Four hundred guests crowded the second floor theatre at the Chicago
Cultural Center, Sunday, October 24, for the 1999 Gala Awards Ceremony and
Closing Night Party of the 16th annual Chicago International Children's
Film Festival. The following awards for animated films were given out:


Children's Jury Prizes - Feature Films and Videos - Animation


1st Prize, KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS by Michel Ocelot (France)


2nd Prize, ANNE FRANK'S DIARY by Julian Wolff (France, Ireland, UK,
Netherlands)


Certificate of Merit, BABAR: KING OF THE ELEPHANTS by Raymond Jafelice (Canada)


Certificate of Merit, GRANDMA AND HER GHOSTS by Shaudi Wang (Taiwan)


Children's Jury Prizes - Short Films and Videos - Animation


1st Prize, AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH by Konstantin Bronzit (France)


2nd Prize, THE FIRST SNOW OF WINTER by Graham Ralph (UK)


Certificate of Merit, SHORT FILMS BY SHORT PEOPLE: THE ADVENTURES OF SAM
DIGITAL by Stephen Angel (USA)


Certificate of Merit, BANGO FROGS by Nick Hilligoss (Australia)


Adult Jury Prizes - Short Films and Videos - Animated


1st Prize, YOUR CHOICE! by Koji Yamamura (Japan)


2nd Prize, SIENTJE by Christa Moesker (Netherlands)


Certificate of Merit, CHRYSANTHEMUM by Virginia Wilkos (USA)


Adult Jury Prizes - Child-Produced Short Films and Videos - Animation


1st Prize, BILLY THE SEAL by Gerald Conn and Chris Elliott (UK)


2nd Prize, STRANGLED BY PAINFUL WORDS by Nigel Zeid and Cliff Cohen (USA)


Certificate of Merit, SURPRISE by Edo Lukman (Croatia)