‘Rooster for Linda!’ and ‘27’ Take Prime Awards at Annecy 2023
The 2023 version of the Annecy Worldwide Animation Movie Competition and Mifa, expanded this yr to seven full days of continuous actions, ended this night, the most important in occasion historical past, with 15,820 badge holders from 102 international locations descending on the attractive lakeside city of Annecy for every week devoted to all the pieces animation.
Mickaël Marin, CEO of CITIA, the competition organizer, shared, “Greater than ever, Annecy deserves its standing as world capital of animation movie. This new attendance report symbolizes the acknowledgement and belief of trade professionals. It’s a group that couldn’t think about lacking this gathering and who confirmed their dedication, just a few days after the occasions that shook our metropolis. It additionally highlights the dynamism of an trade and the artists’ creativity. CITIA is immensely proud to be a mainstay in such an admirable sector. Thanks to all!””
22 Official Awards and Distinctions have been introduced by 11 juries (one other 9 particular prizes have been awarded the day prior to this). They’re as follows:
FEATURE FILMS
Cristal for a Characteristic Movie:
Linda veut du Poulet! – Rooster for Linda!
Chiara Malta, Sebastien Laudenbach
France, Italy
Jury Award:
4 Souls of Coyote
Áron Gauder
Hungary
Paul Grimault Award:
The Tunnel to Summer season, the Exit of Goodbyes
Tomohisa Taguchi
Japan
Gan Basis Award for Distribution:
Linda veut du Poulet! – Rooster for Linda!
Chiara Malta, Sebastien Laudenbach
France, Italy
Contrechamp Grand Prix:
Robotic Goals
Pablo Berger
Spain, France
Contrechamp Jury Award:
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Mild
Filip Pošivač
Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Viewers Award:
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams
Benoit Chieux
Belgium, France
SHORT FILMS
Cristal for a Brief Movie:
27
Flóra Anna Buda
France, Hungary
Jury Award:
Drijf
Levi Stoops
Belgium
Alexeïeff – Parker Award [ex mention du jury]:
Eeva
Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak
Estonia, Croatia
Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Movie:
Our Uniform
Yegane Moghaddam
Iran
Off-Limits Award:
Is Heaven Blue? #2
Menno De Nooijer, Paul De Nooijer
Norway, Netherlands
Viewers Award:
Nun or By no means!
Heta Jäälinoja
Finland
TV FILMS
Cristal for a TV Manufacturing:
La Colline aux Cailloux – Pebble Hill
Marjolaine Perreten
Belgium, France, Switzerland
First Jury Award for a TV Sequence:
Form Island “Sq.’s Large Prank”
Drew Hodges
USA
Second Jury Award for a TV Sequence:
Scavengers Reign “The Wall”
Vincent Tsui
USA
COMMISSIONED FILMS:
Cristal for a Commissioned Movie:
November Extremely “Come Into My Arms”
Tamerlan Bekmurzayev
France
Jury Award for a Commissioned Movie:
The Beatles “I’m Solely Sleeping”
Em Cooper
UK
GRADUATION FILMS
Cristal for a Commencement Movie:
La notte
Martina Generali, Simone Pratola, Francesca Rosso
Italy
Jury Award:
Havnesjefan – The Harbourmaster
Mia L. Henriksen, Konrad Hjemli
Norway
Lotte Reiniger Award:
Mano
Toke Madsen
Denmark
VR WORKS
Cristal for the Greatest VR Work:
Crimson Tail
Fish Wang
Taiwan
SPECIAL PRIZES
Metropolis of Annecy Award:
Island
Michael Faust
Israel
Festivals Connexion VR Award:
From the Foremost Sq.
Pedro Harres
Germany
Festivals Connexion Award:
Maurice’s Bar
Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery
France, Israel
André Martin Award for a French Brief Movie:
La saison pourpre – The Purple Season
Clémence Bouchereau
France
Greatest Authentic Music Award for a Characteristic Movie:
La Sirène
Sepideh Farsi
Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Greatest Authentic Music Award for a Brief Movie:
27
Flóra Anna Buda
France, Hungary
Younger Viewers Award:
Entre deux sœurs – To Be Sisters
Clement Ceard, Anne-Sophie Gousset
France
CANAL+ Junior Jury Award:
Pete
Bret Parker
USA
France TV Award for a Brief Movie:
Nun or By no means
Heta Jäälinoja
Finland
Supply: Annecy Worldwide Animation Movie Competition
Dan Sarto is Writer and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Community.
