Annie & Boo Big Winner at 2004 Imagina Awards

Winners of the 2004 Imagina Awards, held Feb. 2-5 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, have been announced, with the German short, ANNIE & BOO, snagging four, including the Grand Prix. The jury panel, chaired by Stan Winston, consisted of Ornella Barreca, independent producer (Italy), Tom Jacomb, producer (Vanguard Animation - U.K.), Thomas Langmann (producer and actor, BLUEBERRY - France), Marc du Pontavice (ceo of Xilam Animation -- France) and William Sargent, (ceo of Framestore-cfc - U.K.).

The awards presented to the best digital graphic works were "based not only on their technical qualities but also on the emotions they generate."

The winners are:

* Grand Prix Imagina (Short): ANNIE & BOO- GermanyDirection: Johannes WeilandProduction: Filmakademie Baden-WuerttembergCo-production: Schaefer Filmproduktion

* Special Prize of the Jury (Short): L'HOMME SANS TÊTE -- FranceDirection: Juan SolanasProduction: Onyx Films, Iguana Films, La Maison

* Prize for Schools and Universities (Short): ANNIE & BOO -- GermanyDirection: Johannes WeilandProduction: Filmakademie Baden-WuerttembergCo-production: Schaefer Filmproduktion

* Prize for Best Direction (Commercial): JOHNNIE WALKER FISH -- GermanyDirection: Daniel KleinmanProduction: SpectrePostproduction: Framestore cfc

* Prize for Best Rendering (Commercial): AUDI DRINK LIKE A FISH - U.K.Direction: Frank BudgenProduction: Gorgeous EnterprisesPost-production: Framestore cfc

* Prize for Best Script (Short): CORTEX ACADEMY -- FranceDirection: Frédéric Mayer & Cédric JeanneProduction: Glpipa

* Art Direction Award (Short) ANNIE & BOO -- GermanyDirection: Johannes WeilandProduction: Filmakademie Baden-WuerttembergCo-production: Schaefer Filmproduktion

* Prize for Best Feature Film: THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - U.S.Direction: Andy & Larry WachowskiProduction: Warner Bros.

* Prize for Best Animation: THE LORD OF THE RINGS II - THE TWO TOWERS -- New ZealandDirection: Peter JacksonProduction: New Line Cinema