January 28, 2009

Nominees Revealed for 2009 Imagina Awards

Monaco - The 2009 Imagina Awards committee has presented its selections for the best 3D works in every category. This year, 14 prizes will be rewarded. The winners will be announced on 5 February 2009 during the ceremony in Monaco.
INDUSTRY

Best Industrial Design

AGV - ALSTOM TRANSPORT - PAGECRAN (France)
MarsCruiserOne - ARCHITECTURE AND VISION (Germany)
Orealia - ONESIA (France)

Best Visual Simulation

Customize your Interiors - ALSTOM TRANSPORT - MECONOPSIS (France)
Otturatore - LE TRUC (Switzerland)
Metso's Barmac B-Series VSI - SYNTHESE VIDEO - METSO (France – New Zealand)


ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM

LANDSCAPE & TERRITORY
Best Film - Promotion

Maxim Eurocentral - SMOOTHE (United Kingdom)
Restoring Historic Jeddah - SQUINT/OPERA (United Kingdom - UAE)
Tour Signal Daniel Libeskind - GOLEM IMAGES (France)

Best Film - Expertise

Land Mark - DANS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (China)
Le Grand Lyon - Carré de Soie – IGO (France)
Ma Villa Cavrois - ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INFOGRAPHIE PÔLE 3D (France)

Best Film - 3D Simulation

Fashion Time - DANS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (China)
Lotus Countuard - DANS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (China)
Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 - SQUINT/OPERA
(United Kingdom – UAE)

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Best Animation

Angel Afoot - STUDIO SOI (Germany)
For Sock's Sake - GOBELINS, L'ECOLE DE L'IMAGE -
CAL ARTS (France - USA)
This Way Up - NEXUS PRODUCTIONS (United Kingdom)

Best Commercial

KitKat Ultimate Break - AKAMA (France)
Monster.com 'Stork' - FRAMESTORE CFC (United Kingdom)
United Airlines - Two Worlds - PASSION PICTURES (USA)

Best Feature Film

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION (USA)
The Dark Knight - FRAMESTORE – CFC (United Kingdom)
Wall.E - DISNEY – PIXAR (USA)

Best School & University

Ex-E.T – ESMA (France)
They will come to town - FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, INSTITUTE OF ANIMATION, VISUAL EFFECTS (Germany)
Yankee Gal - SUPINFOCOM VALENCIENNES (France)

Best Short Film

Dix - BIF - AUTOUR DE MINUIT (France)
French Roast - PUMPKIN FACTORY - BIBO FILMS (France)
Kudan - LINKS DIGIWORKS INC. (Japan)

Best Special Effects

Le Monde de Narnia : Chapitre 2 - Prince Caspian -
WALT DISNEY PICTURES - WALDEN MEDIA (USA)
Steel Life - UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8 (France)
The Dark Knight - FRAMESTORE - CFC (United Kingdom)

Best Video Clip

Down, Down, Down - NIETO - AUTOUR DE MINUIT (France)
Frequency Morphogenesis - FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG, INSTITUTE OF ANIMATION, VISUAL EFFECTS (Germany)
No Place Like Home - ROSTO - STUDIO ROSTO A.D. (Netherlands)

Best Video Game - Professional Companies

Dracula 3 : La Voie du Dragon - KHEOPS STUDIO (France)
Nikopol, La Foire aux Immortels - WHITE BIRDS PRODUCTIONS S.A.S. (France)
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT (USA)

Best Video Game - Schools & Universities

Alice en Pièces - SUPINFOGAME (France)
Color Squad - LISAA (France)
Shadow - ISART PRO (France)