Our jury committee for this first edition was composed of: 

Co Hoedeman:
Worldly known Stop Motion animator who received an Oscar®for his film “The Sand Castle” in 1977,
M. Hoedeman has an impressive list of more then 20 animated short films he directed at the famous animation studio of the National Film Board located in Montreal. In recent years he directed the adventures of "Ludovic" and is currently working on a new production.

Denis Roy
Offering an impressive list of productions he directed over a period of 2 decades, M. Roy has worked for numerous studios in the Montreal landscape. From Production Pascal Blais where he was assistant director on  “The old lady and the pigeons” and later animation director for Spectra Animation on the children serie “Toupie et Binou”. He is currently teaching animation at the Cegep du Vieux-Montreal.

Stéphane Lauzon
With 12 years of teaching Plastic Arts and Multimedia at Montreal’s Marie-Clarac High School, M. Lauzon is able to pass along his passion for animation via orientated class that immerse the student in this field. He is also the founding member of “Kino Jeunesse” (www.kinoj.com), an association that promotes the work of young filmmakers by giving film productions public visibility.

A special thank you to our jury for the incredible passion they shown during the festival.