Films by Chiara Malta & Sebastien Laudenbach and Flóra Anna Buda among 22 winners at the jam packed 47th festival edition that saw a record 15,820 accredited attendees (a 19% increase on 2022) from 102 countries.
The 2023 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Mifa, expanded this year to seven full days of non-stop activities, ended this evening, the biggest in event history, with 15,820 badge holders from 102 countries descending on the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy for a week dedicated to everything animation.
Mickaël Marin, CEO of CITIA, the festival organizer, shared, "More than ever, Annecy deserves its status as world capital of animation film. This new attendance record symbolizes the acknowledgement and trust of industry professionals. It is a community that couldn’t imagine missing this gathering and who showed their commitment, a few days after the events that shook our city. It also highlights the dynamism of an industry and the artists’ creativity. CITIA is immensely proud to be a mainstay in such an admirable sector. Thank you to all!"”
22 Official Awards and Distinctions were presented by 11 juries (another 9 special prizes were awarded the previous day). They are as follows:
FEATURE FILMS
Cristal for a Feature Film:
Linda veut du Poulet! - Chicken for Linda!
Chiara Malta, Sebastien Laudenbach
France, Italy
Jury Award:
Four Souls of Coyote
Áron Gauder
Hungary
Paul Grimault Award:
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Tomohisa Taguchi
Japan
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution:
Linda veut du Poulet! - Chicken for Linda!
Chiara Malta, Sebastien Laudenbach
France, Italy
Contrechamp Grand Prix:
Robot Dreams
Pablo Berger
Spain, France
Contrechamp Jury Award:
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
Filip Pošivač
Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Audience Award:
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams
Benoit Chieux
Belgium, France
SHORT FILMS
Cristal for a Short Film:
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 Film:
Our Uniform
Yegane Moghaddam
Iran
Off-Limits Award:
Is Heaven Blue? #2
Menno De Nooijer, Paul De Nooijer
Norway, Netherlands
Audience Award:
Nun or Never!
Heta Jäälinoja
Finland
TV FILMS
Cristal for a TV Production:
La Colline aux Cailloux - Pebble Hill
Marjolaine Perreten
Belgium, France, Switzerland
First Jury Award for a TV Series:
Shape Island “Square’s Big Prank”
Drew Hodges
USA
Second Jury Award for a TV Series:
Scavengers Reign “The Wall”
Vincent Tsui
USA
COMMISSIONED FILMS:
Cristal for a Commissioned Film:
November Ultra “Come Into My Arms”
Tamerlan Bekmurzayev
France
Jury Award for a Commissioned Film:
The Beatles “I’m Only Sleeping”
Em Cooper
UK
GRADUATION FILMS
Cristal for a Graduation Film:
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 Best VR Work:
Red Tail
Fish Wang
Taiwan
SPECIAL PRIZES
City of Annecy Award:
Island
Michael Faust
Israel
Festivals Connexion VR Award:
From the Main Square
Pedro Harres
Germany
Festivals Connexion Award:
Maurice's Bar
Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery
France, Israel
André Martin Award for a French Short Film:
La saison pourpre – The Purple Season
Clémence Bouchereau
France
Best Original Music Award for a Feature Film:
La Sirène
Sepideh Farsi
Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Best Original Music Award for a Short Film:
27
Flóra Anna Buda
France, Hungary
Young Audience 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 Short Film:
Nun or Never
Heta Jäälinoja
Finland
Source: Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
