PULCINELLA AWARDS

The International Jury of Cartoons on the Bay 1996, having viewed the 57 works in the competition in accordance with the Festival regulations has decided to award the following prizes:

"GOLDEN PULCINELLA" for the BEST CHARACTER by unanimous decision to:
"THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PIMPA"
For its graphic qualities and for the tender feelings which the Character arouses.
PILOT 26x5' -Italy 1995
Production QUIPOS Srl
Author FRANCESCO TULLIO ALTAN

"GOLDEN PULCINELLA" for the BEST PROGRAMME ALL AROUND by unanimous decision to:
"INSEKTORS"
for its technical innovation and computer graphics, for the beauty of its images, for its rhythm and editing, for its sense of humor, for the quality of its soundtrack and for the originality of the characters. The jury also notes that the programme was entirely created in Europe.
SERIES 26x13' -France 1995
Production FANTOME ANIMATION
In co-production with: ELIPSE, FINATOON, CLUB D'INVESTISSEMENT MEDIA-PROGRAMME MEDIA UE
Author RENATO, GEORGE LACROIX

"SILVER PULCINELLA" for the BEST PROGRAMME for INFANTS (under six years) by majority decision to:
"THE BABALOUS"
for the originality of its setting characters and choice of theme.
SERIES 65x5' -France/Canada 1995
Production FRANCE ANIMATION
In co-production with: CINAR PRODUCTIONS INC. FRANCE 3, RAVENSBURGER FILM + TV
Author JEAN-LUC MOREL, DANIEL ORGEVAL

"SILVER PULCINELLA" for the BEST PROGRAMME for CHILDREN (6/12 years) by unanimous decision to:
"THE FORGOTTEN TOYS"
for the attractive story, the sense of humor together with a sense of poetry and tenderness.
TV SPECIAL '25 -United Kingdom 1995
Production HIBBER RALPH ENTERTAINMENT
Author JAMES STEVENSON

"SILVER PULCINELLA" for the BEST PROGRAMME for TEENAGERS by majority decision to:
"NIGHTHOOD"
for the ablity to transform the qualities of live action into animated drawings.
SERIES 26x26' -France 1996
Production FRANCE ANIMATION
In co-production with: CINAR
Author MAURICE LEBLANC

"SILVER PUNCINELLA" to the BEST PROGRAMME for ADULTS by unanimous decision to:
"DUCKMAN"
for series inventiveness of the text, for the sense of humour and the graphical qualities.
SERIES 13x24' -USA 1995
Production KLASKY CSUPO INC.
Author EVA ALMOS

"SILVER PULCINELLA" for the BEST FAMILY PROGRAMME by unanimous decision to:
"SPAGHETTI FAMILY"
for its humouristic qualities which make it appropriate for all families as if it were a transposion of an engaging sitcom into the language of cartoons.
PILOT 13x5' -Italy 1996
Production BRUNO BOZZETTO
RAI STRUTTURA RAGAZZI with support of CARTOON-MEDIA
Author BRUNO BOZZETTO

"SILVER PULCINELLA" SPECIAL AWARD for GRAPHICS by unanimous decision to the Japanese cartoon:
"FOUR SESONS IN PEPPERON"
TV SPECIAL 25x1' - 1995
Production NHK Educational Corportation
Author MITSUMOSA ANNO

"SILVER PULCINELLA" SPECIAL AWARD for ANIMATION by unanimous decision to:
"THE TALE OF FLOPSY BUNNIES & MRS. TITTLE-MOUSE"
TV SPECIAL 26' -United Kingdom 1995
Production TV CARTOONS Ltd.
Author BEATRIX POTTER

"SILVER PULCINELLA" SPECIAL AWARD for the BACKGROUND SCENERY by unanimous decision to:
"HOME SWEET HOME"
PILOT 5' -Belarus 1996
Production VALIDIA
Author VITALY BAKUNOVICH, RUSLAN SIVACHOV

Following the request of the organizers of the event the Jury has also specially considered European programmes in the competition has arrived at the decision to award the PRIZE for the BEST EUROPEAN PROGRAMME promoted by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union by unanimous decision to:
"IL ETAIT UN FOIS"
SERIES 26x5' -France 1995
Production GOLDENVISION FRANCE