Prix Ars Electronica Best-Of is a compilation of outstanding animations chosen by the jury from the works submitted to the New Animation Art category of Prix Ars Electronica 2024.
The selection begins with the Golden Nica winner, Smoke and Mirrors by Beatie Wolfe. This work comprises a blend of music video and science visualization, emphasizing the magnitude of the climate crisis by presenting not only scientific facts about global warming but also the dangerous ideological positions denying it. Rising methane levels are illustrated alongside historical advertising slogans employed by oil companies to downplay awareness of the climate emergency. In addition to the Golden Nica winner, the compilation includes two awards of distinction and five honorary mentions, encompassing a wide array of critical social-political themes and challenges of our times. These themes include data surveillance, the invisible human labor that goes into training AI systems, the erosion of image credibility and the commodification of transnational education.
| Smoke and Mirrors | Beatie Wolfe (GB), 4’20’’ |
| Stained | Jeremy Kamal (US), 2’11’’ |
| I’m Feeling Lucky | Timothy Thomasson (CA) |
| Unknown Label | Nicolas Gourault (FR), 16’34’’ |
| Thank you for your Souvenir, UK! | Oushi Lin (CN), 3’03’’ |
| F*ckai? (Famous) | Jordan Clarke (CA), 4’55’’ |
| Random Acts of Flyness: Season 2, Episode 4 Fourth Dimension: Spacetime/bodyspirit | Kordae Henry (US), 1’25’’ |
| DUCK | Rachel Maclean (GB), 16’30’’ |
Language: EN
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Stained, photo: Jeremy Kamal
Random Acts of Flyness, photo: Kordae Henry
F*ckai? (Famous), photo: Jordan Clarke
Unknown Label, photo: Nicolas Gourault
Thank you for your Souvenir, UK!, photo: Oushi Lin
I’m Feeling Lucky, photo: Timothy Thomasson
DUCK, photo: Rachel Maclean
Smoke and Mirrors, photo: Beatie Wolfe
Credits
Smoke and Mirrors, Beatie Wolfe (GB), 4’20’’
Stained, Jeremy Kamal (US), 2’11’’
I’m Feeling Lucky, Timothy Thomasson (CA)
Unknown Label, Nicolas Gourault (FR), 16’ 34’’
Thank you for your Souvenir, UK!, Oushi Lin (CN), 3’
F*ckai? (Famous), Jordan Clarke (CA), 4’55’’
Random Acts of Flyness, Kordae Henry (US), 1’25’’
DUCK, Rachel Maclean (GB), 16’30’’