
Sheridan Student Film Comes Out on Top At TIFF Top Ten Festival
For the second consecutive year, a film by Sheridan Honours Bachelor of Animation students has been awarded Best Animated Student Short at TIFF’s Top Ten Film Festival. Feathers, the winning film, was created by third-year students who call themselves Hands on Deck Pictures.
The sixteenth-annual festival showcases Canadian cinema talent and hosted its Student Shorts Programme on the evening of January 14 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. A panel of judges including TIFF programmers and Canadian filmmakers awarded Feathers top honours for student animation following a screening of all 10 films in contention, including another Sheridan student film by Federico Kempke called Ceci n’est pas une animation.
The TIFF accolade comes with a cash prize from the Directors Guild of Canada and a DCP output of their film courtesy of Technicolor. This is not the first time Feathers has received national recognition this year. It was previously awarded Achievement in Animation at Air Canada’s enRoute Film Festival.
Pictured at top of page: The Sheridan students of Hands on Deck Pictures behind the winning film Feathers.
Popular stories
- Sheridan welcomes Mark Jones as new Dean of the Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
- Sheridan named Canada’s top animation school for fifth consecutive year
- Sheridan partners with Halton and Peel Regions to strengthen child care workforce with new micro-credential
- Sheridan offers youth summer camps
- Sheridan to celebrate more than 6,200 graduates during 2023 Spring Convocation
Media Contact
Meagan Kashty
Manager, Communications and Public Relations