderson from our ANNY Best of Fest Winners. Chloé will receive a prize from Anderson Contemporary.

Congratulations to our 2017 ANNY Best of Fest Filmmakers. Check out the online program here.

• • YÙL AND THE SNAKE. Gabriel Harel. France, 2015. 13:00
  • SISTERS. David Chontos. United States, 2016. 3:58
  • PUB CRAWL. Hayden Browne. Australia, 2016. 1:37
  • OSSA. Dario Imbrogno. Italy, 2016. 3:55
  • GINGER BEER. Macchia Ornella, Medard Simon. Belgium, 2016. 2:39
  • RADIO WAVE. Ryotaro Miyajima. Japan, 2016. 3:09
  • MOVING OUT. SeoHee Choi, John Han. United States, 2016. 2:56
  • HANGING. Nick LeDonne. United States, 2016. 5:37
  • PACKAGE OF MOVIE TRICKS. Nemjóova. Czech Republic, 2015. 2:00
  • ALL THEIR SHADES. Chloé Alliez. France, 2015. 5:46

• SCAPEGOAT. Gal Haklay, Shulamit Tager. Israel, 2015. 8:28
• ORCA. Shulamit Tager. Israel, 2014. 2:36
• OUR WONDERFUL NATURE – THE COMMON CHAMELEON. Tomer Eshed. Germany, 2016. 3:32
• ONCE UPON A LINE. Alicja Jasina. United States, 2016. 7:05
• TICKING AWAY. Michael Sewnarain. Netherlands, 2015. 9:25
• AS A LITTLE BIRD I… Yyhely Hälvin. Estonia, 2016. 7:05
• IN THE DISTANCE. Florian Grolig. Germany, 2015. 8:00
• IT’S A DOG LIFE. Julie Rembauville. Canada, 2012. 7:47
• BEER BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI. Nerdo. Italy, 2016. 2:15
• CHANGES. Bob Los. Netherlands, 2016. 3:41

We look forward to seeing you at the festival!