The coveted short film grand prize at the 27th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy went to Koji Yamamura's ATAMA YAMA, while Serge Elissalde's VERTE was honored with the grand prize for Best TV Animation Production. 295 films were screened in the "Annecy 2003" official selection. The awards were presented at the closing ceremony held on Saturday, June 7, 2003. Congratulations to all the winners!
The Short and Feature Fiction Films jury, made up of Susie Campbell, Mikhail Aldashin, Giannalberto Bendazzi, Gabor Csupo and Bill Plympton, has awarded:
SHORT FILM
The Annecy Cristal (Grand Prix Annecy 2003)Atama Yama (Mt. Head)Directed by Koji Yamamura Japan
Special distinctionCar Craze Directed by Evert De BeijerNetherlands
Jury's special awardHarvie Krumpet Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot Australia
Audience awardHarvie Krumpet Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot Australia
FIPRESCI Award Harvie Krumpet Directed by Adam Benjamin Elliot Australia
"Jean-Luc Xiberras" award for best first film How to Cope with Death Directed by Ignacio FerrerasUnited Kingdom
"Annecy 2003 / Canal J" Junior jury award for a short filmLigne de vie Directed by Serge AvédikianFrance
FIPRESCI Award OïoDirected by Simon Goulet Canada
FEATURE FILM
The Cristal for best feature (Grand Prix Annecy 2003) My Life as McDull Directed by Toe YuenChina
TV AND COMMISSIONED FILMS
The Jury for TV and Commissioned Films, made up of Tatiana Kober, Natalia Orlova and Marie-Pierre Journet, has awarded:
TV SPECIALS
TV special award Le roi de la forêt des BrumesDirected by Jean-Jacques Prunès France
The Cristal for best TV production (Grand Prix Annecy 2003)Verte Directed by Serge ElissaldeFrance
TV SERIES
Special award for a TV series Albie "Quick on the Draw"Directed Francis Vose United Kingdom
EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC OR INDUSTRIAL FILM
Educationnal, scientific or industrial film awardTerrence Higgins Trust "Cavern Club" Directed by Manu RoigUnited-Kingdom
ADVERTISING FILM
Unicef award NSPCC "Cartoon" Directed by Russel BrookeUnited-Kingdom
Advertising or promotional film award Robota Directed by Doug ChiangUSA
MUSIC VIDEO
Award for best music videoSuper Furry Animals "It's not the End of the World" Directed by Laurent Nicolas, David NicolasFrance
SCHOOL OR GRADUATION FILM
The School and Graduation Films jury, made up of Guionne Leroy, Marv Newland and Juan Padron, has awarded:
Jury's special award Le trésor du têtard salé Directed by Amandine FredonFrance
Award for best school or graduation filmSunday Evening Directed by Kalina VutovaBulgaria
Special distinction Treevil Directed by Aiju Salminen, Christer Lindström, Aino OvaskainenFinland
"Annecy 2003 / Canal J" Junior jury award for a school or a graduation film Wunderwerk Directed by Michael SieberGermany
SHORT FILMS FOR THE INTERNET
The Internet Films jury, made up of Valérie Bourgoin, Sébastien Kochman and Dan Sarto, has awarded:
Netsurfers award Seigei Sentai Pinpin : L'attaque du poulpe rouge géant Directed by Nicolaï ChauvetFrance
Award for best short film Touch Me Now Directed byCraig MarshallCanada
Series for InternetAward for best series Happy Tree Friends "Eye Candy" Directed by Kenn NavarroUSA
For more information on the Annecy and this year's official selection visit the official Annecy site.
