After a record-breaking edition (which welcomed 15,820 accredited guests – up 19% on last year’s figures – hailing from 102 countries), the 42nd Annecy International Animated Film Festival has unveiled its winners list, dominated by Chicken for Linda! [+leggi anche:
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The second feature by the filmmakers (Chiara Malta having made her fiction debut in 2019 with Simple Women [+leggi anche:
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The Jury Award went to Four Souls of Coyote [+leggi anche:
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Also of note in the main competition is the Paul Grimault Award, which was bestowed upon The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes by Japan’s Tomohisa Taguchi, whereas when it came to the features in the competitive Contrechamp section, the jury (comprising Eunyoung Choi, Céline Devaux and Hippolyte Girardot) handed the Grand Prix to Robot Dreams [+leggi anche:
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Lastly, the Audience Award went to Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d’air [+leggi anche:
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It’s worth noting that the spotlight country next year, at the 43^rd Annecy International Animated Film Festival (9-15 June 2024), will be Portugal.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Feature films

Official section

Cristal for a Feature Film
Chicken for Linda! [+leggi anche:
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Jury Award
Four Souls of Coyote [+leggi anche:
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Paul Grimault Award
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes – Tomohisa Taguchi (Japan)

Audience Award
Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d’air [+leggi anche:
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Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Chicken for Linda! - Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach

Contrechamp

Grand Prix
Robot Dreams [+leggi anche:
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Contrechamp Jury Award
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light [+leggi anche:
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Short films

Official section

Cristal for a Short Film
27 - Flóra Anna Buda (Hungary/France)

Short Film Jury Award
Drijf – Levi Stoops (Belgium)

Alexeïeff - Parker Award for a Short Film
Eeva – Morten Tsinakov and Lcija Mrzljak (Estonia/Croatia)

Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for First Film – Short Film
Our Uniform – Yeganne Moghaddam (Iran)

Off-Limits

Off-Limits Award – Short Film
Is Heaven Blue? #2 – Menno de Nooijer and Paul de Nooijer (Norway/Netherlands)

Commissioned films

Cristal for a Commissioned Film
November Ultra "Come Into My Arms" - Tamerlan Bekmurzayev (France)

Jury Award for a Commissioned Film
The Beatles "I’m Only Sleeping" – Em Cooper (UK)

TV films

Cristal for a TV Production
La Colline aux cailloux – Marjolaine Perreten (Belgium/France/Switzerland)

First Jury Award for a TV Series
Shape Island "Square’s Big Prank" – Drew Hodges (USA)

Second Jury Award for a TV Series
Scavengers Reign "The Wall" – Vincent Tsui (USA)

Graduation films

Cristal for a Graduation Film
La notte – Martina Generali, Simone Pratola and Francesca Rosso (Italy)

Jury Award for a Graduation Film
The Harbourmaster – Mia Henriksen and Konrad Hjemli (Norway)

Lotte Reiniger Award for a Graduation Film
Mano – Toke Madsen (Denmark)

VR works

Cristal for Best VR Work
Red Tail – Fish Wang (Taiwan)

Special prizes

City of Annecy Award
Island – Michael Faust (Israel)

Festivals Connexion VR Award
From the Main Square – Pedro Harres (Germany)

Festivals Connexion Award
Maurice’s Bar – Tom Prezman and Tzor Edery (France/Israel)

André Martin Award for a French Short Film
The Purple Season – Clémence Bouchereau (France)

Best Original Music Award for a Feature Film
Erik Truffaz – The Siren [+leggi anche:
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Best Original Music Award for a Short Film
Commitee – Mári Mákó and Rozi Mákó – 27 (France/Hungary)

Young Audience Award
To Be Sisters – Clément Céard and Anne-Sophie Gousset (France)

Canal+ Junior Jury Award
Pete – Bret Parker (USA)

France TV Award for a Short Film
Nun or Never! - Heta Jäälinoja (Finland)