Impetus is certainly more artistic and thought-provoking, but is there anything that makes Impetus a greater technical achievement than Street Food? From my (very) non-expert perspective, Street Food seems much more technically impressive.

What were the merits judged by the competition?

No need for goal posts if we dont know what they were

I'm not interested in the competition rules and criteria. I'm just curious why the OP views Impetus as "better".

The fisherman scene in that film looks a lot like Guilin, China. Could be based on Vietnam also.

IMO the best street food takes the win

Dec 25, so wouldn’t be animator of the year for 2023.

Besides, celebrate rather than compare:

"When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow and exclude people. so create.“ - _why the lucky stiff

Ah good catch didn't realize it was from last year. I agree these things are definitely "ands" not "ors", just comparing because the linked article is about a competition. It's a pretty specific niche which made me think "oh but what about this other amazing animation made in blender by a 16 year old!"

_why the lucky stiff is probably the reason that I think of programming as a creative endeavor on par with things more regularly called art. It also took me from occasionally dabbling with JS to committing to becoming a paid dev.

It led me to redefine my personal version of "creative" to focus on the root word.

yeah this took obvious inspiration from Landgrens 'Takeout' https://youtu.be/OeqRzKDxK5U

wow that voice is annoying (and the lack of animations too)