The 15th edition of the International Animation Festival (FIA ’21), organized by the School of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay, took place on September 13, 14, and 15, 2021.
The festival featured 170 short films from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Russia, Singapore, and Uruguay.
The festival's official selection consisted of 46 short films. The winners were:
Grand Jury Prize / Best Student Short Film
Title: The Tears of the Seine
Directors: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, and Alice Letailleur
Country: France
Best Experimental Animated Short Film
Name: Revolykus
Director: Victor Orozco Ramirez
Country: Germany
Best Advertising Short Film and Music Video
Title: The Boys from the Summer
Director: Julien Hazebroucq
Country: France
Best Animated Short Film
Name: Reunify
Directors: Mette Tange and Peter Smith
Country: France
Best Uruguayan Student Short Film / Best Uruguayan Short Film
Name: Abril
Directors: Eliana Fernández and Sofía Caponnetto, senior students in the Bachelor’s Program in Animation and Video Games at Universidad ORT Uruguay in Universidad ORT Uruguay.
Country: Uruguay