A 2-D Dementia Story Framed in Stark Monochrome Wins the Grand Jury Prize at Animation Is Film Festival
Tangles won the Grand Jury Prize at the 9th annual Animation Is Film Festival. Directed by Leah Nelson, the 2-D animated film follows a family affected by their mother's battle with dementia.
The features jury praised its fluid 2D animation and stark monochrome framing. It also said Nelson and her voice team stayed faithful to Sarah Leavitt's graphic novel, which the jury described as tackling a serious, painful subject with great beauty, honesty and a gentle touch, and it praised a flashback to 1990s-era San Francisco.
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The Fumi Kitahara Special Jury Prize went to Iron Boy, directed by Louis Clichy. The jury praised its watercolor-like and Chinese ink-brush visuals and its roots in Clichy's memories of growing up in rural France.
Iron Boy took that special jury prize. It also won the Features Audience Award. The grand prize still went to Tangles, which makes the usual jurors-versus-crowd split look like a convenience.