Festivals & Awards
VFS student projects are consistently selected for screenings and awards at festivals around the world. Qualifying student projects are submitted to national and international competitions and festivals at no cost to the student.
Students and recent graduates from certain programs also compete in various competitions around the world.
Digital Character Animation
2012 Festivals & Awards
Mountain Film Awards
Budding Love - Michael Tse | Winner - Best Animated Film
2011 Festivals & Awards
Animation Block Party
Word Smithery - Joel Brown | Screened
Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Budding Love - Michael Tse | Screened
Hyart Film Festival
Budding Love - Michael Tse | Screened
Spiney the Porcupine - Lucas Scapim | Screened
Tempo - Lalou Montiel | Screened
Leo Awards
Border - Bastiaan van Rooden | Nominated - Best Student Production
New Media Film Festival
Tempo - Lalou Montiel | Winner - The Animation Category
Tempo - Lalou Montiel | Screened
SHORTSNONSTOP - CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Budding Love - Michael Tse | Screened
TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival
Spiney the Porcupine - Lucas Scapim | Screened
Blue Plum Animation Festival
Estudio Mendizábal - Kiko Perez | Winner - Student Award
2010 Festivals & Awards
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cricket - Ben Stern | Screened
Leo Awards
Border - Bastiaan van Rooden | Nominated - Best Student Production
Tiburon International Film Festival
Not Forgotten - Dewi Sari | Screened
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Screened
Whistling Woods International Student Competition
Saloon - Thiago Martins | Screened
2009 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Once Upon A Time - Michael Ritchie | Finalist - 3D Computer Animation Award
Annecy International Film Festival
Inbanana Jones - Tae Ha Park | Nominated - Official Competition
Stat - Jonathan Busby | Nominated - Official Competition
Expotoons - International Animation Festival
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Screened
Fresh Film Awards
Saturday Afternoon Fever - Jeremy Brown | Finalist
Leo Awards
Border - Bastiaan van Rooden | Nominated - Best Student Production
Nickelodeon Animation Festival
Cricket - Ben Stern | Screened
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Screened
Tiburon International Film Festival
Not Forgotten - Dewi Sari | Screened
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Screened
Tokyo Anime Awards
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Winner - Notable Entry
Cyber Sousa-Xiamen International Animation Festival
Cricket - Ben Stern | Screened
International College Peace Film
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Screened
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
Not Forgotten - Dewi Sari | Screened
Pakistan Youth Film Festival
Give Me More - Sunny Sadruddin | Screened
Tehran International Animation Festival
La Vie - Daniel Bohrer do Nascimento | Screened
The Switch - Zack Mathew | Screened
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
La Vie - Daniel Bohrer do Nascimento | Screened
2008 Festivals & Awards
International Animation Festival Hiroshima
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Screened
Istanbul Animation Festival
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Finalist
Istanbul International Children's Film Festival - IICFF
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Screened
2007 Festivals & Awards
Animatu - International Digital Animation Festival
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Screened
Animest
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Screened
CG Overdrive Expo
Cheese - Peter Harakaly | Nominated - CG Excellence Award
2006 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Once Upon A Time - Michael Ritchie | Finalist - 3D Computer Animation Award
Neuva Ondo Movie Nights
Born Cold - Adam Todd | Screened
Saturday Afternoon Fever - Jeremy Brown | Screened
2005 Festivals & Awards
Annecy International Film Festival
Inbanana Jones - Tae Ha Park | Nominated - Official Competition
Stat - Jonathan Busby | Nominated - Official Competition
East Lansing Children's Film Festival
Inbanana Jones - Tae Ha Park | Screened
San Diego International Children's Film Festival
Ketchup - Adam Yaniv | Screened
Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
Inbanana Jones - Tae Ha Park | Screened
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival
Black Out - Juan Guiraldes | Screened
Catch of the Day - Darren Schmidtz | Screened
Ketchup - Adam Yaniv | Screened
Models - Irvan Hanafi | Screened
Once Upon A Time - Michael Ritchie | Screened
Roy and Dog - Jesse L. Davidge | Screened
Saturday Afternoon Fever - Jeremy Brown | Screened
Spook - Megan Majewski | Screened
Stat - Jonathan Busby | Screened
The Chandid Audition - Corey Kleim | Screened
Taiwan International Animation Festival
Spook - Megan Majewski | Screened
2004 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Once Upon A Time - Michael Ritchie | Finalist - 3D Computer Animation Award
Anima Mundi Festival
A Bad Day for Saving the World - Ohad Bracha | Screened
Inbanana Jones - Tae Ha Park | Screened
Roy and Dog - Jesse L. Davidge | Screened
Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival
Spook - Megan Majewski | Screened
2003 Festivals & Awards
Kalamazoo Animation Festival International - KAFI
Black Out - Juan Guiraldes | Screened
Once Upon A time - Michael Ritchie | Screened
The Candid Audition - Corey Kleim | Screened
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival - LA Shorts Fest
Once Upon A time - Michael Ritchie | Screened
2002 Festivals & Awards
Aspirations Film Festival
Santa Baby - Andy Gravelle | Winner - Best Animated Film
Expression En Corto
Black Out - Juan Guiraldes | Nominated
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Time Out - John Wong | Nominated
UNIMOVIE
Black Out - Juan Guiraldes | Screened
2001 Festivals & Awards
Siggraph
Time Out - John Wong | Nominated
Los Angeles Film Festival
Time Out - John Wong | Screened
Santa Fe Film Festival
Time Out - John Wong | Screened
2000 Festivals & Awards
San Diego International Children's Film Festival
Ketchup - Adam Yaniv | Screened