Results
Congratulations to all contributing artists for great submissions!
We accepted submissions for Anytime content in 3 areas that
do well all year: Birthday, Love/Someone Special, and Hi. Awards
were given for Best Overall, as judged by Dan Sarto of Animation World Networks (aka AWN.com); Users' Choice, based on total card sends from
www.hdgreetings.com; and Best Facebook Card, as judged by a panel of Facebook users.
Winners receive Amazon gift cards, contest winner icons on their profile page and featured card rotations.
Would you like another shot at winning? We will soon hold the
Photo Inside Contest, for cards that incorporate user-uploaded photos! Visit the
Artist Wiki for more information on Photo Inside.
And the winners are
(I’m getting tingles again)…
BEST OVERALL (Judged by Dan Sarto, AWN)
1st placeIlana YahavLove 2008Judge's Comments:A truly unique and beautiful sand animation/performance art piece that combines vivid imagery with wonderful, flowing design and motion. By deftly morphing from one set of images and scenery into the next, the artist takes us on a stunning visual journey.
2nd placePaul SmithBirthday PubJudge's Comments:Cute, funny British stop-motion animation. The elaborate set truly captures the oddly functional design of a British pub in splendid detail, while the film takes the right amount of time to setup and deliver the gag.
3rd placeWill BoweTwo HeartsJudge's Comments:Animated heart-shaped candy communicating their fondness through stamped Valentine's Day messages makes for a nice, cute short.
honorable mentionRandy BoyumIt's Your Birthday DadJudge's Comments:Cute gag nicely animated with stop-motion. Good comedic timing with a truly 'explosive' punch line.
2nd placeJohn SchnallAnother 'Ear GoneJudge's Comments:I sent this to all of my friends. How does he do that? I'd like to be able to put my photo in the video.