The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film gathered animation lovers from around the world with a diverse programme, including film screenings, talks, workshops and exhibitions from 23rd to 28th April. The winners of the various competitions are below:
Award Winners
International Competition
[Grand Prix]
State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart Grand Award for Animated Film
– winner –
27
France, Hungary 2023
Director: Flóra Anna Buda
Production: Miyu Productions and Boddah
– special mention –
Mariupol. A Hundred Nights
Ukraine 2023
Director: Sofiia Melnyk
Production: Gogol Fest
[Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award For Animated Film]
Award for the best graduation film
– winner –
Dodo
Germany 2023
Director: Jonatan Schwenk
Production: Jiayan Chen
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
– special mention –
Recordari
Germany 2024
Director: Carolina Cruz
School: Film University Konrad Wolf
[The ITFS Audience Award]
– winner –
Mee and Burd
United Kingdom 2023
Director: Greg McLeod
Student Competition
[Award for the best student film]
– winner –
It’s just a whole
Germany 2023
Director: Bianca Scali
School: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
– special mention –
Oliver the Giant
Hungary 2023
Director: Júlia Lantos
School: Budapest Metropolitan University
Feature Film
[AniMovie]
Award for the best animated feature-length film
– winner –
Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds
France, Belgium 2022
Director: Benoît Chieux
Main Producer: Sacrebleu Productions (France)
Co-Producers: Ciel de Paris (France) and Take Five (Belgium)
– special mention –
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Japan 2022
Director: Keiichi Hara
Production: A-1 Pictures
[TrickStar Nature Award]
Award for the best international animated short film that deals with the topics of climate protection, biodiversity, environment, and sustainability
– winner –
On the 8th Day
France 2023
Directors: Théo Duhautois, Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, and Flavie Carin
School: Pôle 3D
Children’s film
[Tricks For Kids]
Award for the best children’s animated film
– winner –
#doudouchallenge
France 2023
Directors: Alexandra Delaunay-Fernandez, Julie Majcher, Marine Benabdallah-Crolais, Noémie Segalowicz, Scott Pardaillhe-Galabrun, and Sixtine Emerat
School: Supinfocom Rubika
– special mention –
The Story of Bodri
Sweden 2022
Director: Stina Wirsén
Producer: Peter Krupenin
[Tricks for Kids Audience Award]
– winner –
The Mystery of Missing Socks
Estonia 2023
Director: Oscar Lehemaa
Production: Nukufilm
