The Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced the 2021 award winners on Saturday 19th June.
Feature Films
[Cristal for a Feature Film]
Flee
[Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden] Director: Jonas POHER RASMUSSEN Production: SUN CREATURE STUDIO, FINAL CUT FOR REAL, VIVEMENT LUNDI !, MER FILMS and MOST FILM Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 01 h 23 min
[Jury Award]
Ma famille afghane
[Czech Republic, France, Slovakia] Director: Michaela PAVLÁTOVÁ Production: SACREBLEU PRODUCTIONS, NEGATIV S.R.O. and BFILM, LTD. Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 01 h 20 min 47 s
[Jury Distinction]
La Traversée
[Germany, France, Czech Republic] Director: Florence MIAILHE Production: LES FILMS DE L’ARLEQUIN, BALANCE FILM GMBH, MAURFILM S.R.O. and XBO FILMS Target audience: Teens / Adults / Young adult Running time: 01 h 24 min
[Gan Foundation Award for Distribution]
Flee
[Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden] Director: Jonas POHER RASMUSSEN Production: SUN CREATURE STUDIO, FINAL CUT FOR REAL, VIVEMENT LUNDI !, MER FILMS and MOST FILM Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 01 h 23 min
[Contrechamp Award]
Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente
[Brazil] Director: Cesar CABRAL Production: COALA FILMES Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 01 h 30 min 29 s
[Contrechamp Jury Distinction]
Archipel
[Canada] Director: Félix DUFOUR-LAPERRIÈRE Production: EMBUSCADE FILMS Running time: 01 h 12 min
Short Films
[Cristal for a Short Film]
Écorce
[Switzerland] Director: Samuel PATTHEY, Silvain MONNEY Production: DOK MOBILE Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 15 min 03 s
[Jury Award]
Easter Eggs
[Belgium, France, Netherlands] Director: Nicolas KEPPENS Production: ANIMAL TANK, KA-CHING CARTOONS and MIYU PRODUCTIONS Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 14 min
[Jury Distinction “Special Distinction for Direction”]
Affairs of the Art
[United Kingdom, Canada] Director: Joanna QUINN Production: BERYL PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD. and ONF – OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA Target audience: Teens / Adults / Young adults Running time: 16 min
[“Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for a First Film]
Hold Me Tight
[Belgium, France] Director: Mélanie ROBERT-TOURNEUR Production: VIVI FILM, LA CLAIRIÈRE PRODUCTION Target audience: Adults Running time: 06 min
[“Off-Limits” Award]
Tunable Mimoid
[Australia] Director: Vladimir TODOROVIC Production: HOOPSNAKE STUDIO Target audience: All audiences Running time: 06 min 51 s
Commissioned Films
[Cristal for a Commissioned Film]
Kai “A Little Too Much”
[USA] Director: Martina SCARPELLI Production: Martina SCARPELLI Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 03 min 44 s
[Jury Award for a Commissioned Film]
Hjelp, vi har en blind pasient
[Norway] Director: Robin JENSEN Production: MIKROFILM AS Target audience: Adults Running time: 01 min 32 s
Graduation films
[Cristal for a Graduation Film]
Hippocampus
[China] Director: Zehao LI Production: CHINA ACADEMY OF ART Target audience: Family Running time: 07 min 49 s
[Jury Award]
Avant
[Hungary] Director: Marcell MOSTOHA Production: MOME – MOHOLY – NAGY UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN Target audience: Adults / Young adults Running time: 03 min 41 s
[Jury Distinction “Outstanding Art Direction”]
La Confiture de papillons
[France, Taiwan] Director: Shih-Yen HUANG Production: ENSAD – ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS Target audience: Teens / Adults / Family / Young adults Running time: 06 min 19 s
TV
[Cristal for a TV Production]
Vanille
[France, Switzerland] Director: Guillaume LORIN Production: FOLIMAGE and NADASDY FILM SARL Target audience: Kids, Family Running time: 30 min 41 s
[Jury Award for a TV Series]
Japan Sinks: 2020 “The Beginning of the End”
[Japan] Director: Masaaki YUASA Production: SCIENCE SARU Target audience: Teens / Adults / Young adults Running time: 25 min 29 s × 10 episodes
[Jury Award for a TV Special]
Maman pleut des cordes
[France] Director: Hugo DE FAUCOMPRET Production: LAÏDAK FILMS and DANDELOOO Target audience: Kids Running time: 29 min
VR
[Cristal for the Best VR Work]
Replacements (Penggantian)
[Germany, Indonesia, Japan] Director: Jonathan HAGARD Production: KAMPUNG AYU and Jonathan HAGARD Target audience: Teens / Adults / Kids, Family / Young adults / Preschool Running time: 12 min