Cinanima 2000 finished its week of screenings with the presentation of its awards on Sunday, November 12, 2000. This year's grand prizewinner was Michel Dudok Wit's FATHER AND DAUGHTER, which also won the Alves Costa Award given by journalists at the festival. In two categories the international juries awarded ties. Paul Driessen's THE BOY WHO SAW THE ICEBERG and Florence Miailhe's AU PREMIERE DIMANCHE DAOUT both took the Class B Prize for best film between 7 and 21 minutes and Mark Van Der Maarel's THE PINBOARD and Vários' DADDY AND I took home the best first film award. This year the jury decided not to award prizes in the Class D: Long Feature and Class F: Publicity And Institutional categories. One of the highlights of the festival came during the general assembly when ASIFA Portugal nominated Cinanima festival director Antonio Gaio an ASIFA Portugal honorary member, to acknowledge his dedication to animation. Gaio has served as director of the festival for 20 years. Since 1977, Cinanima has been promoting the international art of animation in Espinho, a city located on the Northern coast of Portugal. The 2001 edition will be held November 5-11, 2001. Below is a complete list of this year's winners.
Grand Prize FATHER AND DAUGHTER by Michel Dudok Wit
Special Prize Of The Jury From The City Of Espinho THE SEXUAL LIFE OF FIREFLIES by Pal Tóth
Prize José Abel For Best Film Produced in Europe THE PERIWIG MAKER by Steffen Schaffler
Prize Alves Costa: Journalists' Award FATHER AND DAUGHTER by Michel Dudok Wit
Prize Best Original Soundtrack THE BOY WHO SAW THE ICEBERG by Paul Driessen
Prize Of The Audience THE SEXUAL LIFE OF FIREFLIES by Pal Tóth
Class A: Films With Less Than 7 Minutes HOURGLASS by Mathew Hood Honorable Mention: LE CHAPEAU by Michelle Cournoyer
Class B: Films Between 7 And 21 Minutes THE BOY WHO SAW THE ICEBERG by Paul Driessen AU PREMIERE DIMANCHE DAOUT by Florence Miailhe
Class C: Films Between 21 And 52 Minutes THE WAY OF BIRDS by Sarah Watt
Class E: First Film THE PINBOARD by Mark Van Der Maarel DADDY AND I by Vários
Class G: Didactic And Information "Great Moments In Science Murphys Law" by Andrew Horne
Class H: Series 1001 BUTTONS by Victor Azeev
Prémio Cartoon Portugal CLANDESTINO by Abi Feijó
Prize For The Best Portuguese Script CLANDESTINO by Abi Feijó
Prize Young Portuguese Director HEADLESS by Isabel Aboim THE WINTER by Colectivo do Atelier do Citen Honorable Mention: SWEET SMELL OF ROSES by Sandra Murta
Prize Best Report About Cinanima 99 Diamantino José - Antena 1
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