Note that this program is geoblocked and only available in Canada. Take in the best in the world of animation with this year's SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL award-winners as selected by the <a href="https://sparkcg.org/festivals/information.php?SA24-J" target="_blank">Festival Jury</a>.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Best in Show, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 A former captain, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, lives with his daughter in a humble house located by the sea. Together, they live an isolated life and have to confront the challenges of a harsh life. Despite the captain's deep desire to be a devoted and caring father, he finds himself unable to fulfill his role and connect with his daughter in the way that he longs to. One morning, their lives change forever when an unforeseen event occurs. Whether this event proves to be a newfound source of hope or an additional burden remains to be seen.

In the Shadow of the Cypress

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Canadian Film, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 In the '70s, three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in bustling Nairobi. The family will never be the same. Created by Oscar®-winning animator Torill Kove (The Danish Poet), Maybe Elephants is a playful and loving autobiographical homage to family, adolescence and the therapeutic power of memories, however unreliable.

Maybe Elephants

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Director's Prize, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 It’s 10pm and GORBE arrives home from a long, EXHAUSTING day of work. She hears a buzzing noise. It’s an electric razor, left to charge on the counter of the washroom. But, the razor won’t turn off. <a href="https://sparkanimation.eventive.org/films/671d590cacd4c300a6d61921" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See the conversation with the director</a>.

Razor Ruckus

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Diversity Award, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 Hairy Legs documents a 13-year-old girl’s small yet life-changing act of rebellion on the road to womanhood and feminism. Deciding not to shave her legs led filmmaker Andrea Dorfman to question and ultimately defy society’s expectations. With charm, warmth and humour, Hairy Legs captures the universality of girls exploring gender, curiosity and freedom as they evolve from spending exuberant, carefree days on their bicycles to facing and defying stereotypes.

Hairy Legs

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Diversity Award (Organization), SPARK ANIMATION 2024 Join our character’s journey through several moments in his life, and despite the bumpy waves, it’s a journey he will never forget. Neither will we.It's a very sensitive and inspiring story to tell in a playful way. Our goal was to create an animation with simplicity and elegance in an aesthetic design. All that combines with the empathetic content, bringing the viewer closer to the experience of the IDD community and giving everyone a glimpse of their lives.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Jury Prize, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 A dog, abandoned on the Moon, desperately tries to escape. With unexpected help from another lonely soul, the dog will regain hope and learn to trust again.

The Ones Who Never See the Moonlight

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Special Mention, Storytelling, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others. A short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of "A Documentary Film."

Potatoes

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Special Mention, Social Message, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 In the subway, a woman sees a black shadow approaching a little boy. It was then that she remembered an experience she had at the same age: her unfortunate encounter with a child criminal.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Special Mention, Cinematography, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 In the midst of turmoil at Six Lantern Palace, the white tiger named Eleven disrupts an impending execution to rescue his comrades. Dive into the mind of a stray cat who imagines himself as a white tiger swordsman, only to discover unexpected ties and buried emotions as the feline fantasy unfolds.

Ruthless Blade

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Student Film, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 MC mastermind Poppy and her beatboxing border terrier Snoop are the new kids in town – and they’re ready to make their reputation known. Straight As and bubble baths are their way of life – but when confronted by an older crew en-route her first day at school, Poppy quickly changes her tune. <a href="https://sparkanimation.eventive.org/films/671c4c75e2130d0041f2404f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See the conversation with the director</a>.

Mum's Spaghetti

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Runner Up, Student Film, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.

Acrobats

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Runner Up, Music Video, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 We follow the growth of two characters, a red boy symbolizing masculinity and reality, and a blue girl embodying the feminine ideal and dreams. Each builds their own identity and cultivates their differences, only to meet again in adulthood to create a common work and merge their colors into a new one.

À toi

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Music Video, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 This project has a very special meaning to Vintage Culture and Zombie’s Director Paulo, who was keen on writing the script for this music video, too. The storytelling is about a man that doesn’t want to be seen as a hero at all. He’s just human, goes through ups and downs, tries to make it through the day, just living, dealing, and struggling with life, day by day, believing in himself. This man is Lukas, a.k.a Vintage Culture. To add to this story, we wanted a fresh look, an outstanding visual, so we mixed 3D with digital painting to achieve this differentiated piece of work. It isn’t Zombie’s first collaboration with Vintage Culture. Back in 2020, we worked on the music video “Deep Inside of Me”.

Vintage Culture - Hero

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, Student Music Video, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 Caroline, who has a trauma about rabbits, experiences bizarre hallucinations in a mental hospital.

Rabbits Have Red Eyes

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/100729e8d74db139fd9c4b4a092421dd.png" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px;">Winner, GameVerse, SPARK ANIMATION 2024 Every journey starts somewhere.

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