2021

Special Guests

Terry Gilliam

peter chung

wendy tilby and amanda forbis

kathy smith

nick cross

dahee jeong

jonathan djob nkondo

shen jie

ted wiggin

Special Programs

A COVERSATION WITH TERRY GILLIAM

A GLIMPSE OF SVANKNAJER

ATHANOR - THE ALCHEMICAL FURNACE

DAHEE JEONG RETROSPECTIVE

DEMO: JONATHAN DJOB NKONDO

DEMO - LIZARD LADDER WITH TED WIGGIN

INSIDE ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY

KATY SMITH RETROSPECTIVE

THE NEW WAVE OF LATIN AMERICAN ANIMATION

NICK CROSS TALK

PETER CHUNG Q&A

SHEN JIE RETROSPECTIVE

WENDY TILBY AND AMANDA FORBIS RETROSPECTIVE

Award Winners

Thank you all for joining us this year. Your support has been incredible, and we’ve loved hearing from all of you throughout these last two weeks. To celebrate the closing of the festival we would like to invite you all to join us in Club GLAS tonight, from 7pm PST onwards. Link sent to passholders via email.

Until then we have some exciting news to share with you.

Simulation Award

We’re pleased to announce the new Simulation Award with the support and encouragement of David OReilly. This award is for filmmakers in competition that creatively use simulation, automation or algorithms in their filmmaking process. Our intention is to recognize and encourage the growing field of artistic expression enabled by code, GPU’s and machine collaboration.

GLAS 2021 Awards

We would like to thank Dahee Jeong, Jonathan Djob Nkondo, and Shen Jie for sharing their work with us and for participating on the jury for the 6th edition of the GLAS Animation Festival. We would also like to thank all the filmmakers for sharing their films with us and our audience.

To keep the spirit of the in-person festival, we wanted to announce the award winning films as a complete surprise, for everyone at the same time.

Without further ado, we are pleased to announce the award winners for GLAS 2021.

Grand Prix
KKUM by Kangmin Kim
$2000

Jury Statement: The director created his own stop-motion graphic style. This film is technically outstanding and has excellent directing skills. As the creator of this animation, he made his mother’s puppet, or creature, and his mother made him through her dreams. It is impressive that the film-making itself and the story of the film about “dreams” are composed of Mise en abyme.

High Risk Award
Just a Guy by Shoko Hara
$1000

Jury statement: “Just a guy” is a surprising short film based on a true story. It is bold, vibrant and disturbing by its subject matter,  but the author managed to beautifully make it very interesting and accessible. The story is enhanced by an original mixed media technique. It is a very refreshing film. Bravo!

New Talent Award
Naked by Kirill Khachaturov
$1000

Jury statement: LOVE IS STRANGE!

Simulation Award
Maalbeek by Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
$1000

Jury statement: This film brilliantly shows how an individual tries to find their memory in the collective memory, but it is impossible and absent like broken pixels, scorched ashes, and voices left on an answering machine.

Special Mention
Easter Egg by Nicolas Keppens

Jury Statement: It’s humorous, exquisite and sharp. The colorful birds fly into the little window which reflects the weakness and loneliness of people.

Audience Award

1000 Rêves : Zenti l’invinsible by Jonathan Phanhsay-Chamson

US Competition Award
Opera by Erick Oh

Jury Statement: “Opera” is a powerful film with a deep, powerful message, embodying different aspects of human life on earth and beyond. It is innovative and very technical in its approach to storytelling. It was a pleasure to see it during the festival.

Family Competition Award
Curious world of animals by Dante Zaballa, Osian Efnisien

Jury Statement: This film uses a relaxed visual style and editing to present some animal secrets and their relationship to people in a playful tone.

Best Gif presented by Giphy Arts
By @david32bit
$500

Official Competition

1000 dreams: Zenti the invincible by Jonathan Phansay-Chamson
Above the Brain by Akihito Nonowe
Altötting by Andreas Hykade
Black Square by Peterr Burr
Blue Fear by Marie Jacotey, Lola Halifa-Legrand
Crab by Shiva Sadegh Asadi
Difference and Repetition and Coffee by Masa Kudo
Domo Dreams by Jack Wedge
Easter Egg by Nicolas Keppens
Eyes Wide Open by Laura Passalacqua
Father by A-99
Hide by Daniel Gray
Horacio by Caroline Cherrier
I’m Here by Julia Orlik
Just a Guy by Shoko Hara
KKum by Kang-min Kim
Like a Rabbit by Na Yon Cho
Maalbeek Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis
My Galactic Twin Galaction by Sasha Svirsky
Naked by Kirill Khachaturov
Natural Selection by Aleta Rajic
On Time Off Time Hirotoshi Iwasaki
Polk-a-dot-Boy by Sarina Nihei
Return to the Peach Blossom Wonderland by Haomin Peng, Yue Huang, Yuchao Luo
Salvia at Nine bv Nari Jang
shapes.colours.people. and floatingdown by Peter Millard
Sogni al Campo by Magda Guidi, Mara Cerri
Southpaw by Sawako Kabuki
Souvenir Souvenir by Bastien Dubois
The End of Stories by David OReilly
The Fire Next Time by Renaldho Pelle
To the dusty sea by Héloïse Ferlay
Whistle and I’ll Come to You by Grace Lee

International Showcase

Ba by Svetlana Filippova
Catgot by Ho Tsz Wing
Helfer by Szöllősi Anna
The Infinite by Simone Massi
It’s All the Salt’s Fault María Cristina Pérez
My friend who shine in the night by Grégoire De Bernouis,  Jawed Boudaoud, Simon Cadilhac, Hélène Ledevin
Patrouille de France – Dernier tour  by Emmanuel Lantam
Reduction by Szakály Réka Anna

Family Competition

A Lynx in the Town by Nina Bisiarina
Athleticus: Mogul Skiing by Nicolas Deveaux
Athleticus: The Encounter by Nicolas Deveaux
Colza by Victor CHAGNIOT, Camille BROUTIN, Matthieu DAURES, Victoria DE MILLO GREGORY, Maxime JOUNIOT, Jade KHOO
Curious World of Animals by Dante Zaballa, Osian Efnisien
Gon, The Little Fox by Takeshi Yashiro
Goodbye Robin! by Sophie BAROCAS / Emilie DAMIENS / Dongsan KIM / Quỳnh-Phương NGUYỄN / Michelle ONG / Olga SERDYUKOVA / Jasmine VELJANOVSKI
Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
Mother didn’t know by Anita Killi
Muedra by Cesar Diaz Melendez
The Courgette’s Smile by Lucas Ansart
The King and the Pear Nastya Voronina
Whaetver Tree by Isaac King
You sold my roller skates? by Margaux CAZAL, Jeanne HAMMEL, Louis HOLMES, Sandy LACHKAR, Agathe LEROUX, Léa REY–MAUZAIZE

US Competition

A Family That Steals Dogs by John C Kelley
Animal by Michelle Brost
Awkard by Nata Metlukh
Chasse Galerite by Brian Hawkins
Ciervo by Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo by Noah Malone
Opera by Erick Oh
Paradise by Ryan Paterson
The Midnight Sun by Connor Radding
You Are Here by Dena Springer