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GLAS 2018 poster designed by Ori Toor.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

AnimationWorld Magazine <\/i>\u2014 March 19, 2018
GLAS Animation Festival Brings the Spirit of Independent Animation to the West Coast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GLAS Animation Festival<\/a> kicks off its 2018 edition in Berkeley, CA on Thursday with a robust programming slate<\/a> that includes four competition categories<\/a> of outstanding independent short films from all around the world. Outside of the competition lineup, other festival highlights<\/a> are a conversation with David OReilly, the creative mind behind last year\u2019s mind-boggling Everything<\/em>, along with special guests<\/a> Phil Lord and Chris Miller, retrospective screenings of work from Ruth Lingford, R\u00e9ka Bucsi and Boris Labb\u00e9, and a closer look at director Jorge Gutierrez\u2019s VR short for Google Spotlight Stories, Son of Jaguar<\/em>. GLAS 2018 will also include screenings of Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa\u2019s two animated features from 2017, Lu Over the Wall<\/em> and Night is Short, Walk on Girl<\/em>, and will host what\u2019s billed as an \u201cincomplete introduction\u201d to the Zagreb school of animated films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New this year is the FXX Elevation Award, sponsored by FX Networks. This new award recognizes excellence in animated filmmaking and will honor a film in competition that embodies distinctive characters, bold storytelling and a singular point of view. The winning director will receive a $25,000 grant to develop an original animated project with FXX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading up to the festival, which runs March 22-25, AWN had a chance to sit down with GLAS Animation Festival director Jeanette Bonds to discuss the evolution of the event, this year\u2019s highlights, and –gasp! — her personal short film picks for the just-concluded Academy Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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