Champ: A Mushroom’s Tale

In the summer of 2015, Victor and a small team of artists entered a worldwide stop motion animation contest called “Gumby Fest” judged by Joe Clokey, son of the creator of Gumby: Art Clokey. Our project was spearheaded by Victor’s cousin Peter who wrote the story. Victor’s job was the animation director and character designer. Against all odds, after finally completing the animation within a couple of months, the hard work paid off as Mr. Clokey selected their film to be second place among all the entries, including entries from other countries such as Canada and The United Kingdom. The award proudly hangs in Victor’s home today as a constant motivator to continue his journey through animation.