... ME - NOT !

Aye, I didn't get a Skillset Academy award :( I ended up at the second place in the FE category - which is not bad after all ! At least, I have been nominated and my work has been(and recognized) by people in the industry. There were even people from the BBC ! The guy who presented the candidates called my video a "visual feast" and the short extract they played raised a few laughs - and that made me smile :)

Unfortunately, I was late for the drinks before the ceremony. I spent ages trying to find my hostel and the taxi driver that was supposed to get me to the University campus (where the event was taking place) made big unnecessary detours. I was right on time for the ceremony though, but that was way too fast. Then I went to Starbucks to have a light dinner and a coffee and in town for some late shopping. I decided to go to my hostel walking, tired to waste money on taxis, but with my infallible sense of direction, I ended up in West Belfast while my hostel was not far from Sandy Row in the East ! The quiet empty streets bathing in twilight, the full moon shining bright in the steel blue - it all added something eerie and magical in the atmosphere. I also caught some magnificent views of the city and some murals I've never spotted before. It was really too bad I didn't have a camera with me...

They said there was going to rain heavily today - well, I haven't seen a single drop fall. The sky was cloudy but the weather was still really nice.

I'll catch an early bus tomorrow so I'll be back in Derry by eleven for the 2D Festival.

(X-posted in my DeviantArt journal)

The news came by e-mail this afternoon : the Halloween video I submitted for the Northern Ireland Skillset Academy Awards has been shortlisted for the best FE* content category - in other words, I'm nominated for an award !! :D Woo-hoo !

Plus, I'm invited to the ceremony in Belfast next week :) Thing is, it collides with the 2D Comics Festival in Derry, which I have been invited to as well and looking forward to. Gee, it's like Sophie's choice... :\

But in the meantime, *goes bouncing around squeaking like an overexcited schoolgirl*

By the way, I finished colouring a comic for two guys of the comic class and it looks really good - I've never been so proud of myself :) - and another illustration, all for the 2D anthology. Can't wait for it to be printed ! :D


(* Please, don't ask me what FE stands for - I don't remember ^^; )

(X-posted on my DeviantArt journal)

For those who haven't followed me on Facebook - I submitted today two pieces for the Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy Awards - a website (screenshot below) and a video (below too). I primarily made them for college assignments but lecturers thought they were good to be make it for the biggest media event in NI. The first prize is £180 - good extra money, so fingers crossed !





The video is a new version of Halloween in Derry. And there is one more version here.