"LOST SENSES" AWARDED IN LOS ANGELES
Short animation "Lost senses" directed by Marcin Wasilewski and produced by GS Animation was awarded at the American The World Animation Celebration festival. The event that was held between 23rd and 25th October is organised by Animation Magazine and Animation Libation Studios.
This year more than 250 films were subitted by the submitters coming from 45 countries. The festival jury chosen the laureates in 10 competitive cathegories – both open to student and professional entries. The award for the Best Professional CG animation went to "Lost Senses". From its premiere at Annecy festival in summer of 2013 the animation by Marcin Wasilewski was screened at more than 50 international festivals.
"Lost senses" is a short story about an encounter in an abstract world, á la Giorgio De Chrico. A Man is about to meet a Woman in an abstract flying city. Excited, running like a parkour practitioner, he is climbing up on the buildings. But one unguarded moment is enough to make him lose his senses. And his chance.
Grupa Smacznego is an animation studio and production company founded in 2004 by producer Robert Jaszczurowski and directors Łukasz Kacprowicz and Marcin Wasilewski. Together they are responsible for numerous animated projects, both commercial and artistic, including Paul Shuttleworth’s HARRY AND TOTO (2008), a TV series for BBC Worldwide; the award-winning MAMI FATALE (2012), an original TV series syndicated in multiple territories; the 3D short LOST SENSES (2013) which received the Jury Award at SIGGRAPH 2013. MICE ON STRIKE will be its first feature.
The complete list of this years laureates of The World Animation Celebration can be found here