Festivals & Awards
VFS student projects are consistently selected for screenings and awards at festivals around the world. Qualifying student projects are submitted to national and international competitions and festivals at no cost to the student.
Digital Design
2012 Festivals & Awards
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Anatomy - Dave Murawsky | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
My Love - Natasha Ali | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
2011 Festivals & Awards
Advertising & Design Club of Canada
Fit4kidz - Heather Lee | Finalist
Art Cinema
Helios - Juan Andres Behrens Gomez | Screened
Renderyard One Minute Challenge
Paper Wars - Kim Oxlund | Screened
Psycho Zero - Juan Carlos Arenas Madrid | Screened
Tiburon International Film Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
2010 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Screened
Project Eos - Up Boonthaveepat | Screened
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Anatomy - Dave Murawsky | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
My Love - Natasha Ali | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Advertising & Design Club of Canada
Fit4kidz - Heather Lee | Finalist
Anima 2010
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Toru Kageyama | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Screened
Applied Arts 2010 Student Design Awards
Graphos Playing Cards - Michelle Lam | Winner - Student Design Award
Negative Advertising - Antonio Alarcon Roman | Christian Whiticar | Jai Field | Jake Graydon | Winner - Student Design Award
Terms & Conditions - Ana Mendez Nieto | Ehab Kamal | Ezra Istiroti Levi | Jordan Scott | Winner - Student Design Award
Canada International Film Festival - CIFF
A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Toru Kageyama | Lisa Temes | Winner - Rising Star Award for Excellence - Short Film category
Design Edge Magazine
Portfolio - Antonio Alarcon Roman | Published - Named the youngest of the top ten notable designers under the age of 35
Salazar Student Design Awards
Sindicato - Carlos Guimaraes | Winner - Interactive Category
Link.TV - Stefan Belavy | Finalist - Interactive Category
The Dark Shield - Eric Wada | Jeff Greenberg | Finalist - Interactive Category
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Finalist - Interactive Category
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Toru Kageyama | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Screened
Victoria Film Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Toru Kageyama | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Screened
2009 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Screened
Project Eos - Up Boonthaveepat | Screened
Forward International Viral Video Award
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Anatomy - Dave Murawsky | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
My Love - Natasha Ali | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Applied Arts Magazine 2009
Rebrand - Tapioca Express - Yuan You | Winner - Design (Corporate & Collateral)
Bradford Animation Festival - BAF
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Toru Kageyama | Lisa Temes | Hendy Sukarya | Screened
Fresh Film Awards
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Toru Kageyama | Lisa Temes | Finalist
International Bochum VideoFestival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
Northwest Film & Video Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Lisa Temes | Hendy Sukarya | Aaron Chiesa | Toru Kageyama | Winner - Best Animation Award
Salazar Student Design Awards
Sindicato - Carlos Guimaraes | Winner - Interactive Category
Link.TV - Stefan Belavy | Finalist - Interactive Category
The Dark Shield - Eric Wada | Jeff Greenberg | Finalist - Interactive Category
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Finalist - Interactive Category
SHORTSNONSTOP - CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Compositing - Jordan Clarke | Screened
Growing Up - Jorge Estrada | Kasey Lum | Marisa Torres Rodriguez | Alexander Badr | Screened
Vancouver Short Film Festival
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Winner - MVCC Award – Best Editing in a Student Short Film
Forum for International Animation in Stockholm - FIA
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Aaron Chiesa | Hendy Sukarya | Lisa Temes | Toru Kageyama | Screened
Lunafliks
Voyager - Leonardo Aguiar | Jaime Arvizu Bonnells | Tyler Lemermeyer | Screened
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
A Brief Guide about Bridesmaids - Yaniv Fridman Lemor | Amber Mackay | Screened
2008 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Screened
Project Eos - Up Boonthaveepat | Screened
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Anatomy - Dave Murawsky | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
My Love - Natasha Ali | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts - CAEAA / The Elans
Backbone Medley - Jung Kit Chan | Winner - Best Motion Graphics
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
EOZ - Up Boonthaveepat | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
Fly. Fly - Debbie Sun | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
Flash in the Can Awards - FITC
Duelity - Ryan Uhrich | Nominated - Motion Graphics Award
Imperial Beach International Film Festival - IBIFF
Duelity - Ryan Uhrich | Screened
Toofy Film Festival
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Screened
2007 Festivals & Awards
Animex International Festival of Animation and Games
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Screened
Project Eos - Up Boonthaveepat | Screened
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Anatomy - Dave Murawsky | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
My Love - Natasha Ali | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Semi-Finalist - Motion Graphics
Art of Digital Show
Duelity - Ryan Uhrich | Screened
Indie Music Video Festival
War is Beautiful - Alex Rupert | Screened
Salazar Student Design Awards
Sindicato - Carlos Guimaraes | Winner - Interactive Category
Link.TV - Stefan Belavy | Finalist - Interactive Category
The Dark Shield - Eric Wada | Jeff Greenberg | Finalist - Interactive Category
Typographics - Ryan Uhrich | Finalist - Interactive Category
Vancouver International Digital Festival
Duelity - Ryan Uhrich | Winner - Pop Vox Awards - Best Digital Animation Short
2006 Festivals & Awards
Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts - CAEAA / The Elans
Backbone Medley - Jung Kit Chan | Winner - Best Motion Graphics
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
EOZ - Up Boonthaveepat | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
Fly. Fly - Debbie Sun | Nominated - Best Motion Graphics
Communication Arts Illustration Competition
Backbone Medley - Jung Kit Chan | Published
Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards - IFVA
Backbone Medley - Jung Kit Chan | Winner - Honourable Mention
MI6 Awards Competition
Sex and the Socket - Cesar Alejandro Montero Orozco | Winner - Gold - Best Student Marketing Project
VidFest
Backbone Medley - Jung Kit Chan | Winner - Trailblazer Award
War is Beautiful - Alex Rupert | Winner - Best Music Video
Aelaris - Chris Abbas | Screened
Lost - Chris Abbas | Screened