Organizers of the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival have selected the finalists in four categories — Concept, Storyboard, Character Design and Caribbean Short Film.
The Film Festival will highlight top selections in the animated film competition, as well as, the best films of 2019, during the virtual event, scheduled to take place from April 21-25.
The competitions drew participation from 103 countries during its last staging and this year attracted over 2000 global entries, from 105 countries — the most ever in the history of the event.
The KingstOOn 2021 Animation Conference and Film Festival, is an initiative of the Office of the Prime Minister’s Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (“YEDAI”) Project, in collaboration with the World Bank.
The US$20 million YEDAI Project, funded by a loan from the World Bank to the Government of Jamaica to provide training and employment opportunities for young Jamaicans in the digital and animation industries.
This year’s event will also include keynote presentations by globally renowned industry professionals from companies such as Disney, Netflix, Sony Animation, Nickelodeon, Hit Entertainment, Pixar, Sesame Street, HiT Entertainment and Lion Forge.
There will also be masterclasses on topics such as financing and co-productions; a boot camp on creating the perfect pitch for investors, distributors and broadcasters; and discussions on global industry trends. Animators and creatives are expected to benefit from other activities such as panel discussions; business matchmaking and networking; a virtual expo; and a film festival featuring diverse animated content.
The finalists of the Concept, Storyboard, Character Design and Caribbean Short Film categories are:
Concept
Title: Jelly Man Adventures
Team Leader: Shaquille Crosse
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Princess PaddieCake
Team Lead: Patrick Meikle
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Assigned Coach: Florian Wagner
Title: Yaad Boys
Team Lead: Mikhail Lawson
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Jumbie
Team lead: Everard McBain
Country of Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Title: Howzzat
Team Lead: Rene Holder
Country of Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Storyboard
Title: Colours in the Wind
Written by Gabrielle Watts
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Finding My Spark
Written by Chevon Irving
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Jelly Man Adventures: Jamba’s Special Stock
Written by Shaquille Crosse
Country of Origin Jamaica
Title: Mango Man
Written by Andre Rankine
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Mental
Written by Chevon Irving
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Character Design
Title: Brielle
Created by: Mathew Hudson
Country of Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Title: Doc the National Bird
Created by Gary Plummer
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Hexie
Created by Malik Mitchell
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Row-Row the Throw Pro
Created by Melisa Kerr
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Taegan, the Prosthesis Hero
Created by Renee Ross
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Caribbean Short Film
Title: A Boy
Directed by Ikem Smith
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: Nassau Rock
Directed by Maz Joachin, Cameron Johnson
Country of Origin: Bahamas
Title: Pigeon School
Directed by Nicholas Wellington
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Title: The Big Catch
Directed by
Arminda Bailey
Country of Origin
Trinidad and Tobago
Title: TOL
Directed by Dylan Attelly, Jérémy Gravinay, Joëllia Rose, Stephen Martingoulet, Matthieu Templet-Nadeau, Anne-Isabelle Zamant and Tiffani Browne
Country of Origin: Martinique
