The $200,000 award will go to directorAsaf Galay.
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Six films were in the running for the Library Of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize.
Max Fleischer with Betty BoopLibrary Of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize
Dr. Hayden, in consultation with Ken Burns, selected the winning film.
Runner-upMagic & Monsters, directed by Norah Shapiro, will receive a $50,000 cash prize.
Four finalists (see below) will each receive a $25,000 cash prize.
Bruce “Cookie” Bowers, a voiceover artist who worked on Betty Boop and other cartoons, in the 1930s.Everett Collection
Animation created some of the most iconic figures in American cinema, Dr. Hayden observed.
On October 10, Galay will appear at aLive!
Winning films have includedFlannery(directed by Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco, S.J.
Their cartoons were hilarious and strange, reflecting the world they lived in.
This was Wednesdays in Mississippi, a landmark all-women achievement too long overlooked.
