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There’s nothing better on a cold, dark, rainy day, than spreading a bit of competition joy.
That’s right! We can finally announce the winners of Month 2 of our Toon Boom competition.

Here are the four talented winners who impressed our judges Adam Gee (Channel 4 Commissioning Editor) and Hugo Sands (Managing Director of Passion Pictures)

Smigly by Allen Mezquida

Adam Gee: “Great, snappy script; cinematic feel; fresh visuals; wry satire; tight and to the point - about as much fun as you can get in 1 min 33 secs.”
Hugo Sands: “A well-structured story, crisply told, with engaging character animation. ”

Happy Cloud by Ilias Sounas
Adam Gee: “A little burst of bouncy, colourful cosmic joy.”
Hugo Sands: “A cohesive, coherent and nicely-designed execution of a simple idea.”

Posthaste by Rob Zywietz
Adam Gee: “An enjoyable interlude in a pastely water-colour world.”
Hugo Sands: “Expressive drawing, skilled animation and finely-honed look make this an effective piece of film-making.”

Three Times by David Gilbert and Maxim Lucas
Adam Gee: “Good mix of graphic and photographic, building to a satisfyingly chaotic climax.”
Hugo Sands: “This has very pure, while slightly ‘homemade’, aesthetic using a simple-looking technique. But lot of work has gone into this with impressive results.”

Congratulations are also in order for the other 3 shortlisted films:

Tamagotchi Girl by Dave Carter

House Guest by Ben Mitchell

Room 14 by John Karabelias