The City of Annecy, Canal+, and France TV were among festival/media partners to present special honors to films including ‘Island,’ ‘Maurice’s Bar,’ and ‘To Be Sisters;’ winners were announced at a program this past Friday evening.
Before wrapping up an expansive and exhaustive festival week with its Saturday evening closing ceremonies, Annecy 2023 awarded 9 Special Prizes Friday evening in the Centre Bonlieu.
The Special Prizes (Prix Spéciaux) winners:
City of Annecy Award:
Île (Island) - Michael Faust (Israel, Studio Potemkin)
Festivals Connexion VR Award:
From the Main Square – Pedro Harres (Germany, Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf)
Festivals Connexion Award:
Maurice's Bar - Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery (Israel, Sacrebleu Productions)
André Martin Award for A French Short Film
La saison pourpre (The Purple Season) - Clémence Bouchereau (France, Bandini Films)
Best Original Music Award for A Feature Film:
La Sirène - Erik Truffaz (Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg - Les Films D'ici; Katuh Studio; Bac Cinema; Lunanime Bvba; Trickstudio Lutterbeck Gmbh)
Best Original Music Award for A Short Film:
27 - Committee – Mári Mákó, Rozi Mákó (France, Hungary - Boddah, Miyu Productions)
Young Audience Award:
To Be Sisters - Clément Céard, Anne-Sophie Gousset (France - Folimage, Les Armateurs)
Canal+ Junior Jury Award:
Pete – Bret Parker (U.S.A. – Artfarm Productions)
France TV Award for A Short Film:
Nun or Never! - Heta Jäälinoja (Finland - Böhle Studios)
Source: Annecy 2023
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
