ONLINE August 25, 2009 - Justin Rasch, an animator living and working in the LA, has won $2,500 in the fourth SuperU.ca and TAC.tv Animation contest for his film “Gerald's Last Day”. The animated short, chosen by an expert panel of judges, will also have the chance to be broadcast on Super Channel.
The jury was comprised of Tom Schroede instructor at Minnesota College of Art and Design, Neil Burns Director of Canada’s only feature-length stop motion feature, “Edison & Leo” and Hugo Caron of Salambo Productions and TAC.tv.
This marks the fourth and final animation contests presented by SuperU.ca and online animation heavy-hitter TAC.tv. The best animated short in each contest will win $2,500, be featured on TAC.tv and have a chance for broadcast on Super Channel.
SuperU.ca is the online venue to watch the latest short films. Viewers enjoy high quality content, qualified by the viewers themselves. Filmmakers enjoy on-site contests and exposure to broadcasters like Super U’s partner Super Channel, Canada's national pay television network. As Super U grows, filmmakers will share in the advertising revenues generated on the site.
TAC.TV (a.k.a Têtes à claques) is former ad man Michel Beaudet’s original Canadian production of Web-based short, animated clips. Through a unique combination of claymation and video that superimposes live action on dolls and clay, the absurdly funny storylines feature a wide cast of unforgettable characters. Since its launch in mid-August 2006, the websites www.tac.tv and www.tetesaclaques.tv have garnered 520 million page-views and attracts more than a million fan each month. (source: Google Analytics).
