The coveted short film grand prize at the 27th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy went to Koji Yamamura's ATAMA YAMA, while Serge Elissalde's VERTE was honored with the grand prize for Best TV Animation Production. 295 films were screened in the "Annecy 2003" official selection. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony held on Saturday, June 7, 2003. Congratulations to all the winners!

The Short and Feature Fiction Films jury, made up of Susie Campbell, Mikhail Aldashin, Giannalberto Bendazzi, Gabor Csupo and Bill Plympton, has awarded:

SHORT FILM

The Annecy Cristal (Grand Prix Annecy 2003)

Atama Yama (Mt. Head)

Directed by Koji Yamamura

Japan

Special distinction

Car Craze

Directed by Evert De Beijer

Netherlands

Jury's special award

Harvie Krumpet

Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot

Australia

Audience award

Harvie Krumpet

Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot

Australia

FIPRESCI Award

Harvie Krumpet

Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot

Australia

"Jean-Luc Xiberras" award for best first film

How to Cope with Death

Directed by Ignacio Ferreras

United Kingdom

"Annecy 2003 / Canal J" Junior jury award for a short film

Ligne de vie

Directed by Serge Avédikian

France

FIPRESCI Award

Oïo

Directed by Simon Goulet

Canada

FEATURE FILM

The Cristal for best feature (Grand Prix Annecy 2003)

My Life as McDull

Directed by Toe Yuen

China

TV AND COMMISSIONED FILMS

The Jury for TV and Commissioned Films, made up of Tatiana Kober, Natalia Orlova and Marie-Pierre Journet, has awarded:

TV SPECIALS

TV special award

Le roi de la forêt des Brumes

Directed by Jean-Jacques Prunès

France

The Cristal for best TV production (Grand Prix Annecy 2003)

Verte

Directed by Serge Elissalde

France

TV SERIES

Special award for a TV series

Albie "Quick on the Draw"

Directed Francis Vose

United Kingdom

EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC OR INDUSTRIAL FILM

Educationnal, scientific or industrial film award

Terrence Higgins Trust "Cavern Club"

Directed by Manu Roig

United-Kingdom

ADVERTISING FILM

Unicef award

NSPCC "Cartoon"

Directed by Russel Brooke

United-Kingdom

Advertising or promotional film award

Robota

Directed by Doug Chiang

USA

MUSIC VIDEO

Award for best music video

Super Furry Animals "It's not the End of the World"

Directed by Laurent Nicolas, David Nicolas

France

SCHOOL OR GRADUATION FILM

The School and Graduation Films jury, made up of Guionne Leroy, Marv Newland and Juan Padron, has awarded:

Jury's special award

Le trésor du têtard salé

Directed by Amandine Fredon

France

Award for best school or graduation film

Sunday Evening

Directed by Kalina Vutova

Bulgaria

Special distinction

Treevil

Directed by Aiju Salminen, Christer Lindström, Aino Ovaskainen

Finland

"Annecy 2003 / Canal J" Junior jury award for a school or a graduation film

Wunderwerk

Directed by Michael Sieber
Germany

SHORT FILMS FOR THE INTERNET

The Internet Films jury, made up of Valérie Bourgoin, Sébastien Kochman and Dan Sarto, has awarded:

Netsurfers award