Press release: The winners of Anima 2015 The curtain came down

Press release: The winners of Anima 2015
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 coproduction 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 WallonieBruxelles 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
The Anima Festival looks forward to seeing you again next year! Dates for your diaries: Anima 2016 is set to take place from 5th to 14th February.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Professional short films
Grand Prix Anima 2015 provided by the Brussels-Capital Region (2.500€)
Simhall, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden
Special mention: Tempête sur anorak, Paul Cabon, France
Press Award for Best Short provided by the magazine Be4MAg (500 €)
Through the Hawthorn, Anna Benner, UK
Professional short films for children
Best Children’s Short Film Award (Radio Bobo-jury)
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 provided by TVPaint (softwarelicense TVPaint Animation 11
Edition Standard, worth 500€)
Loop Ring Chop Drink, Nicolas Ménard, UK
Special Mention : Small People with Hats, Sarina Nihei, UK
Audience Award for Best Short Film, provided by Fluxys (2.500€)
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 provided by SABAM (2.500€)
Het Paradijs, Laura Vandewynckel
Grand Prix Anima 2015 for Best Short of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, provided by the
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (2.500€)
Dernière Porte au sud, Sacha Feiner
Author Award provided by SACD (2.500€)
Deep Space, Bruno Tondeur
Best Belgian Student Short Film Award provided by TV Paint
(TVPaint Animation 11 Edition Standard license, worth 500 €)
Hondenleven, Pieter Vandenabeele
RTBF – La Trois Award (acquisition of broadcasting rights)
Dernière Porte au sud, Sacha Feiner
BeTV Award (1.000 € for acquisition of broadcasting rights)
Hondenleven, Pieter Vandenabeele
Cinergie Award (Electronic Press Kit)
Deep Space, Bruno Tondeur
FEATURES COMPETITION
Audience Award for Best Animated Feature, provided by FedEx (voucher worth 2.500€)
Extraordinary Tales, Raul Garcia, Luxembourg, Espagne, USA, Belgium
Audience Award for Best Children’s Animated Feature
The Nut Job, Peter Lepeniotis, USA, South Korea, Canada
BeTV Award for Best Animated Feature (5000 € for acquisition of broadcasting rights)
Giovanni no Shima (Giovanni's Island), Mizuho Nishikubo, Japan
Perscontact:
Noémie Meert
+32 (0)476 77 04 31
[email protected]
Barbara van Lombeek
+32 (0)486 54 64 80
[email protected]