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IANIMAGIC 2017 WINNER STORY – GUAN-TING CHENG, BEST ART WINNER

Guan-Ting Chen (陳冠廷) received both the Best Art and Student awards in iAnimagic 2017 for his thought-provoking animated film, Wanam (大武俠行旅). His award-winning piece has a very particular artistic taste, dominated by bold lines and striking colors. It has a unique and imaginative storyline about the rise of samurais and geishas again in Japan’s future, and addresses various social issues such as gender stereotypes, homosexuality, and gender identity, encouraging the audience to think about these topics. We have had the pleasure to have Guan-Ting sharing his animation journey.

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A big city, an exciting event, radical ideas: Meet us at MWC Americas 2018

September may be approaching fast, but end-of-summer blues are far from our minds at Kdan. We are diligently preparing for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Americas 2018 conference in Los Angeles this September 12-14th.

MWC Americas brings together the brightest minds in the mobile industry to expand their horizons and imagine what the future might look like. We are excited to partake in this revolutionary meeting of the minds, where we will share some sneak peeks of our own.

Be sure to check out the end of this article to see how you can win a Silver Pass to MWCA and experience these sneak peeks firsthand. Continue reading “A big city, an exciting event, radical ideas: Meet us at MWC Americas 2018”

IANIMAGIC 2017 WINNER STORY – YINGZI ZHUO, BEST TECHNIQUE WINNER

The Best Technique award for iAniMagic Animation Contest 2017 has been awarded to Yingzi Zhuo for her impressive animation, Door, which depicts the difficulties we encounter door-after-door throughout life. Zhuo is an enthusiastic student from Xiamen Academy of Arts and Design at Fuzhou University, China, with a strong passion for animation. Her attentiveness to detail is shown in her award-winning piece, which has led to her well-deserved Best Technique award. Join us in discovering Zhuo’s method to success!

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iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Aastalim, Honorable Mention & Student Award Winner

Lin Xiaoman (林曉曼), also known as Aastalim, is the 2017 recipient of both an Honorable Mention and a Student award in iAniMagic 2017 with her submitted animation, Pick Yourself Up . Lin’s work is traditionally stylized with eye-catching colors and visuals, but in this competition, she chose to present the characters’ movements with minimalist black and white. Let’s learn more about her experience creating this work and some useful animation tips! Continue reading “iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Aastalim, Honorable Mention & Student Award Winner”

iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Beck Williams

Beck Williams is our grand winner for iAniMagic 2017. The interview with Beck outlines her success in the making of the winning work, Misfortune, and her journey in navigating the animation industry. We at Kdan Mobile appreciate the many animation enthusiasts like Beck and would welcome more to come and try how Animation Desk could help you bring your ideas to life.

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