{"id":4407,"date":"2017-06-20T21:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=4407"},"modified":"2017-06-20T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:51:53","slug":"triggerfish-animation-wins-three-prizes-on-three-continents-in-one-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/06\/20\/triggerfish-animation-wins-three-prizes-on-three-continents-in-one-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Triggerfish Animation Wins Three Prizes On Three Continents In One weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cape Town, 19 June 2017: Revolting Rhymes scored a hat-trick this weekend: first winning Best Storytelling at Shanghai International Film and TV Festival in China, then Best Animation at the World Banff Media Festival in Canada, and finishing off with the Cristal for Best TV Production at Annecy in France, the world\u2019s premier animation festival.<\/p>\n

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Produced by Magic Light Pictures, Revolting Rhymes was animated at Magic Light\u2019s Berlin studio and Cape Town\u2019s Triggerfish Animation.\u00a0\u00a0 Revolting Rhymes is an adaptation of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake\u2019s classic book of surprising fairytales. The animation premiered on BBC One at Christmas 2016, opened the New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival in February 2017, and won Best Animated Short at TIFF Kids in Toronto, Canada last month.<\/p>\n

Triggerfish\u2019s Mike Buckland and Sarah Scrimgeour also presented at Annecy on Revolting Rhymes\u2019 post-production pipeline – an honour in itself.<\/p>\n

This is the second year in a row that Triggerfish has worked on a project which has won at Shanghai, BANFF and Annecy, following the success of Stick Man, an adaptation of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler classic, also produced by Magic Light Pictures for the BBC. Stick Man went on to win 11 international awards, including four at Kidscreen.<\/p>\n

Triggerfish\u2019s hat-trick follows just days after the release of the National Film and Video Foundation\u2019s (NFVF) second Economic Impact Assessment on the South African film industry, which found that the sector\u2019s GDP contribution had increased from R3.5billion in 2013 to R5.4billion in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith South Africa officially in recession, it\u2019s more important than ever that our economy finds new avenues for growth,\u201d says Triggerfish Animation CEO Stuart Forrest. \u201cThe animation sector is still the smallest part of the film industry, according to the NFVF\u2019s study, but our three awards on three continents this weekend are further proof that we are punching above our weight. We believe that with continued government support, animation can become a key, job-intensive growth sector in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Annecy, Triggerfish also pitched Mama K\u2019s Super 4 as part of Animation du Monde. Created by Zambia\u2019s Malenga Mulendema, the show follows four African teenagers who are recruited for the low-budget superhero operation of a former secret agent. Mama K\u2019s Super 4 is a result of the Triggerfish Story Lab, supported by The Walt Disney Company and The Department of Trade and Industry.<\/p>\n

Triggerfish is currently animating an adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler\u2019s The Highway Rat, their third BBC One Christmas collaboration with Magic Light Pictures.<\/p>\n