Anima Mundi has released the winners for its 2001 festival, which took place from Friday, July 13 – Monday, July 23, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil then moved to São Paulo, Brazil from Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2001. The festival is the major animation festival in South America. The festival included a wide range of open activities, including workshops, lectures and exhibitions. The winners were chosen by a panel of 26 animation industry professionals from around the world. Below is a complete list of winners.



BEST FILM:

1st - FATHER AND DAUGHTER by Michael Dudok de Wit, Holland.

2nd - FOR THE BIRDS by Ralph Eggleston, U.S.A.

3rd - REJECTED by Don Hertzfeldt, U.S.A.



BEST VIDEO:

1st - JEDNE NOCI VEDNOM MESTER (ONE NIGHT AND ONE TOWN) by Jan Baleje, Czech Republic.

2nd - F8 by Jason Wen, U.S.A.

3rd - SVOBODA (LIBERTY) by Radan Vasulin, Czech Republic.



FIRST ANIMATED WORK:

1st - COITPAEM? (LET'S PLAY?) by Kirill Kravchenko, Russia.

2nd - THE BOX by Stefan Gronsky, U.S.A. and INVERNO by Catarina Pé-Curto, Francisco Menezes and Susana Pinto, Portugal.



BEST PORTFOLIO:

1st - Aardman Animation, U.K.

2nd - Conspiração Digital, Brazil.

3rd - FilmtecknarnaF Animation, Sweden.



ANIMA MUNDI 2001 - AUDIENCE AWARDS - SÃO PAULO



BEST ANIMATION FILM:

1st - FOR THE BIRDS by Ralph Eggleston, U.S.A.

2nd - LES OISEAUX EN CAGE NE PEUVENT PAS VOLER (CAGED BIRDS CANNOT FLY) by Luis Briceno, France.

3rd - OS IRMÃOS WILLIAMS (BROTHERS WILLIAMS) by Ricardo Dantas, Brazil.



BEST ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN:

1st - AUNT TIGER by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris, Taiwan.

2nd - POLSE (SAUSAGE) by Ivar Rodningen, Norway.

3rd - DISFARCE EXPLOSIVO (POP CLUCK) by Mário Galindo, Brazil.



BEST COMPUTER ANIMATION:

1st - A SZENTJÁNOS BOGARAK NEMI ÉLETE (THE SEXUAL LIFE OF FIREFLIES), by Pál Tóth, Hungry.

2nd - ENDANGERED LOVE by Mikae Nawroki, USA.

3rd - ORNAMENTS by Aaron Erimez, USA.



BEST ANIMATION VIDEO:

1st - EUROPA & ITALIA by Bruno Bozzeto, Italia.

2nd - COITPAEM? (LET'S PLAY?) by Kirill Kravtchenko, Russia.

3rd - EXISTENCE by Lee Myung-ha, Korea.



BEST BRAZILIAN FILM:

1st - OS IRMÃOS WILLIANS (BROTHERS WILLIANS) by Ricardo Dantas.

2nd - DISFARCE EXPLOSIVO (POP CLUCK) by Mário Galindo.

3rd - OS IDIOTAS MESMO (THE REAL IDIOTS) by Allan Sieber.



BEST BRAZILIAN VIDEO:

1st - CRÁSSICOS DA PERIFERIA: CONTATOS IMEDIATOS DE PRIMEIRO GRAU (CLASSICS FROM THE OUTSKIRTS) by Marcelo Castro.

2nd - RODA DE SAMBA (SAMBA'S JAM SESSION) by Os 3D Mentes.

3rd - ONIGOMANJHAS by Mauro de Abreu and Luiz Gustavo Sanchez



ANIMA MUNDI 2001 - AUDIENCE AWARDS - RIO DE JANEIRO



BEST ANIMATION FILM:

1st - FOR THE BIRDS by Ralph Eggleston, USA.

2nd - OS IRMÃOS WILLIANS (BROTHERS WILLIANS) by Ricardo Dantas, Brazil.

3rd - HOOVES OF FIRE by Richard Goleszowski, UK.



BEST ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN:

1st - ORNAMENTS by Aaron Erimez, USA.

2nd - DISFARCE EXPLOSIVO (POP CLUCK) by Mário Galindo, Brazil.

3rd - SVETLO (THE LIGHT) by David Sukup, Czech Republic.



BEST COMPUTER ANIMATION:

1st - A SZENTJÁNOS BOGARAK NEMI ÉLETE (THE SEXUAL LIFE OF FIREFLIES), by Pál Tóth, Hungry.

2nd - FOR THE BIRDS by Ralph Eggleston, USA.

3rd - RODA DE SAMBA (SAMBA'S JAM SESSION) by Os 3D Mentes, Brazil.



BEST ANIMATION VIDEO:

1st - A SZENTJÁNOS BOGARAK NEMI ÉLETE (THE SEXUAL LIFE OF FIREFLIES), by Pál Tóth, Hungry.

2nd - EUROPA & ITALIA by Bruno Bozzeto, Italia.

3rd - COITPAEM? (LET'S PLAY?) by Kirill Kravtchenko, Russia.



BEST BRAZILIAN FILM: