Ars Electronica Festival · 2001
Waking Life
by Tommy Pallotta, Bob Sabiston
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2001
In 2001, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Waking Life” by Tommy Pallotta and Bob Sabiston (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
Waking Life, written and directed by indie icon Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused), is considered the first independent computer-animated feature film ever made in America—an abstract, psychedelic, digital video improv that takes the Disney/Pixar formula and turns it on its perfectly coiffed head.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.