Animanima 2012

Grand Prix of the ANIMANIMA 2012 festival

Oh Willy...  

Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels (Belgium)

Explanation: For creating a moving, subtle and surprising masterpiece.

Special Jury Award

Una Furtiva Lagrima

Carlo Vogele (France)

Explanation: For making us laugh and hungry.

C & M SPECIAL AWARD – for best animated commercial or music video

Kottarashky: Demoni  

Teodor Ushev (Canada)

Explanation: For the intelligent marriage of image and music.

Best direction

About Killing the Pig

Simone Massi (Zemlja)

Explanation: For recreating an intense experience of memory.

Best animation

Kali the Little Vampire

Regina Pessoa (Portugal)

Explanation: For its flawless craftsmanship and graphic design.

Best  script

The Last Bus

Martin Snopek & Ivana Laucikova (Slovakia)

Explanation: For creating a convincing story of an uncomfortable reality.

Best Sound Design

Tram

Michaela Pavlatova (Czech Republic)

Explanation: For its sexually titillating sound.

Films for Children - Main Award

Gruffalo’s Child

Johannes Weiland, UweHeidschötter (Germany)

Explanation: The filmmakers managed to create a wonderful magical world that makes you want to jump into the film and follow The Gruffallo’s Child into the woods.

Krunoslav Jovic’s Special Distinction

Bonifacio in Summertime

Pierre-Luc Granjon, Antoine Lanciaux (France)

Explanation: For succesfull treatment of complex subjects through the language of fairy tale.

Nicolas Palme’s Special Distinction

Little Ladybird Wants to Grow up

Miha Knific (Slovenia)

Explanation: A wonderful film about growing up where every picture stands for itself, a film that goes beyond the words.

Mina Cvetinovic’s Special Distinction

Dress to Impress

Falk Schuster (Germany)

Explanation: This film represents the harmony of interesting technique and universal tale which offers the possibility of overcoming the problem of maladjustment in a witty way.

Special ANIMANIMA 2012 Prize for the contribution to the art of animation

Joan C. Gratz (USA)