Klik! Amsterdam 2013: The Winners
On Saturday, November the 16th, the jury members Kees Driessen, Vanja Hraste and Sylvain Quément gave the awards of the Animated Short Competition of Klik! festival. Another jury comprised of Guillaume Catagné, Kirsten Ruber and Ryan Honey handed out the corresponding awards in the Student, For Hire, 3-D and Political Shorts.
The 2D surrealistic (and beautiful) Toto by Zbigniew Czapla, a story of a sensitive boy who is being deceitfully seduced by a cynical collector of keys , won the Best Animated Short award.
The Klik! award for Best Animated Student Short went to Helpiman by Aisha Madu, whereas a special award for the best political short was given to Enno Swinnen for Live //Love // Like and Share.
The full list of winners:
KLIK! Award For Best Animated Short
KLIK! Award + €1000
Toto, Zbigniew Czapla, Poland, 2013
KLIK! Award For Best Animated Student Short
KLIK! Award + €750
Harmony Stand Alone Software Package (€2000) provided by Toon Boom
Helpiman, Aisha Madu, The Netherlands, 2011
Special Mention For Student Film
I Love You So Hard, Ross Butter, UK, 2013
KLIK! Award For Best Commissioned Animation
KLIK! Award + €500
Vitra Silent Wall, Dustin Rees, Switzerland, 2012
KLIK! Award For Best Political Animated Short Film
KLIK! Award + €500
Live // Love // Like & Share, Enno Swinnen, Belgium, 2013
KLIK! Award For Best 3-D Stereoscopic Animated Short
KLIK! Award + €500
Endtrip, Olivier Ballast, The Netherlands, 2013
The Toon Boom Audience Award (and Storyboard Pro Software Package (€1000) provided by Toon Boom went to Rabbit and Deer, Péter Vacz, Hungary, 2013.
The 6th edition of Klik! festival took place from 12-17 November at the EYE film Institute, Amsterdam, and it featured more than the official competition. See a 4-minute review of 2013 Klik! Festival!