The Animated Dreams Animation Film Festival Awards 2011:

Grand Prix - Wooden Wolf

1000 euros

The External World

Germany 2010, 15'

Director: David O'Reilly

The film is aggressively funny and full of surprises, and invents a totally new and unique world itself.

Best Design

Metachaos

Italy 2010, 8'27''

Director: Alessandro Bavari

Film uses the CGI animation in a very original and personal way, catching the audience with an impressive and constantly evoluting graphics.

Best Story

Body Memory

Estonia 2011, 9'

Directors: Ülo Pikkov

Award for the best story goes to a film that with a very few elements build a strong, touching and intelligent developed tale based on a tragic true story.

Jury's Special Mention I

In a Pig's Eye / Wakaranaibuta

Japan 2010, 10'10''

Director: Atsushi Wada

For classically refined design and intelligent observation on human nature.

Jury's Special Mention II

Muybridge's Strings

Canada, Japan 2011, 12'40''

Director: Koji Yamamura

For graphical richness for conveying the sadness of passing time.

Award for the best film by Estonian Academy of Arts' animation students - "Brain-tap"

Stones

Slovakia 2010, 25'03'

Director: Katarina Kerekesova

We were stunned by its distinctive sense of humor.

Audience award

The External World

Germany 2010, 15'

Director: David O'Reilly

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