Filmography:

For Annie
Cannes Film Festival2007 (Cannes Short Film Corner) France, USA Film Festival2007, Platform Film Festival2007, Moondance 2007, LA Shorts Fest 2007, VISIONFEST 2007, Eugene International Film Festival 2007, Vine Shorts Fest 2007, The 7th Geneva Select Market 2007, 23rd Clermont-Ferrand Short film Market2008, 11th Annual East Lansing Children’s Film Festival, Florida ART Film Festival, 8th Annual deadCENTER Film Festival.

Awards :
Telly – Film/Video – Animation
Telly – Film/Video – Art Direction
Creativity Awards – Short Film/Demo
Best Narrative Short – Florida ART Film Festival

Last film:  Winter / En Hiver
Mill Valley Film Festival, The Denver International Film Festival, The Northwest Film & Video Festival, IndyMemphis Film Festival, Cinanima 2004(Portugal), Cloud 9 Film Festival, Portland Int’l Film Festival Arizona International Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, The Melbourne International Animation Festival(Australia),Moondance Film Festival, Cartoons on the Bay(Italy), World FEST-Houston,Seattle International Film Festival,21st International Short Film Festival(Mo Fries) Hamburg International (Germany), Animted Film Festival-Annacey(France),Boston International Film Festival,Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth-BUSTER (Denmark),Heartland Film Festival, Ars Electronica 2005(Austria), Computer Space 2005 (Bulgaria), Golden Star Shorts Film Festival, Eugene Film Festival,  International Children’s Film Carnival (Hong Kong), Internation Animation Festival (Turkey). 

Awards:  
Best Animation & Experimental Short- IndyMemphis(Tennessee USA)
Best Animation PDX - Portland Indy Animation Film Festival (Portland OR. USA)
Best of Show - Cloud 9 Film Festival (Frontier Airlines USA & Mexico)
Best of the Northwest - The Northwest Film & Video Festival 
26th Telly Award -2005 Non-Broadcast ANIMATION (Finalist Statuette)
Audience Choice Award - Melbourne International Animation Festival
Boston Motion Picture Award
WorldFEST-Houston Award (Gold Remi)
Aurora Awards (Gold)
Best of touring collection -Ars Electronica 2005(Austria)
Crystal Heart Award - Heartland Film Festival
2nd Place Trophy - Computer Space 2005

Stroid’ 56!
Animadrid Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
Happy Valley
Underground Film Festival, Portland, OR
Garden Variety
Tortured Artist Film Festival, Tacoma, WA
Rainy States Film Festival, Seattle, WA

Hero Sandwich 
Qualified for Oscar Competition
Denver Int’l. Film Festival, Denver, CO
ACT Film Festival, (Olympic Games) 
    Atlanta, GA 
Rainy States Film Festival, Seattle, WA
Melbourne Int’l. Film Festival, Australia
The Best of the NW Festival , Portland, OR
Hollywood for Children, (IMAX Cinemas), NY,
Annecy Animation Festival, Annecy, France
Rip-N-Glide
Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation, 
Los Angeles, CA
MTV’s Cartoon Sushi
Wild Fire
Windstar Foundation, Aspen, CO
Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, CO
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal
Right Brain / Left Brain
Artquake, Portland, OR
Portland Creative Conference, Portland, OR
It's About Peace
Bombay Int’l. Film Festival, Bombay, India
Cinanima Animation Festival, Portugal

Biographies:

Andrew T. Collen
Producer / Director

Andy Collen began his career at the age of 13, selling his meticulously detailed clay sculptures at a local gallery in Aspen, Colorado.  Andy attended University Northern Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCLA Film School, and The Pacific Northwest College or Art. 

Interests in the art of animation lead Andy to Los Angeles where he gained industry experience as a production assistant for the Terry Thoren/CEO (Animation Magazine 1989). 

Intrigued by the growing number of independent animators in Portland, Oregon Andy relocated to the Northwest where he completed an apprenticeship with Tom Arndt of Merlin’s Hammer Studio. This hands-on experience with commercial animation and special effects gave Andy the skills to freelance with companies such as Vinton Studios (California Raisins) and Blashfield & Associates (creator of mixed-media music videos as Tears for Fears "Sowing the Seeds of Love;" and Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone"). 

Creator of the studio Happy Trails Animation, Andy directs eye-catching commercials and independent films. His extensive background in visual effects, technology and the art of animation help drive the studio’s commitment to generating original, inspiring productions.

Amy Blumenstein-Collen
Art Director

Amy Collen is an accomplished art director and production manager with 
an animator’s sensibility.

She discovered the art of animation in 1984 while earning her BFA from 
the Pacific NW College of Art. After completing an ink and watercolor 
short film (“Bob’s Choice”)  Amy began pursuing a career in what is now 
a life-long relationship with the moving image. After apprenticing with independent animator Joanna Priestley in Portland, Oregon, Amy worked
 as an independent contractor on commercial projects such as Texas Lottery, Nike ACG, Fanta, Blueberry Pop Tarts, and Sesame Street. In addition, 
Amy taught animation to young people through the Northwest Film Center’s Filmmakers In Schools program. 

Now with Happy Trails Animation, Amy draws from her fine arts background and experience to enhance production efficiency and quality control.  
Short Film Festival Entry: “For Annie”Yeehah!
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