Avi Ofer wins Annecy-Dailymotion contest

Avi Ofer's short film Feet in the Water, Head in the Movies has won the "+ de courts ! Online Animation Film Contest by Annecy" competition, organized by Dailymotion and the Festival in association with Cartoon Network Studios.

Israeli illustrator and animator Avi Ofer was born in 1975 in Tel Aviv.  He is experienced in projects for a variety of media, including book and editorial illustration as well as direction of animated films, both commissioned and independent. This competition features animated films no longer than 5 minutes, on video, on the same topic: "Feet in the water, head in the movies".

All short films competing were posted online. A preliminary vote by Internet users was followed by a  jury selection of the 3 candidates for the award, before the final winner was revealed.

The 2013 Annecy festival takes place from 10-15 June (Annecy, France)