Koji Yamamura's FRANZ KAFKA'S A COUNTRY DOCTOR has won the Grand Prize at this year's I Castelli Animati festival in Rome. The other winners were:
* Special Jury Prize: MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI, Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbovski, Canada* Best First Work: FOG-NIEBLA, Emilio Ramos, Mexico* Best European Film: MARATHON, Kaspar Jancis, Estonia* Best Non-Narrative Film: BRUISED (BLAUWBLAUW), Sandy Claes, Daan Wampers, Belgium; WITH MY QUANTUM STROKE (MEET MIJN KVANTORSLAG), Pieter Vanluffelen, Belgium* Special mentions: RAIN DOWN FROM ABOVE, Ivan Maximov, Russia; THE TALE OF HOW, The Blackheart Gang, South Africa; ADMINISTRATORS, Roman Klochkov, Belgium; LAPSUS, Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina* Audience Prize: BRAVEFART/LOVE IS IN THE AIR, Polona Sepe, Slovenia* "Fabrizio Bellocchio" Prize for Social Content: SANDBOX, Avi Ofer, Israel
Italian Competition* Grand Prize: L'AUDIOGUIDA, Cristina Diana Seresini* Special Jury Prize: WIFE'S SUPERMARKET, Alice Bartolini, Valeria Pavin, Verena Fanny Trausch* Special Mention: I/O, Luigi Ricca
Web Competition* Grand Prize: PUMPING MAN "CACTUS FLOWER," Stefano Argentero, Italy* Audience Prize: ANGELES, Luca Lumaca, Italy
Music Video Competition* Grand Prize: DICEMBRE, Argentero, B5, Angelici, Music: Roberto Angelini* Special Jury Prize: WHITE, Andrea Falbo, Andrea Gianfelice, Music: Showroom Dummies
Special Effects Competition * Grand Prize: CARNERA-THE WALKING MOUNTAIN, EDI - Effeti Digitali Italiani* Special Mention: LE AVVENTURE DI GIGIO RICICLO, Dot Mind in Motion
First "Lambrusco & Cappuccino" Prize: Mauricio German Assone
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