Earlier than wrapping up an expansive and exhaustive competition week with its Saturday night closing ceremonies, Annecy 2023 awarded 9 Particular Prizes Friday night within the Centre Bonlieu.
The Particular Prizes (Prix Spéciaux) winners:
Metropolis of Annecy Award:
Île (Island) – Michael Faust (Israel, Studio Potemkin)
Festivals Connexion VR Award:
From the Important Sq. – Pedro Harres (Germany, Movie College Babelsberg Konrad Wolf)
Festivals Connexion Award:
Maurice’s Bar – Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery (Israel, Sacrebleu Productions)
André Martin Award for A French Quick Movie
La saison pourpre (The Purple Season) – Clémence Bouchereau (France, Bandini Movies)
Finest Unique Music Award for A Characteristic Movie:
La Sirène – Erik Truffaz (Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg – Les Movies D’ici; Katuh Studio; Bac Cinema; Lunanime Bvba; Trickstudio Lutterbeck Gmbh)
Finest Unique Music Award for A Quick Movie:
27 – Committee – Mári Mákó, Rozi Mákó (France, Hungary – Boddah, Miyu Productions)
Younger Viewers Award:
To Be Sisters – Clément Céard, Anne-Sophie Gousset (France – Folimage, Les Armateurs)
Canal+ Junior Jury Award:
Pete – Bret Parker (U.S.A. – Artfarm Productions)
France TV Award for A Quick Movie:
Nun or By no means! – Heta Jäälinoja (Finland – Böhle Studios)
Supply: Annecy 2023
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
