Festival announces 13 films receiving special recognition, partner awards, or additional honors bestowed outside the Official competition.
In a special awards ceremony held on the Annecy 2020 YouTube Channel and hosted by the festival’s artistic director, Marcel Jean, 13 films were recognized with Special Awards, Partner Awards, or additional awards bestowed outside the Official competition.
The list of award winners is as follows:
FESTIVALS CONNEXION – AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES / IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LUMIÈRES NUMÉRIQUES & MÈCHE COURTE AWARD
Empty Places
Geoffroy de Crécy, France, AUTOUR DE MINUIT
JUNIOR JURY AWARD FOR A GRADUATION FILM
Catgot
Tsz Wing Ho, Hong Kong, SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
JUNIOR JURY AWARD FOR A SHORT FILM
To: Gerard
Taylor Meacham, USA, DREAMWORKS ANIMATION
FIPRESCI AWARD
The Physics of Sorrow
Theodore Ushev, Canada, NFB - NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
ANDRÉ-MARTIN AWARD FOR A FRENCH FEATURE FILM
I Lost My Body
Jérémy Clapin, France, XILAM ANIMATION
ANDRÉ-MARTIN AWARD FOR A FRENCH SHORT FILM
The Shoreline
Sophie Racine, France, AM STRAM GRAM
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AWARD FOR A SHORT FILM, SPONSORED BY THE SACEM
Home
Anna Bauer, United Kingdom, NODACHI LTD
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AWARD FOR A FEATURE FILM, SPONSORED BY THE SACEM
On Gaku: Our Sound
Tomohiko Banse, Grandfunk, Wataru Sawabe, Japan, ROCK'N ROLL MOUTAIN / TIP TOP
YOUTUBE AWARD
The Fox & The Pigeon
Michelle Chua, Canada, SHERIDAN COLLEGE FACULTY OF ANIMATION
Tor the first time at the Festival, a YouTube Award was given to a film in competition in the Graduation Films category. The Winner will receive a sum of 10,000 euros for assistance in financing a new production.
VIMEO STAFF PICK AWARD
A Mind Sang
Vier Nev, Portugal
CANAL+ YOUTH AWARD
Cinema Rex
Eliran Peled, Mayan Engelman, Israel, ALDY PAI TLV
YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARD
The Tomten and the Fox
Are Austnes, Yaprak Morali, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, QVISTEN ANIMATION AS, THE ASTRID LINDGREN COMPANY, HYDRALAB
CITY OF ANNECY AWARD
Wade
Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Kalp Sanghvi, India, GHOST ANIMATION
Source: Annecy 2020 Online
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