Cinanima Cites Best

files/pictures/picture-35.jpgCinanima '99 finished its week-long run on November 14, 1999. The Espinho,
Portugal festival highlights the best in animation from around the globe.
This year, the International Jury gave their Grand Prize to Alexander
Petrov's film THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. The Canadian and Japanese produced
film also won the RTP Prize, an award given by the Portuguese State
Channel's special jury, and the Best Soundtrack Prize. The
Canadian-produced film by Eugene Fedorenko and Rose Newlove entitled
VILLAGE OF IDIOTS won Special Jury Prize from the City of Espinho and the
Audience Prize. Another big winner was THE SUSPECT, created by Jose Miguel
Ribeiro, who took home the Alves Costa Prize, awarded by journalists at the
festival, the Cartoon Portugal Prize, and the Best Portuguese Script Prize.
Other awards presented were: the Jose Abel Prize for Best Film Produced in
Europe to Georges Schwizget's FUGUE; the Young Portuguese Director Prize to
Regina Pessoa's THE NIGHT; the Class A Prize for Best Film less than 6
minutes to Fabien Drouet's PONPON; the Class B Prize for Best Film between
6 and 13 minutes to Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis' WHEN THE DAY BREAKS; the
Class C Prize for Best Film between 13 and 26 minutes to Hilary Audus' THE
BEAR; the Class D Prize for Best Film between 26 and 52 minutes to Joanna
Quinn, Jonathan Myerson, Dave Antrobus, and Aida Zyablikova's CANTERBURY
TALES; the Class E Prize for Best Feature Length Film to Michel Ocelot's
KIRIKOU ET LA SORCIERE; the Class F Prize for Best Commercial or
Institutional Production to Guto Carvalho's CELEBRITY; and the Class G
Prize for Best First Film to Oerd Van Cuijlenborg's JAZZIMATION.