Tool comes away with three Webby’s and a People’s Voice Award. Congratulations to Directors Ben Tricklebank and Erich Joiner for their wins with “Clouds Over Cuba” and “Experience Virgin America”. Further congrats to Alma Ha’rel for her win with Sigur Ros’ “Fjogur Piano”.

Thanks for your votes!

This season’s been a busy one. With 32 Awards and 16 more nominations, here is the complete rundown thus far…

JFK “Clouds Over Cuba”

Directors: Erich Joiner, Ben Tricklebank

Nominated for:

Online Films and Video – Public Service

Mobile – Public Service

User Experience Design – Information Architecture

Google “JAM with Chrome”

Interactive Director: Ben Tricklebank

Nominated for:

Craft – Animation/Motion Graphics

Paranorman “2BitBub”

Nominated for:

Integrated Branded Campaign – 360

Integrated Branding – Consumer Campaign

Sour Patch Kids

Director: Evan Silver

Nominated for:

Social Media – Best use of Social Media / Facebook

We would also like to congratulate James Cooper  for the following project.

Band-Aid “Magic Vision”

1. Sign up to vote by logging-in using Twitter, Facebook, or Google.
2. Click on the direct links below and vote for our director nominations in each category by April 25th.

Sigur Ros - Fjogur Piano

Director: Alma Har’el

Nominee:

Online Film and Video: Best Music - VOTE HERE

Virgin “Experience Virgin America”

Directors: Erich Joiner, Ben Tricklebank

Nominee:

Interactive Advertising and Media: Tourism and Leisure – VOTE HERE

Honoree:

Category: Best Visual Design

Category: Best use of Interactive Video

Google “JAM with Chrome”

Interactive Director: Ben Tricklebank

Nominee:

Websites: Best Visual Design – Aesthetic - VOTE HERE

Honoree:

Category: Best Music

Canadian Tire “One Yard. Hundreds of Possibilities”

Interactive Director: Alex Henry

Nominee:

Interactive Advertising and Media: Retail – VOTE HERE

JFK “Clouds Over Cuba”

Directors: Erich Joiner, Ben Tricklebank

Nominee:

Online Film and Video: Best Use of Interactive Video – VOTE HERE

Websites: Best Navigation/Structure – VOTE HERE

Websites: Best use of Video or Moving Image - VOTE HERE

Websites: Cultural Institutions  - VOTE HERE

Honoree:

Category: Best Practices

Category: Mobile – Best User Experience

Dunkin Donut’s “MiB 3“

Honoree:

Director: Geordie Stephens
Category: Integrated Campaigns

Help I have the Flu

Interactive Director: James Cooper

Honoree:

Category: Best use of Social Media

We would also like to congratulate James Cooper and Grant Skinner for the following projects.

Band-Aid “Magic Vision”

Read more about it on the ANDY awards site.

Interactive director Benjamin Tricklbank and Google won the Interactive Music award at this year’s SXSW for “Jam With Chrome”. Read more about it on Contagious and the SXSW awards site.

 
We’re excited to announce that we are featured in Creativity’s Top Production Company A-List. (Tool is one of just nine production companies to have been selected for the A-list for each of the last four years). See the 16 companies that made it onto Creativity’s 2012 Top Production Company A-List.

 
Two of our projects are nominated for the SXSW Interactive People’s Choice Award 2013.
Vote for your favorite website below:
 

Clouds Over Cuba
Co-Directors: Ben Tricklebank & Erich Joiner
- VOTE HERE -
 

JAM with Chrome
Interactive Director: Ben Tricklebank
- VOTE HERE -
 
Voting finishes on February 17th 2013.
The winner of the 2013 People’s Choice Award will be announced Tuesday evening, March 12 at the SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony Presented by Bloomfire.

 
1. Clouds Over Cuba
Category: Educational Resource
Director: Erich Joiner & Ben Tricklebank
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2. JAM with Chrome
Category: Music
Interactive Director: Ben Tricklebank
Visit the website >
 
*We also want to congratulate Grant Skinner for his Atari Arcade project which is a finalist in the Amusement category.
 
The winners in each category will be revealed at the 16th Annual SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening, March 12 at the Hilton Austin Downtown.
 

View all the 2013 SxSW Interactive Awards Finalists here >