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Yokaitopia picks up another Best Animation award at Portland Under the Stars
Glenna Burmer recently won the Best Animation award for her film Yokaitopia at Portland Under the Stars, a film festival in Portland, Oregon, hosted at McMenamins Mission Theater. Burmer’s film was one of four animated shorts that opened the in-person festival on Friday, August 14. Awards were announced later that weekend, and…
Best director award at Los Angeles Movie & Music Videos; selected for Portland Under the Stars
Glenna Burmer was honored with an award for Best Director of an Animation Film at the Los Angeles Movie & Music Video festival in July for her 2025 film, Yokaitopia. The online film festival focuses on projects that offer unique storytelling, innovative visual styles and compelling narratives. Its chosen film entrees…
June film festivals bring three awards for animated film short Yokaitopia
Yokaitopia, the newest animated short film from Glenna Burmer, was selected for two Best Animation awards in June – one from New York Film & Cinematography and the other from the Symbiotic Film Festival. Yokaitopia was also a winner for Best Fantasy film at New York Film and Cinematography. The New York Film…
Brazilian film festival selects Bippy the Little Robot for best musical score and best animation
Bippy the Little Robot, an animated film short by Glenna Burmer, has taken home two awards recently — Best Original Score and Best Original Animation Style – from the online film festival, Plot Twist. Plot Twist celebrates filmmakers who use the element of surprise to distinguish and elevate their productions.…
Two Burmer films take top awards at Montenegro International Film Festival 2026
Two of the newest animated films from Glenna Burmer took home a total of three awards at the Montenegro International Film Festival 2026. Yokaitopia (2026) received an award for Best 2D Animation, and Bippy the Little Robot (2024) received two awards: Best Created Environment and Best Original Song or Score. This year, the…
Accolade Global Film Competition selects Yokaitopia for Award of Merit
Yokaitopia, the newest short film from Glenna Burmer, received an Award of Merit in May from the Accolade Global Film Competition. Accolade is a worldwide online competition recognizing film, television and movie professionals who demonstrate exception achievement in craft and storytelling. Created in 2003, the festival attracts filmmakers at all…
Best Director Award for an animated film goes to Burmer for Yokaitopia
Tokyo Film & Screenplay Awards selected Glenna Burmer for a Best Director Animation Award for her newest short film, Yokaitopia. The award was announced in April. The Tokyo film festival seeks films that integrate storytelling with cinematic excellence. Judges selected winning films based on such elements as technical design, tone, script…
Burmer’s Yokaitopia earns recognition at international film festivals
Glenna Burmer’s newest animated short, Yokaitopia, received awards in March for Best Animated film in four film festivals around the globe. In Europe, the film garnered first-place awards at the Florence (Italy) Film Awards, Paris Film Awards and Mannheim (Germany) Arts and Film Festival. Yokaitopia also took home the Best Animated Film Award…