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Our tenth seasonal contest received over seventy submissions, and the quality and creativity continues to improve. Thanks to everyone who participated for making this contest a success. Below you will find our 2017 Christmas Holiday Short Animation Contest prize recipients.
$1,000 First Place: Brink by Nikki DelVecchio, Natallia Dushkova, Victoria Hamioff, Jean Pierre Rouleau
$500 Second Place: The Elf Contest by Tam Nguyen
$200 Third Place: New Santa Coming by BOON NIAMHOM
$100 Fourth Place: Home Alone by Zsolt Macsuga
$100 Fifth Place: Once Upon a Time, on Christmas, on a Planet Far Away Filled With Blue Creatures by Omiji Richard
$50 Sixth Place: A Surprise Visit by Shane Kemp
$50 Seventh Place: Hoppy Holidays by Lara Williams
$50 Eighth Place: Peeping Santa by Jude Lim
$50 Ninth Place: Naughty or Nice by Paul Bakare
$50 Tenth Place: Paperman by Lucas Drobnitzky
$50 Eleventh Place: The Christmas Burglar by Vu Minh Thi Hoang
$50 Twelfth Place: Snowman and the Dog by Fransiscus Wessi Barma
$100 Best Facial Animations: A Frosty Christmas by LaTwan Woods
$100 Most Humorous: A Star on Top by Nathanial Bui
$100 Most Artistic: The Forgotten Present by Katerina Mitkova Miteva
$100 Best Stop Motion: The Trashy Christmas by Dhilan Bhat
$100 Most Clever: Snowman Vision: A 360° Stikbot Christmas by Brytni Lavender
Prize recipients will be notified via email regarding payment details. Congrats to all!