Anima Winners Announced
The curtain came down on Anima 2015 on Sunday with the announcement of the prizewinning films. The jury decided to award the Anima Grand Prix to the Swedish filmmaker Niki Lindroth von Bahr for her short film Simhall (Bath House), and praised her precise direction, the uniqueness of the universe, the simple and effective humour, the strength of the characters and the description of a social context. The filmmaker takes away 2,500 Euros, offered by the Région de Bruxelles Capitale.
The international jury awarded the prize for the best graduation short film to UK student Nicolas Ménard for his Loop Ring Chop Drink, along with a special mention to Small People with Hats by Sarina Nihei, also from the UK. The junior jury from Radio BoBo awarded their prize for the best short for a young audience to Le Vélo de l’éléphant by Olesya Shchukina (B/F), and also gave a special mention to the Franco-Belgian-Swiss co-production Dimitri à Ubuyu by Agnès Lecreux and Fabien Drouet.
Alexandra Hetmerová’s Mythopolis received the audience award for the best short film, and the Anima public also chose Extraordinary Tales by Raul Garcia (Luxembourg) as best feature and The Nut Job by Peter Lepionitis (USA/CA/KR) in the young audience category.
The jury for the national competition gave the Sabam award to Het Paradijs by Laura Vandewynckel, and was particularly charmed by the director’s sensitive approach to a current and universal topic. They also awarded the Grand Prix of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles to Dernière Porte au sud by Sacha Feiner, the SACD award to Deep Space by Bruno Tondeur and the TVPaint award for best graduation film to Hondenleven by Pieter Vandenaebeele from KASK in Ghent.
Check out all the photos from the Festival, the full list of prizewinning films and their photos on
www.animafestival.be
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Professional short films
Grand Prix Anima 2015
Simhall, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden
Special mention: Tempête sur anorak, Paul Cabon, France
Press Award for Best Short
Through the Hawthorn, Anna Benner, UK
Professional short films for children
Best Children’s Short Film Award
Le Vélo de l’éléphant, Olesya Shchukina, Belgium, France
Special mention, Dimitri à Ubuyu, Agnès Lecreux & Fabien Drouet, France, Belgium, Switzerland
Audience Award for Best Short Film for Children
Dimitri à Ubuyu, Agnès Lecreux & Fabien Drouet, France, Belgium, Switzerland
Student short films
Best Student Short Film Award
Loop Ring Chop Drink, Nicolas Ménard, UK
Special Mention, Small People with Hats, Sarina Nihei, UK
Audience Award for Best Short Film
Mythopolis, Alexandra Hetmerová, Czech Republic
Animation night short films
Animation Night Audience Award
Wurst, Carlo Vogele, Luxembourg
NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Award for Best Belgian Short Film
Het Paradijs, Laura Vandewynckel
Grand Prix Anima 2015 for Best Short of the Fédération Wallonie -Bruxelles
Dernière Porte au sud, Sacha Feiner
Author Award
Deep Space, Bruno Tondeur
Best Belgian Student Short Film
Hondenleven, Pieter Vandenabeele
RTBF – La Trois Award
Dernière Porte au sud, Sacha Feiner
BeTV Award
Hondenleven, Pieter Vandenabeele
Cinergie Award
Deep Space, Bruno Tondeur
FEATURES COMPETITION
Audience Award for Best Animated Feature
Extraordinary Tales, Raul Garcia, Luxembourg, Espagne, USA
Audience Award for Best Children’s Animated Feature
The Nut Job, Peter Lepeniotis, USA, South Korea, Canada
BeTV Award for Best Animated Feature
Giovanni no Shima (Giovanni’s Island), Mizuho Nishikubo, Japan
