In 2009, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Urs” by Moritz Mayerhofer (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
“Urs” is the graduation film of Moritz Mayerhofer at the Institute of Animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. For almost three years he drew thousands of mountains, characters and villages. He began the pre-production during an exchange program at les Gobelins, Paris.
About Moritz Mayerhofer
Moritz Mayerhofer (DE), born in 1981, successfully applied to study animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2003. He created a couple of award-winning shorts such as "CAPs", "The Christmas Hitler" and "The Last Tree".
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.