The awards winners of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026.
Feature Films (Competition Official)
[Cristal for a Feature Film]
[Jury Award]
[Paul Grimault Award]
The Violinist
[Singapore, Spain, Italy]
Directors: Ervin Han and Raúl García
Producers: Ervin Han, Paloma Mora, and Cristiano Bortone
Target audience: Teens, Young adults, Adults
Running time: 1 h 54 min
Iron Boy
[France, Belgium]
Director: Louis Clichy
Producers: Céline Vanlint and Nicolas de Rosanbo
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 1 h 29 min
Decorado
[Spain]
Director: Alberto Vázquez
Producers: Chelo Loureiro, Iván Miñambres, J.M. Fdez de Vega, Nuno Beato, and Diogo Carvalho
Target audience: Adults, Teens, and Young adults
Running time: 1 h 35 min
[Audience Award]
[Gan Foundation Award for Distribution]
Iron Boy
[France, Belgium]
Director: Louis Clichy
Producers: Céline Vanlint and Nicolas de Rosanbo
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 1 h 29 min
Iron Boy
[France, Belgium]
Director: Louis Clichy
Producers: Céline Vanlint and Nicolas de Rosanbo
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 1 h 29 min
Feature Films (Contrechamp)
[Contrechamp Grand Prix]
[Contrechamp Jury Award]
Blaise
[France]
Directors: Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue
Producer: Alexandre Gavras
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 1 h 19 min
A New Dawn
[Japan, France]
Director: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Producers: Fumie Takeuchi, Pierre Baussaron, and Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 1 h 15 min
Short Films
[Cristal for a Short Film]
[Jury Award]
[Audience Award]
Paper Trail
[USA]
Director: Don Hertzfeldt
Producer: Don Hertzfeldt
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 14 minutes
God Is Shy
[France]
Director: Jocelyn Charles
Producers: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, and Joséphine Mancini
Target audience: Teens
Running time: 15 minutes
God Is Shy
[France]
Director: Jocelyn Charles
Producers: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, and Joséphine Mancini
Target audience: Teens
Running time: 15 minutes
[“Off-Limits” Award]
CORE DUMP
[Germany]
Director: Alona Rodeh
Producer: Alona Rodeh
Target audience: Teens, Young adults, Adults
Running time: 6 minutes
[“Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for a First Film]
Please
[Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland]
Director: Anna Mantzaris
Producers: Johan Edström, Erika Forzy, Radim Procházka, Lise Fearnley, Tonje Skar Reiersen, Jani Lehto, Theo Boguslaw, Jenny Luukkonen
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 9 minutes
[Alexeïeff – Parker Award]
My Bellyaching Skin
[France]
Director: Etienne Bonnet
Producer: Girelle Production
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 6 minutes
TV and Commissioned Films
[Cristal for a TV Production]
The Great Dreamscape
[Belgium, France]
Director: Rémi Durin
Producers: Nicolas Schmerkin and Annabella Nezri
Target audience: Preschool, Children
Running time: 28 minutes
[Cristal for a Commissioned Film]
Unloved
[France]
Directors: Illogic Studio (Victor Caire, Lucas Navarro, Théophile Dufresne)
Producer: Amanda Stubbs
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 2.5 minutes
[Jury Award for a TV Series]
Takopi’s Original Sin
[Japan]
Director: Shinya Iino
Producer: Kotaro Sudo
Target audience: Young adults
Running time: 38 minutes
[[Jury Award for A TV Special]
Song of the Storms
[France, Belgium]
Director: Caroline Attia
Producers: Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
Target audience: Children
Running time: 26 minutes
[Jury Award for a Commissioned Film]
Eco Beat
[Austria, Germany]
Directors: Max Mörtl and Eva Bienert
Producer: Matthias Hendrickx-Fischer
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 30 sec
[Audience Award]
The Broos
[France]
Director: David Mirailles
Producers: David Alric and Gabrielle d’Andrimont
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 4 minutes
Graduation films
[Cristal for a Graduation Film]
Ball Face
[United Kingdom, Canada]
Director: Laurence Thérien
School: Royal College of Art (RCA)
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 4.5 minutes
[Jury Award]
Dying Embers
[France]
Director: Léa Pulini
School: La Poudrière
Target audience: Suitable for all audiences
Running time: 4 minutes
[Lotte Reiniger Award]
Gently
[Czech Republic]
Director: Jamaica Kindlová
School: The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)
Target audience: Teens
Running time: 8.5 minutes
