Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film wound up its 2006 event on May 2, with the awarding of its coveted prizes. OVERTIME from Oury Atlan, Damien Ferrié and Thibault Berland took home the International Promotion Award and the Best Student Film prize. Other big winners included Aardman’s ANGRY KID and OLIS CHANCE by Johannes Weiland and Saschka Unseld.

The international jury included Konstantin Bronzit, Jinny Choo, Lutz Dammbeck, Clare Kitson and Priit Pärn. Christa Moesker, Nelson Shin and Karin Vandenrydt served on the Tricks for Kids jury while Adam Elliot, Gerd Gockell and Chris Landreth made up the student jury. Judging the animated series were Marv Newland, Young-Min Park and Susanne Schosser.

Below is a complete list of winners.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION / INTERNATIONALER WETTBEWERB
City of Stuttgart Award / Preis der Stadt Stuttgart (7,500 Euro)
CITY PARADISE by Gaelle Denis
Great Britain 2004
producer: Erika Forzy
production: Passion Pictures

Preis des Landes Baden-Württemberg / State of Baden-Württemberg Award (7,500 Euro)
MILCH by Igor Kovalyov
USA, Russia 2004
producer: Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky
production: Klasky Csupo
world sales: Acme Films (Ron Diamond)

Internationaler Förderpreis / International Promotion Award (10,000 Euro)
OVERTIME by Oury Atlan, Damien Ferrié & Thibault Berland
France 2004
production: Supinfocom Valenciennes
world sales: Premium Films

Preis für den witzigsten Film / Award for the funniest film (1.000 Euro)
WHO I AM AND WHAT I WANT by Chris Sheperd & David Shrigley
Great Britain 2005
producer: Maria Manton
production: Slinky Pictures

Special Mention:
OBRAS by Hendrick Dusollier
France 2004
producer: Nicolas Schmerkin
production: Autour de Minuit Production

SWR-Publikumspreis / SWR Audience Award (12.000 Euro)
1. EGO SUM ALPHA ET OMEGA by Jan-Peter Meier
Germany 2005
production: Kunsthochschule Kassel

2. KUTOJA (THE LAST KNIT) by Laura Neuvonen
Finland 2005
producer: Petteri Pasanen
production: Anima Vitae Ltd.

3. HEARTSTOPPER by David Lea
Great Britain 2005
producer: Kai Simmons
production: Passion Pictures

TRICKS FOR KIDS
Preis für den besten Kinderfilm / Award for the best children´s film (4.000 Euro)
OLIS CHANCE by Johannes Weiland & Saschka Unseld
Germany 2005
production: Studio Soi

Special Mention:
A BEETLE, A BOAT, AN APRICOT by Julia Aranova
Russia 2004
producer: Tengiz Semenov
production: Animose Studio

SOUTH OF THE NORTH by Andrey Sokolov
Russia 2003
producer: Igor Gelashvili
production: Pilot Animation Studio

PREIS DER KINDERJURY im Wettbewerb TRICKS FOR KIDS:
RUZZ & BEN by Philippe Jullien
France 2004
producer: Jean-Pierre Lemouland
production JPL Films

YOUNG ANIMATION
Preis für den besten Studentenfilm / Award for the best student film (2.500 Euro)
OVERTIME by Oury Atlan, Damien Ferrié, Thibault Berland
France 2004
production: Supinfocom Valenciennes
world sales: Premium Films

Special mention:
EXIT by X. Aliot
France 2005
production: Ecole Supérieure des Métiers Artistique, Montpellier

PENDULE by Ruud Terhaag
The Netherlands 2005
production: St. Joost Akademie, Breda

ANIMATED SERIES
Preis für die beste TV-Animationsserie (2.500 Euro)
ANGRY KID: “Who do you Think you are” by Darren Walsh
Great Britain 2005
producer: Aardman Animations Ltd.

Special Mention:
DUST ECHOES: “Morning Star” by Suren Perera
Australia 2005
producer: Michael Wagner
production: ABC New Media + Digital Services

DUST ECHOES: “The Wagalak Sisters” by Dave Jones
Australia 2005
producer: Michael Wagner
production: ABC New Media + Digital Services

ANIMOVIE PUBLIKUMSPREIS / AUDIENCE AWARD (2.500 EURO)