2012 Vimeo Awards: category winners

The complete list of category winners runs like this:

1. Action Sports: Dark Side of the Lens by Astray Films
2. Advertising: K-Swiss Kenny Powers - MFCEO by Caviar
3. Animation: Umbra by Malcolm Sutherland
4. Captured: Sweatshoppe Video Painting Europe by Sweatshoppe
5. Documentary: Amar (All Great Achievements Require Time) by Pilgrim Films
6. Experimental: Prie Dieu by Cokau
7. Fashion: Skirt by Academy Plus (A+)
8. Lyrical: Symmetry by Everynone
9. Motion Graphics: A History of the Title Sequence by Jurjen Versteeg
10. Music Video: Manchester Orchestra: Simple Math by Daniels
11. Narrative: BLINKY™ by Ruairi Robinson
12. Series: Often Awesome The Series by All Aces Media
13. Remix: Rear Window Timelapse by Jeff Desom

2012 Vimeo Awards: Honorary Awards

2012 Vimeo Awards also included three honorary awards:

• The Honorary Award for New Creators went to directing duo Daniel Scheinhart and Daniel Kwan, collectively known as DANIELS, for their outstanding work over the last 18 months.
• The Honorary Award for Social Change was awarded to worldwide collaborative project One Day On Earth.
• The Honorary Award for Digital Maverick was awarded to openFrameworks, an open source C++ toolkit for creative coding.

(Source: computerarts.co.uk)

The video has also, however, begun to receive significant backlash from organizations and publications questioning the authenticity of Invisible Children.

Jonathan Novak “Send letters to congress? How about if you want to help Africa, go to Africa and help. Don’t share a link on facebook, buy a wristband, and then go pat yourself on the back in Starbucks. There is enough of us on this continent as is, don’t give our politicians an excuse to deploy more soldiers. Or is our blood worth less than Africans?”

Either way it’s hitting all the check marks for a successful campaign.