Lucky Friday the 13th

Semalam Friday the 13th.

As in the movie with the same title, sepanjang hari aku jadi suspen macam awek seksi yang menunggu Jason masuk biliknya dengan parang penuh darah.

Sebelah petangnya, aku drive Iman, Slemmer & Sheikh ke tempat yang ditetapkan untuk satu keputusan penting dalam hidup kami.

Bila sampai ke KL Hilton, kami meet up dengan Ayie & Hapiz.

Sampai kat tingkat 6, amongst others, kami jumpa Mike & Wan Sumo.

Semua orang buat lawak n acted cool, tapi semuanya aku bet kecut perut masa tu.

At about 6pm, like sacrificial lambs, kami masuk berduyun2 ke banquet hall yang ditetapkan.

Dalam pukul 6.30, announcement mula dibuat.

Bila terdengar je kalimah "T.H.A.W.S by Orang Lidi", and Iman & Slemmer bangun bergerak ke depan dewan, tamatlah wayang seram buatku.

Perasaanku terus membuak2 puas. Lapar dan penat berpuasa terus hilang.

We, the Orang Lidis, were announced as one of the winners for MSC's Intellectual Property Creators Challenge 2010 under the Animation category!

THAWS bunting design

Alhamdulillah, syukur pada Pencipta sebab T.H.A.W.S menang tahun ini.

Thanks to the competition organisor, MDeC, for believing in our idea & giving us a grant of RM50k to complete a 3-minute trailer.

Some of you yang follow blog gua nih mungkin perasan hint-hint pasal idea baru untuk animation series called 'The Heroic Adventures of Wira & Samad' (T.H.A.W.S) sebelum ni.

The fact is, the initial idea bermula since January. Then starting from April, Iman, Sheikh, Slemmer,Wan G & Bobbie Sahlan have helped to develop this IP tanpa menerima satu sen bayaran pun.

Our game plan was to come up with an awesome story which has the potential to be broadcasted.

Now things are shaping up towards that dream, insyaallah.

Winning again this year feels even sweeter daripada the first time we won the IPCC in 2007 with 'Hostel Blues' for Animatrix Studio dulu.

Mainly yang aku seronok sangat adalah kerana besides us, some of our buddies also awesomely won.

Mike & Wan Sumo won RM20k under the Interactive Digital Comic category.

Member ketat gua, Ayie & Tapir Reka Studio also won the Animation category for 'Tok & Tapir'.

By the way, for animation folks out there,take note.

I happen to know the Tapir Reka Studio guys personally, and given the right nourishment and support, aku confident they sure can change the landscape of the 2D animation industry in Malaysia, bai!

Having said all of these, finally.....

"This one's for the both of you, Imran & Nen!"

Hell, yeah!

...the happy winners...