Brazilian animation was once again in the spotlight following last year’s feature Cristal winner Uma história de amor e fúria/Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, as both the jury and the Festival public crowned The Boy and the World as their favorite feature.

“Right from the selection stage, the emergence of Brazilian animation has now been confirmed. The double consecration of The Boy and the World with the Feature Cristal and the Audience Award is sending out strong signals about the vitality of Brazil’s production,” declared the Festival’s Artistic Director Marcel Jean.

A stunning visual feat of colorful, crayon-like drawings that tells a cautionary tale of globalization, The Boy and the World received excellent reviews and great buzz among animation fans at the festival. It was picked up by Gkids for U.S. distribution and is widely expected to make an Oscar push.

 

Full list of winners:

OFFICIAL PRIZES
Cristal for a Feature Film
O menino e o mundo > Le Garçon et le Monde > The Boy and the World

Alê Abreu

Brazil – FILME DE PAPEL

Cristal for a Short Film

Man on the Chair

Dahee Jeong

France, South Korea – SACREBLEU PRODUCTIONS

Cristal for a TV Production

En sortant de l’école “Tant de forêts”

Burcu Sankur, Goeffrey Godet

France – TANT MIEUX PROD

Cristal for a Commissioned Film

Nepia “Tissue Animals”

Fuyu Arai

Japan – ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Cristal for a Graduation Film

The Bigger Picture

Daisy Jacobs

Great Britain – NFTS

FEATURE FILMS
Jury Award

Cheatin’ > Les Amants électriques

Bill Plympton

USA – PLYMPTOONS

Jury Distinction

Giovanni no Shima > L’Île de Giovanni > Giovanni’s Island

Mizuho Nishikubo
Japan – PRODUCTION I.G

Audience Award

O menino e o mundo > Le Garçon et le Monde > The Boy and the World

Alê Abreu

Brazil – FILME DE PAPEL

SHORT FILMS
Jury Award

Patch

Gerd Gockell

Germany, Switzerland – ANIGRAF

“Jean-Luc Xiberras” Award for a First Film

Hasta Santiago

Mauro Carraro

France, Switzerland – NADASDY FILM

Jury Distinction

Histoires de bus > Bus Stories
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TALI

Canada – ONF

Jury Distinction

La testa tra le nuvole > La Tête dans les nuages > Absent Minded

Roberto Catani
Italy – OTTOMANI A.C.

Audience Award

La Petite Casserole d’Anatole > Anatole’s Little Saucepan

Éric Montchaud

France – JPL FILMS

ANIMATION OFF-LIMITS – SHORT FILMS
“Off-Limits” Award

Corps étrangers > Foreign Bodies

Nicolas Brault

Canada

ANIMATION OFF-LIMITS – TV FILMS
Jury Award for a TV Series

Tumble Leaf “Kite”

Drew Hodges

USA – BIX PIX ENTERTAINMENT

Jury Award for a TV Special

Le Parfum de la carotte > The Scent of Carrots

Rémi Durin, Arnaud Demuynck

France, Belgium, Switzerland – LES FILMS DU NORD

COMMISSIONED FILMS
Jury Award

Peau “Instant T”

Perrine Faillet

France – PEAUMUSIC

GRADUATION FILMS
Jury Award

An Adventurous Afternoon

Ines Christine Geisser, Kirsten Carina Geisser

Germany – KUNSTHOCHSCHULE KASSEL

Jury Distinction

The Age of Curious

Luca Toth

Great Britain – RCA

SPECIAL PRIZES
Festivals Connexion Award – Région Rhône-Alpes with Lumières Numériques

Through the Hawthorn

Anna Benner, Pia Borg, Gemma Burditt

Great Britain – LIKELY STORY

Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film

Interview > Entrevue

Mikkel Okholm
Denmark – THE ANIMATION WORKSHOP

Junior Jury Award for a Short Film

Histoires de bus > Bus Stories

TALI

Canada – ONF

Fipresci Award

Nul poisson où aller > No Fish Where to Go

Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau

Canada – ONF

“Gan Foundation Aid for Distribution” for a Work in Progress Award

Adama

Simon Rouby

France – NAÏA SAS, PIPANGAÏ PRODUCTION, GAO SHAN PICTURES

Sacem Award for Original Music

Hasta Santiago

Mauro Carraro, Pierre Manchot

France, Switzerland – NADASDY FILM

“CANAL+ Creative Aid” Award for a Short Film

Wonder

Mirai Mizue

Japan, France – CaRTe blaNCHe, CALF
Source: Annecy International Animation Film Festival