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2009 GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

WHEN:

Friday, October 16th, 2009

WHERE:

Hammerstein Ballroom
311 W. 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

JUDGES:

Vivian Rosenthal

VIVIAN ROSENTHAL
Co-Founder, Tronic

Tronic is a NYC based directing, design, animation studio founded in 2001 by Columbia Architecture graduates Jesse Seppi and Vivian Rosenthal. They’ve directed and animated spots and campaigns for Target, Adidas, Microsoft and Sony, conceived and executed installations for Diesel, GE, Sharp and Hitachi, and in general, have worked to eliminate lines delineating one form of creative media output from another. These visual futurists are boldly combining architecture, new media, animation and branding through new uses of technology to create visually striking and conceptually based work.


Tronic

David Schwarz

DAVID SCHWARZ
Partner, Hush

David Schwarz is an award-winning creative director working in live-action filmmaking, motion graphics, animation and interactive areas. After receiving an MFA from Art Center College of Design, he became a sought-after freelance talent working at many notable creative studios such as Brand New School, Transistor, The Ebeling Group, Makine and Honest. He's directed numerous commercial, film and interactive projects for a variety of clients including: Nike, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Honda, American Express and Coca Cola, among others.


Hush

Stephen Price

STEPHEN PRICE
Publisher/Editor, Stash DVD Magazine

Stephen Price is the founding editor and creative director of Stash DVD Magazine (www.stashmedia.tv). Graduating from graphic design and computer animation, Stephen has designed, produced, executive produced and reported on animation and visual effects for commercials, television series and feature films.


Stash DVD Magazine

Matt Lambert

MATT LAMBERT
1stAveMachine/Motionographer

Born and raised in LA, Matt is a director with 1stAveMachine as well as an Associate Editor of Motionographer. Matt has been apart of the film/vfx/motion scene since 2001 and freelanced his way from LA to Germany to London before landing in NYC. His Mother thinks most of his work is too scary.


1st Avenue Machine
Motionographer

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GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP

THE MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNS

Runner-Up


STEPHEN FITZGERALD
myColor myIdea
Stephen Fitzgerald

Motion Design Competitors

KEITH FENTER

C&P Los Angeles

 

Hailing from the middlewest America, Keith developed his concept-driven sensibility through such various outlets from fake-blood soaked hardcore bands to bible-belt evangelism. Fully capable with motion graphics, design, and interactive media, he splits his time between LA & STL working with big-name brands to nonprofit organizations, local music and businesses.


myColor myIdea
Keith Fenter

CAIO LAZZURI

C&P San Francisco

 

Caio Lazzuri is an Art Director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Caio has designed and animated a variety of interactive experiences over the past 11 years for major brands around the world, specifically in Brazil, the Middle-East and the U.S. Before Goodby, Silverstein & Partners., he worked at international agencies such as AKQA, briefly JWT, Y&R, Almap/ BBDO as well as a consultant for Vodafone. He has received awards in festivals such as Clio, D&AD, One Show, NY Festival, FIAP, Colunistas, and Cannes. He also showcased his work in Monaco at the Imagina festival, as well as at the Cut&Paste tournament in San Francisco, CA.


myColor myIdea
Caio Lazzuri

STEPHEN FITZGERALD

C&P Portland

 

Stephen Fitzgerald is a motion graphics designer residing in rural Washington, not far from Portland, Oregon. He works remotely with companies in NY, LA, SF, Seattle, and P-Town doing anything from concept storyboards through full production of whatever work comes his way.


myColor myIdea
Stephen Fitzgerald

STU CHUDY

C&P Boston

 

Stu Chudy has been a professional motion graphics artist for over 15 years. He founded a motion graphics boutique in 2001 called OpticSugar, working with national clients like Discovery, DIY Network, and Hasbro. Stuart also teaches animation courses at RISD, and has been focused on expanding his career as a filmmaker.


myColor myIdea
Stu Chudy

JAKE GUTTORMSSON

C&P New York

 

Jake won an Emmy Award for Motion Design in 2003, was a founding member of the Saline Project, and currently works at Humble.tv as Designer, Lead Animator, and Technical Director.


myColor myIdea
Jake Guttormsson

TOM GERAEDTS

C&P Amsterdam

 

Young motion and graphic designer who is mainly interested in the emotional impact and subconscious associations of his work. At age 19, Tom Geraedts has worked in New York City for major clients like HP and Adobe. Now he just wants to finish school to start rocking the industry with his shiny graphics!


myColor myIdea
Tom Geraedts

YIBI HU

C&P London

 

Yibi (aka EB) is a motion designer and director at Redbee Media. He has created many short animations, title sequences, content and on air idents across brands such as BBC, BSkyB, Shell, UKTV, RTE, CCTV, Disney, and BAFTA amongst many others. Yibi's passion is always lying in exploring the frontier of visual art and story telling. His short films can be seen in numerous film and visual festivals across the world.


myColor myIdea
Yibi Hu

NEM PEREZ

C&P Chicago

 

Of Cuban descent, born and raised in Chicago, I started off primarily as an illustrator, then slowly moved my way up to motion graphics. My goal is to simply be the best at what I do. I'm not only intrigued by design, but film-making as well and have had a stab at almost every type of art medium that is available.


myColor myIdea
Nem Perez

TOMMY CARON

C&P Berlin

 

Tommy was based in Montreal, doing motion graphics for four years as a freelancer and in-house designer, animator, and director. He is now based in Paris, freelancing in France, Germany, and Canada, remotely and on site.


myColor myIdea
Tommy Caron

SEBASTIÁN BAPTISTA

C&P Barcelona

 

I'm from Uruguay, but now I'm based in Barcelona. Bio 2.0: Geek, mac boy, fan of TV series, internet addicted, and... with real life!! (almost) I'm a freelancer and I love my work.


myColor myIdea
Sebastián Baptista

ANDREA PELLEGRINI

C&P Milan

 

Born in Rome, he has always been the tallest one, damn! Graduated in Digital Design @ IED he lived in Milan where he shaped his love and hate for motion design. After three years he felt to escape somewhere else then he moved to London and Miami to discover new job experiences. This changed his life and today he would like to keep jumping all over the world improving his addiction to emotional and powerful animations where sound and rhythm are the keys of a good result.


myColor myIdea
Andrea Pellegrini

BERRY PANG

C&P Hong Kong

 

Berry is a visual designer specializing in feature motion graphic, stop motion and animation. She graduated with a BA in Visual Communication from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her work has won her awards and accolades at the Promax Asia Awards, Promax World Gold Competition and BDA World Gold Competition.


Berry Pang

STEVEN JONG

C&P Shanghai

 

Current www.ipart.cn (love the apartment), senior division illustrator, interactive designer. Very interested on the motion graphic. Combination of love of music and picture art form. Filled with their work life. More eager to make friends from all corners of the country


myColor myIdea
Steven Jong

TAKUYA HOSOGANE

C&P Tokyo

 

VJ, Motion Graphics director. Rendering in the midst of a VJ set is a daily thing. Sound in perfect synchronicity with movement, meticulously crafted images and a hefty doze of pre-deadline adrenaline is a well-established recipe.


myColor myIdea
Takuya Hosogane

MICHELLE MCNAMARA

C&P Sydney

 

Michelle loves bright, fast-moving colours, and is a veritable powerhouse of wry wit, dramaticism and swing dancing.. oh wait - that’s Christopher Walken. With an animation degree from Melbourne's RMIT and a diploma in Graphic Design, making it fun is always the first port of call in her design journey.


Michelle McNamara

SANTOSH ISAAC

C&P Toronto

 

East Indian, born in Germany, but mostly all Canadian. Working as an art director at Big Studios (a small studio in Toronto). I've been doing motion for about 5 years now, after years in publication, print and web. I have weakness for good fonts and coffee.


Santosh Isaac

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