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"The Rubbish Monster" was awarded Best Animation at Multichoice Vuka! Awards in November last year but the success didn't stop there. The animated film also won another two awards for Commissioned Film of 1 minute and Under category at Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (KAFI) in Chicago and Jury's Special Prize at the 11th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) in South Korea.

"The Rubbish Monster" was among the 169 selected films from 1275 received from 41 countries and the SICAF attracts 130,000 visitors annually - both ordinary visitors and key industry players from all around the world. The fact that Braam is Deaf was never mentioned to the juding panel, proving that his creativity goes beyond any physical disability.It was a warm glow of satisfaction to win the price since the other finalists in the same catergory were of very high standard. It was absolute woderful to experience the exposure of fresh and unique international animation and to celebrate the diversity of progress made by animators from sides of this world! Importantly, a lot of people enjoyed "The Rubbish Monster" and the producers even urged to broadcast it in other countries since the message is universal.

The Rubbish Monster children book and DVD are available to purchase online.

The animation focuses on a man who casts his empty cigarette box away carelessly. As soon as the cigarette box lands on the ground, it begins to twitch. All the litter in the vicinity suddenly amalgamates into a humanoid rubbish monster which proceeds to attach the locals.This anti-littering concept has been in his mind for a long time, but the rubbish monster was never inolved.

The idea of using a humanoid rubbish monster strolled into his mind when he was angry at the stranger.He was walking down Long street (Cape Town), observing a stranger littering continuously, ignoring the dustbins all around him. He had enough of this and decided to approach the man and tell him where his litter belongs. He defiantly flashed his two middle fingers!He was thinking "Be grateful, I don't turn into a smelly rubbish monster and munch you! Starting with your middle fingers!" He just walked away from him but definitely not as a loser, he had just got a great concept!

Braam Jordaan is a young Capetonian who was born Deaf to Deaf parents.