Ten prizes are awarded at Annecy 2016, including the Festivals Connexion Award, the Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film, and the Junior Jury Award for a Short Film.
For the third year in a row, Special Prizes for the 2016 edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival were distributed during a ceremony held at the Town Hall in Annecy, France. Ten prizes were awarded including the Festivals Connexion Award, the Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film, and the Junior Jury Award for a Short Film.
The full list of winners is shown below:
Festivals Connexion Jury Distinction – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
(in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma)
Moms on Fire by Joanna Rytel, ALTOFILM AB (Sweden)
Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
(in partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinéma)
Decorado by Alberto Vázquez, UNIKO (Spain/France)
Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film
The Alan Dimension by Jac Clinch, NFTS (U.K.)
Junior Jury Award for a Short Film
Vaysha, l'aveugle (Blind Vaysha) by Theodore Ushev, ONF/NFB (Canada)
FIPRESCI Award
How Long, Not Long by Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot, DANSK TEGNEFILM 2 APS, THE ANIMATION WORKSHOP (Denmark)
André-Martin Award for a 2015 French Feature Film
Adama by Simon Rouby, NAIA PRODUCTIONS, PIPANGAÏ PRODUCTION (France)
André-Martin Award for a French Short Film
Peripheria by David Coquard-Dassault, AUTOUR DE MINUIT, SCHMUBY PRODUCTIONS (France)
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
White Fang (Croc-Blanc) by Alexandre Espigares, SUPERPROD, ONCE UPON, BIG BEACH (France/Luxembourg)
Best Original Music Award for a Short Film, sponsored by the SACEM
Beast! by Pieter Coudyzer, S.O.I.L. (Belgium)
"CANAL Creative Aid" Award for a Short Film
3/4 oz by Pierre Grillère & Romain Peyronnet, EMCA (France)
Source: Annecy International Animation Festival
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
