Siggraph

First, in case you don’t know what Fjorg! is here’s the blurb: The world‘s first international FJORG! competition is an “iron animator” event at SIGGRAPH 2007 in which 16 competing teams from around the world will have 32 hours to create the world‘s best character-driven animation in front of a live, “Gladiator-style” audience and judging panel.

And the winners are: First place, Team Mocap from Bowling Green State University for their animation “Switch.” The team consists of Jim Levasseur, Tomas Jech, and W. Jacob Gardner. Congrats to the team and you can see their winning entry later today at www.workstations.tv.

So why is the title of this post about the Art Institutes?

Because second and third place both went to AI teams. Picture This, a team from Miami International University of Art and Design came in second place and Impulse, from Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg, won third place. Their winning entries will also be avaialable to see later on today. I’ll also get back to you with the winning students’ names (my Exchange Server is down with that info stuck inside!).

Judges:

Simon Allen, Animator, Pixar Animation Studios

Scott Benza, Animation Director, “Transformers”, Industrial Light & Magic

Spencer Cook, Animation Director, “Spider-Man 3″, Sony Pictures Imageworks

Raman Hui, Co-Director, “Shrek the Third”, DreamWorks Animation SKG

Gregorz Jonkajtys, Directing Artist and Marcin Kobylecki, Executive Producer, “The Ark”, (SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival Best of Show)

David Smith, DreamWorks Animation SKG

A full list of Fjorg participants is available at www.siggraph.org/s2007/attendees/fjorg/.