2018 Winner
Spotify
Pride Stories
Giant Ant
GoldCraft - Animation
The LGBTQ community has come a long way in terms of gaining rights and recognition on a national and international stage. But the struggle for equality is far from over. To commemorate Pride Month, Spotify launched a series of beautifully animated videos tracing some of the community’s most difficult movements – from breaking down stigma around HIV/AIDS to the more recent transgender bathroom ban debates in the U.S. The videos are animated on simple backgrounds of vibrant colours, while narrators tell the (sometimes silent, other times painfully loud) stories of issues from the past and present day.
Head of Production: Teresa Toews
Creative Direction: Jay Grandin
Producer: Cory Philpott
SILENCE = DEATH
Art Direction & Illustration: Rafael Mayani
Animation Direction: Conor Whelan
Animation: Conor Whelan, Taylor Peters, Junyi Xiao, Jay Grandin, Matt James, Anne-Lou Graoww
5-4
Art Direction & Illustration: Eric Pautz
Animation Direction: Henrique Barone
Animation: Henrique Barone, Shawn Hight, Salvador Padilla, Nicholas Ferreira, Hammadi Faouzi, Jay Grandin
BATHROOM BANS
Art Direction & Illustration: Marion Bordeyne
Animation Direction: Sitji Chou
Animation: Sitji Chou, Diego MacLean, Anne-Lou Graoww
Creative Direction: Jay Grandin
Producer: Cory Philpott
SILENCE = DEATH
Art Direction & Illustration: Rafael Mayani
Animation Direction: Conor Whelan
Animation: Conor Whelan, Taylor Peters, Junyi Xiao, Jay Grandin, Matt James, Anne-Lou Graoww
5-4
Art Direction & Illustration: Eric Pautz
Animation Direction: Henrique Barone
Animation: Henrique Barone, Shawn Hight, Salvador Padilla, Nicholas Ferreira, Hammadi Faouzi, Jay Grandin
BATHROOM BANS
Art Direction & Illustration: Marion Bordeyne
Animation Direction: Sitji Chou
Animation: Sitji Chou, Diego MacLean, Anne-Lou Graoww