Animahenasyon 2009 Winners

congratulations to all winners! I just received from the the organizers of the festival the list of winners for the Animahenasyon 2009. And below is a sample video of the grand prize winner. Congrats to Nelson Caliguia Jr. , with a nice nickname "Blog"!



Grand Prize Winner: MUTYA by Nelson “Blog” Caliguia, Jr.

Professional Division:
Best Animation - Category A (1-5 minutes) – EDISON AND THE MOTHS by Maria Cristina “Tinay” Sison
Best Animation - Category B (6-20 minutes) – MUTYA by Nelson “Blog” Caliguia, Jr.
Best Animation - Category F (TVC/OBB/demo reel) – PASINTABI trailer by Jeff Capili


Student/Amateur Division:
Best Animation - Category H (1-5 minutes) – CLOWNES by Neil Paul Molina
Best Animation - Category I (6-20 minutes) – THE HANDBOOK by Jose Luis R. Buan
Best Animation - Category K (Music video) – YUGTO by John Kristoffer R. Sta. Clara
Best Animation - Category L (TVC/OBB/demo reel) – PHILIPS LIGHT BULB by Samuel Elias Kirk Bacsain

Special Awards:
Special Citation - ROBOTICA by Allan Ray Bumanglag
Best Regional Entry - LUKSO by John Kristoffer R. Sta. Clara of Ateneo de Naga University
Hero’s Choice - MUTYA by Nelson “Blog” Caliguia, Jr.
Audience choice - THE HANDBOOK by Jose Luis R. Buan

Animahenasyon Institutional Award:
Ateneo de Naga University, Department of Digital Arts and Computer Animation
for its consistent and active participation in the Animahenasyon Pinoy Animation Festival for three consecutive years, for producing a body of animated works on a par with industry standards that has resulted in the creative melding of the academe and industry, and for its continuous effort in promoting and creating original Filipino content in animation.

Lifetime Achievement Awardee
JOSE ZABALA SANTOS
for his significant contributions and outstanding original body of work that have shaped the beginning of Philippine animation, for his pioneering spirit in promoting, instilling and integrating Filipino culture in his work, for continually demonstrating and setting aesthetic excellence in his craft, and for all his artistic endeavors and unwavering effort in keeping the creative industry alive in the country.