December 8, 2014 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada
Just in time for the holidays, the National Film Board of Canada’s StopMo Studio animation app for iPad has been selected by Apple for inclusion in its App Store Best of 2014, celebrating the year’s most innovative and entertaining apps and games.
It’s the second honour this week for this acclaimed application, which tied for Grand Prize in the “Website or Application — Arts and Culture” category at the 2014 Boomerang Awards, recognizing the best in Quebec digital media, on December 4.
Quick Facts
- Featured by Apple in more than 30 countries, StopMo Studio offers casual and experienced users alike a rich and easy-to-use creative experience as they animate their films using frame-by-frame stop-motion. To create StopMo Studio, designers Mivil Deschênes and Jean-Sébastien Beaulieu worked with acclaimed animator Patrick Bouchard (Bydlo, Subservience), who gave expert advice on how to provide users with powerful new creative tools.
- StopMo Studio is available for all iPad models, optimized for iOS8 and Retina Display.
Information
Melissa Than
NFB Publicist
Tel.: 416-952-8960
Cell: 647-248-9854
E-mail: m.than@nfb.ca
Twitter: @NFB_Melissa
Lily Robert
Director, Corporate Communications and Corporate Affairs, NFB
Tel.: 514-283-3838
Cell: 514-296-8261
E-mail: l.robert@nfb.ca
