The winners of the 36th edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival were announced this weekend (June 9). French short Tram by Michaela Pavlátová took home the Annecy Cristal for best short film, while the Romanian movie Crulic – The Path to Beyond, by Anca Damian, was the winner in the best feature category. Both projects were 2D animated.
In the TV category, Peter Browngardt’s Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (“Nightmare Sauce”) from Cartoon Network was the winner in the best series race, while Radical Sheep’s Stella and Sam was given a Special Award for a TV series. Johannes Weiland and Uwi Heidschotter’s acclaimed The Gruffalo’s Child (Magic Light, Studio Soi GmbH KF Film produktion) won the award for Best TV Special.
Here is a complete list of the 2012 winners:
Feature films
The Cristal for best feature
Crulic – The Path to Beyond, Anca Damian, Romania, Aparte Film
Special Distinction
Wrinkles, Ignacio Ferreras, Spain, Perro Verde Films
Audience Award
Approved for Adoption, Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin, France, Belgium, South Korea, Switzerland, Mosaïque Films, Artemis Productions, Panda Media, Nadasdy Film
Short films
The Annecy Cristal
Tram, Michaela Pavlátová, France, Sacrebleu Productions
Special Jury Award
Edmond Was a Donkey, Franck Dion, France, Canada, Papy 3D Productions, ONF, Arte France
“Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for a first film
The People Who Never Stop, Florian Piento, France, Japan
Special Distinction
Seven Minutes in the Warsaw Ghetto, Johan Oettinger, Denmark, Basmati Film
Sacem Award for original music
Modern No. 2, Mirai Mizue, Japan
Junior Jury Award for a short film
História d’Este, Story of Him, Pascual Pérez, Spain, The Sensible Man Animation
Audience Award
Second Hand, Isaac King, Canada
TV and Commissioned films
The Cristal for best TV production
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome “Nightmare Sauce,” Pete Browngardt, USA, Cartoon Network Studios
Special Award for a TV series
Stella and Sam “Voyage sur la lune,” Dave Merritt, Raymond Jafelice, Canada, Radical Sheep Productions
Award for best TV special
The Gruffalo’s Child, Johannes Weiland, Uwe Heidschötter, Great Britain, Magic Light Pictures, Studio Soi GmbH & Co. KG Filmproduktion
Educational, scientific or industrial film Award
Resale Right, Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet, France, Doncvoilà Production
Advertising or promotional film Award
Red Cross “Stuff,” Andrew Hall, USA, Elastic
Award for best music video
We Cut Corners “Pirate’s Life,” Przemyslaw Adamski, Kartazyna Kijek, Poland
Graduation films
Award for best graduation film
The Making of Longbird, Will Anderson, Great Britain, Edinburgh College of Art
Special Jury Award
Crowd, Boris Labbe, France, EMCA – École des métiers du cinéma d’animation
Special Distinction
Le Jardin enchanté, Viviane Karpp, France, La Poudrière
Junior Jury Award for a graduation film
Friendsheep, Jaime Maestro, Spain, Primer Frame – Escuela de Animación
Other prizes
Unicef Award
Approved for Adoption, Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin, France, Belgium, South Korea, Switzerland, Mosaïque Films, Artemis Productions, Panda Media, Nadasdy Film
Fipresci Award
Tram, Michaela Pavlátová, France, Sacrebleu Productions
“CANAL+ creative aid” Award for a short film
Una furtiva lagrima, Carlo Vogele, Luxembourg
According to the Annecy market organizers, this year saw an increase in attendance of 4% compared to 2011: 470 exhibiting companies (450 in 2011), 287 buyers, distributors, and investors (238 in 2011) and nearly 2,500 accreditation badge holders in total. More than 1000 companies from 63 countries attended this year’s edition, which also reported an 18% increase in exhibition space.
The 2013 edition of the festival will take place June 10-15. NFB’s Marcel Jean will be the new artistic director of the next festival, taking over the job from fest veteran Serge Bromberg. For more info, visit www.annecy.org.
Here are the trailers for Tram and Crulic:
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