Amanda Jolly - Rapunzel Character Designer interviewed at the 46th Annual #AnnieAwards #AwardSeason
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RCRs @KristynBurtt talks to Amanda Jolly - Rapunzel Character Designer at #AnnieAwards #AwardSeason #WeAskMore
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Kristyn Burtt were on the red carpet at UCLA for the 46th Annual Annie Awards talking to nominees and winners before the official ceremony. Check out the honorees and winners listed below.
The Annie Awards™ honor overall excellence as well as individual achievement in a total of 36 categories from best feature, best feature – independent, production design, character animation, and effects animation to storyboarding, writing, music, editing and voice acting, and have often been a predictor of the annual Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This year, a new category was added Best Virtual Reality Production and awarded to Crow: The Legend (Baobab Studios).
Honorees
Winsor McCay recipients were Frank Braxton (posthumously), Ralph Eggleston and Andrea Romano which is one of the highest honors given to an individual in the animation industry in recognition for career contributions to the art of animation
The June Foray award was given posthumously to Adam Burke who was widely acknowledged to be a talented artist and even better person. The June Foray award honors an individual(s) who has given significant and benevolent contributions to the art and industry of animation.
Blender Open Source Animation Software was given the Ub Iwerks Award. Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, accepted the award
The Certificate of Merit recipient was presented to dedicated ASIFA-Hollywood volunteer, Jason Jones
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About ASIFA and the Annie Awards
ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s first and foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA, supports a range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, special events, classes and screenings.
Created in 1972 by June Foray, the Annie Awards have grown in scope and stature for over four decades. For more information on the Annie Awards™, please visit www.annieawards.org. For information about ASIFA-Hollywood, visit www.asifa-hollywood.org.
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