The 40th Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced the 2016 award winners during the Closing Ceremony on Saturday 18th June. A total of 18 awards were given.
Ma vie de Courgette (My Life As a Courgette) won both Crystal and Audience Awards for a feature film.
Feature Films
Cristal for a Feature Film
- Ma vie de Courgette (My Life As a Courgette)
- Director: Claude Barras
- Production: Blue Spirit Productions, RITA Productions, GEBEKA Films
Audience Award
- Ma vie de Courgette (My Life As a Courgette)
- Director: Claude Barras
- Production: Blue Spirit Productions, RITA Productions, GEBEKA Films
Jury Distinction
- La Jeune Fille sans mains
- Director: Sébastien Laudenbach
- Production: Les Films Sauvages, Les Films Pelleas
SHORT FILMS
Cristal for a Short Film
- Une tête disparaît (The Head Vanishes)
- Director: Franck Dion
- Production: PAPY3D PRODUCTIONS, ONF – OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Jury Award
- Vaysha, l’aveugle (Blind Vaysha)
- Director: Theodore Ushev
- Production: NFB – NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
Audience Award
- Peripheria
- Director: David Coquard-Dassault
- Production: AUTOUR DE MINUIT, SCHMUBY PRODUCTIONS
Jury Distinction
- Moms on Fire
- Director: Joanna Rytel
- Production: ALTOFILM AB
“Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for a First Film
- ‘n Gewone blou Maandagoggend (An Ordinary Blue Monday Morning)
- Director: Naomi Van Niekerk
- Production: NITA CRONJE
TV AND COMMISSIONED FILMS
TV films
Cristal for a TV Production
- Stick Man
- Directors: Jeroen Jaspaert, Daniel Snaddon
- Production: Magic Light Pictures
Jury Award for a TV Series
- Lili “Lili Loves Food”
- Director: Siri Melchior
- Production: Dansk Tegnefilm 2 ApS
Jury Award for a TV Special
- La Rentrée des classes
- Directors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
- Production: PANIQUE, AUTOUR DE MINUIT, BEAST ANIMATION
Commissioned films
Cristal for a Commissioned Film
- The New York Times “Modern Love – A Kiss, Deferred”
- Directed: Moth Collective
- Produced: NICHOLAS VAN DER KOLK
Jury Award
- Awesome Beetle’s Colors
- Director: Indra Sproge
- Production: INFINITY BOX
GRADUATION FILMS
Cristal for a Graduation Film
- Depart at 22
- Director: Wiep Teeuwisse
- Production: HKU UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS UTRECHT
Jury Award
- Balkon (Le Balcon / Balcony)
- Director: David Dell’Edera
- Production: UMBRELLA STUDIO, BUDAPEST METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Jury Distinction
- Frankfurter Str. 99a
- Director: Evgenia Gostrer
- Production: HOCHSCHULE FÜR KUNST UND GESTALTUNG/SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN KASSEL
ANIMATION “OFF-LIMITS”
“Off-Limits” Award
- 4min15 au révélateur (4min15 in the Developer)
- Director: Moïa Jobin-Paré
Jury Distinction
- The Reflection of Power
- Director: Mihai Grecu
- Production: BATHYSPHERE PRODUCTIONS
