Mary & Max, Muto Win at Stuttgart

MARY & MAX won the AniMovi prize at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, which concluded Sunday in Germany. Italian production MUTO won the Grand Prix. The complete list of winners is as follows:

International Competition

Grand Prix
State of Baden-Wuerttemberg and City of Stuttgart Grand Award of Animated Film with a cash prize of 15,000 Euros
MUTO
by Blu Italy 2008
Production: Mercurio Film SRL
World Sale: Mercurio Film SRL

International Promotion Award
Award for the best graduation Film with a cash prize of 10,000 Euros
RABBIT PUNCH
by Kristian Andrews
Great Britain 2008
Production: Animation Staff, R.C.A.
World sales: DAZZLE

Special Award: Music for Animation
Award of the GEMA Foundation for best music in an animated film with a cash prize of 5,000 Euros
DER DAVINCI TIMECODE -- EIN BEWEGTES BILD
(DAVINCI'S TIMECODE -- A MOVING PICTURE)
by Gil Alkabetz
Germany 2009
Production: Sweet Home Studio
Welt sales: Sweet Home Studio

Special Mention

SKHIZEIN
by Jeremy Clapin
France 2008
Production: Dark Prince
World sales: Premium Film

SWR Audience Award
Award voted for by the public with a cash prize of 6,000 Euros
SKHIZEIN
by Jeremy Clapin
France 2008
Production: Dark Prince
World sales: Premium Film

Young Animation

Award for the best Student Film with a cash prize of 2,500 Euros, sponsored by the Landesanstalt fur Kommunikation Baden-Wuerttemberg
O PONOZKACH A LASKE (ABOUT SOCKS AND LOVE)
by Michaela Copikova
Slovakia 2008
Academy of Music and Performing Arts -- Film&Television Faculty

Special Mention
NEVER DRIVE A CAR WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
by Gregor Dashuber
Germany 2009
Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf (HFF)

Tricks for Kids

Award for the best children's animated film with a cash prize of 4,000 Euros, sponsored by Nick
THE HAPPY DUCKLING
by Gili Dolev
Germany/Great Britain 2008
Producer: Gili Dolev

AniMovi

Award for the best Animated Feature Film 2,500 Euros, sponsored by SuperRTL
MARY AND MAX
by Adam Elliot
Australia 2008
Producer: Melodrama Pictures

Special Mention
IDIOTS AND ANGELS
by Bill Plympton
USA 2008
Production: Plympton Studio

Animated Series

Award for the best TV Animated Series
2,500 Euros, sponsored by Studio 100 Media GmbH
HISTOIRES COMME CA -- L'ENFANT D'ELEPHANT"
(JUST SO STORIES -- "THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD")
by Jean-Jacques Prunes
France 2008
Production: Les Films de l'Arlequin

Special Mention
MOOT MOOT: "L'ENFER DE LA MODE"
by Francois Reczulski
France 2007
Production: Luc Bourdarias, Louis Viau

Under Commission

Award for the best German language for a feature-length animated Film with a cash prize of 2,500 Euros, sponsored by MACKEVISION
AUDI "UNBOXED"
by Aaron Duffy, Russell Brooke
Great Britain 2009
Production: Passion Pictures

German Language Screenplay Award

Award for the best German language screenplay for a feature-length animated film with a cash prize of 5,000 Euros, donated by the Evangelical Church in Germany
KONFERENZ DER TIERE
(ANIMAL'S CONFERENCE)
Autor: Oliver Huzly, Reinhard Klooss

NEW: Speaker Award

Trickstar for the best voice actor in a feature-length animated film with a cash prize of 2,500 Euros
Benno Furmann
The German voice of Puss-in-Boots in the sequels SHREK 2 (2004) and SHREK THE THIRD (2007)