Date
Sat & Sun, May 12 & 13
Year
2018
Ages
Ages 13-19
Official Festival Winners TAFI 2018
Congratulations to all 2018 TAFI filmmakers! The prestigious panel of judges from feature film, television, gaming studios, and university programs were extremely impressed with the quality of work submitted by this year’s students. We were thrilled to see so many filmmakers, family members, and teachers in person at this year’s festival and are pleased to announce the winners.
Check back here in late 2018 for information about the 2019 festival.
Questions? Contact the TAFI team by email: tafi@wdfmuseum.org
Best of Festival Winners
Best of Festival
- Natalia Poteryakhin, Thaw
Second Best in Festival
- Benjamin Ragasa, Magpie
Category Winners
Short Animated Film: 2D
- First place: Natalia Poteryakhin, Thaw
- Runner up: Brianna Lucio, Remind Me
Short Animated Film: 3D
- First place: Haylee Selke, Harmony
- Runner up: The Animation Course, Ticket
Short Animated Film: Experimental
- First place: Benjamin Ragasa, Magpie
- Runner up: Julia Holston, My Hair is the one thing that I always think About
Reels: Individual
- First place: Brittany Crosson
- Runner up: Heidi Wang
Reels: School
- First place: The Animation Course
- Runner up: Sheldon High School
Special Award Winners
Member Community Award
- Julia Holston, My Hair is the one thing that I always think About
Staff Favorite
- Haylee Selke, Harmony
Best Animation
- Jasmine Adams, Warmth
Most Creative
- Ha Thanh Nguyen, Serendipity
Best Story
- Lainey Davidson, Zero
Best Design:
- Natalia Poteryakhin, Thaw
Stand-out International Film
- Jun Davidson-Lau, The Pirates
- Yung Yau Animation, Toy Train
Stand-out Young Filmmaker
- Mahip Sasan, Dancing with Fire
- Hafsa Murtaza, Dancing with Fire
- Owen Moss, The Heroic Knight
Congratulations to all 2018 TAFI filmmakers, teachers, and supporters. We are impressed by your work and appreciate your dedication to animation. We look forward to seeing your submissions next year!
The Walt Disney Family Museum thanks the following organizations for their generous grant support of this educational program:
Lucasfilm
Zynga