The coveted short film grand prize at the 26th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy went to Adriaan Lokman's CG short BARCODE, while Barry Purves' animated comedy drama HAMILTON MATTRESS was honored with the grand prize for Best TV Animation Program. 245 films were screened in the "Annecy 2002" official selection, coming from 33 countries, with more than 200 films premiering at the festival. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony held on Saturday, June 8, 2002. Congratulations to all the winners!
The Short and Feature Fiction Films jury, made up of Wendy Tilby, Hélène Vayssières, Bernard Génin, Michaël Dudok de Wit and Pete Docter has awarded:
"Annecy 2002" Grand Prix For Best Animated Short Film
BARCODE
Adriaan Lokman
The Netherlands
The Special Jury Award
HOME ROAD MOVIES
Robert Bradbrook
Great Britain
The "Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award For A First Film
ROOF SEX
PES
USA
Special Distinction for the quality of emotion and the skill of the direction
LOOKING FOR HORSES
Anthony Lawrence
Australia
Special Distinction for its artistic quality
LA FUNAMBULA / THE TIGHT-ROPE WALKER
Roberto Catani
Italy
Special Distinction for the boldness of its animation and design and for its humor
FLUX
Christopher Hinton
Canada
"Annecy 2002" Grand Prix For Best Animated Feature
MARI IYAGI / MY BEAUTIFUL GIRL, MARI ,
Sung-gang Lee
South Korea
Special Mention
MERCANO EL MARCIANO / MERCANO THE MARTIAN
Juan Antin
Argentina
The Jury for TV and Commissioned Films, made up of Carole Bonneau, William Hetzer and Siegmund Grewenig has awarded:
"Annecy 2002" Grand Prix For Best TV Animation Program
HAMILTON MATTRESS
Barry J. C. Purves
Great Britain
Award For Best TV Series
SAMURAI JACK (Episode 7)
Genndy Tartakovsky USA
Special Distinction For A TV Series
TIMOON AND THE NARWHAL
Natalia Orlova
Russia, Great Britain, Canada
Award For The Best TV Special
WAR GAME
Dave Unwin
Great Britain
Award For A Pilot Series Or TV Special
YOKO! JAKAMOTO! TOTO! "The Fly" Tony Collingwood Great Britain
Educational, Scientific Or Industrial Film Award
TOMS TOILET TRIUMPH
Greg Holfeld
Australia
Advertising Film Award
TARTARUGA / THE TURTLE
Sergio Amon
Brazil
Award For The Best Animated Sequence
BRITISH ANIMATION AWARDS 2002
Collectif BBC MediaArc
Great Britain
The School and Graduation Films jury, made up of Wendy Jackson Hall, Jean Rubak and René Castillo has awarded:
Award For Best School Or Graduation Film
DAS RAD / ROCKS
Heidi Wittlinger, Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel
Germany
Special Jury Award
HISTOIRE DE CESARIA / CESARIAS STORY
Camille Henrot
France
Special Distinction
QUI VEUT DU PTÉ DE FOIE ? / WHO WANTS SOME LIVER PTÉ?
Anne-Laure Bizot, Amélie Graux
France
The Internet Films jury, made up of Chiara Magri, Stéphane Singier and Serge Ewenczyk has awarded:
Award For Best Short Film
LES DÉMONS DINOSHIRO / INOSHIROS DEMONS
Jean-Luc Gage
France
Award For Best Series
KEVINA (Episode 3)
Kevin Lofton
USA
Netsurfers Award THE AMAZING ADRENALINI BROTHERS "Ocean of Terror!"
Dan Chambers, Claire Underwood
Great Britain
The "Annecy 2002 / Canal J" junior jury for short films, made up of Marc Ribon, William Zouaimia, Matea Baric and Marko Cigler has awarded:
Short Film Award
LE PAPILLON
Antoine Antin, Jenny Rakotomamonjy
France
The "Annecy 2002 / Canal J" junior jury for school and graduation films, made up of Xavier Chulliat, Nicolas Brouet, Valentina Sipus and Dinko Oletic has awarded:
School Or Graduation Film Award
THE CROSSING GUARD
Josh West
USA
The FIPRESCI jury, made up of Andrea Romeo, Joachim Kreck and Stansilav Ulver has awarded:
The FIPRESCI Award
For its original design and animation and its unique 100 % cinematic view of two generations in the order of nature.
FLUX
Christopher Hinton
Canada
FIPRESCI Special Distinction
For the clarity with which it has used animation to express a message, clear and sophisticated at the same time.
SHH
Adam Robb
Australia
Audience Award
BOOKASHKY / BOOKASHKIS
Mikhail Aldashin
Russia
Unicef Award
TORNEHEKKEN / THE HEDGE OF THORNS
Anita Killi
Norway
