"The Dam Keeper"

Animation Connections - 2D Magic


Spark CG Society has made there selection for the inaugural award for Best Animated Short at the film festival and job fair in Vancouver, B.C. on October 26th at the Vancity Theater. It is a short that was produced by Tonko House Studio. It is a mixture of 2D animation combined with 3D application in order to push those boundaries and enhance the viewers experience. It is called "The Dam Keeper" (USA), It blends the hand drawn animation with digital painting techniques in the painting style of Kondo and Tsutsumi.
    

 ‘The Dam Keeper’ by Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo.

     The Jury that nominated this film for the award was led by David Fine, who himself won an Oscar for Best Short Film in 1995 for Bob's Birthday.
   
Go to their main website to find out more about this creative short story. "The Dam Keeper"