Imagina Awards
Monaco, Thursday 5 February 2009, 10:00 pm. The 2009 winners were announced this evening during the IMAGINA Awards ceremony. Around 30 countries from all over the world participated in the competition which awarded 14 prizes to the best 3D works.
INDUSTRY
Best Industrial Design
AGV
ALSTOM TRANSPORT - PAGECRAN (France)
Director: Design and Styling Department,
Alstom Transport, Xavier Allard, Lionel Graf
Pagécran: Thierry Caty
Best Visual Simulation
Otturatore
LE TRUC (Switzerland)
Director: Fabrice Rabhi
Production & Post-Production: Le Truc
Distribution: De Grisogono
ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM - LANDSCAPE & TERRITORY
Best Film - Promotion
Restoring Historic Jeddah
SQUINT/OPERA (United Kingdom - UAE)
Direction & Post Production: Ollie Alsop - Squint/Opera
Direction & Production : Anne Haaning - Squint/Opera
Distribution: Squint/Opera
Best Film - Expertise
Ma Villa Cavrois
ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INFOGRAPHIE PÔLE 3D (France)
Direction & Post Production: Jean Baptiste Quaghebeur
Pauline Desse - Guillaume Feugueur - Paul Moriaux
Production & Distribution: Pôle 3D
Best Film - 3D Simulation
Lotus Countuard
DANS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (China)
Direction: Deng Bohong
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Best Animation
For Sock's Sake
GOBELINS, L'ECOLE DE L'IMAGE - CAL ARTS
(France - USA)
Direction: Carlo Vogele
Best Commercial
Monster.com 'Stork'
FRAMESTORE (United Kingdom)
Direction: Daniel Kleinman
Production: Rattling Stick
Post-Production: Framestore
Distribution: BBDO New York
Best Feature Film
Wall.E
DISNEY – PIXAR (USA)
Direction: Andrew Stanton
Production: Jim Morris
Distribution: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (France)
Best School & University
Ex-E.T
ESMA (France)
Direction: Benoit Bargeton - Rémy Froment
Nicolas Gracia - Yannick Lasfas
Best Short Film
Dix
BIF - AUTOUR DE MINUIT (France - United Kingdom)
Direction & Post Production: BIF
Production: Nicolas Schmerkin (Autour de Minuit) - Stephen Venning (The Mill)
Distribution: Christine Gicquel
Best Special Effects
The Dark Knight
FRAMESTORE (United Kingdom)
Direction: Christopher Nolan
Production & Distribution: Warner Bros
Post Production: Framestore
Best Video Clip
Down, Down, Down
NIETO - AUTOUR DE MINUIT (France)
Production: Nicolas Schmerkin - Autour de Minuit
Post-Production: Nieto - Florent Gombeaud
Fabien Vantroys - Damien Martin - Julien Michel
Distribution: Christine Gicquel
Best Video Game - Professional Companies
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT (USA)
Direction: Jeff Chamberlain (Cinematics Project Lead)
& Blizzard Entertainment
Production: Blizzard Entertainment, Cinematics Team
Post Production & Distribution: Blizzard Entertainment
Best Video Game - Schools & Universities
Alice en Pièces
SUPINFOGAME (France)
Direction: Ny Andry Andriamanjato - Emmanuel Girier - Julien Karaouni - Thomas Leclaire - Marine Serre - Romain Wiart
