In a survey of fifteen respected festival programmers and critics who were each asked to name the best animated shorts of 2013, the film that came out on top was Theodore Ushev’s Gloria Victoria. Produced at the National Film Board of Canada, the film was selected by eleven out of fifteen people surveyed.
The results of the survey are a fantastic portrait of the richness and diversity of contemporary short-form animated filmmaking. The survey also serves as a valuable guide because it represents the viewpoints of individuals rather than a unanimous awards body. Below are the ten animated shorts that received the most votes:
Gloria Victoria by Theodore Ushev, Canada
Palmipedarium by Jérémy Clapin, France
Subconscious Password by Chris Landreth, Canada
Autour du lac by Noémie Marsily and Carl Roosens, Belgium
Marcel, King of Tervuren by Tom Schroeder, United States
Feral by Daniel Sousa, United States
Futon by Yoriko Mizushiri, Japan
Lonely Bones by Rosto, The Netherlands
Mademoiselle Kiki et les Montparnos by Amélie Harrault, France
Plug & Play by Michael Frei, Switzerland
