‘Letter to a Pig’ Scoops Best Short, ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’ Wins Best Feature – Anima Brussels 2023 Winners
Skwigly
Anima is coming to an end in Flagey after 10 crazy days and is finally back to full cinemas, with more than 40 sold-out screenings, privileged moments of sharing with the film teams and many successful festive events such as the new Drink and Draw, the Fiesta Española, the Queer Night or the Animated Night.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Festival has evolved to adapt to the new habits of the public and offered Q&A with the directors in almost 70 Festival screenings. The number of professional accreditations has tripled, and the number of student accreditations has doubled, which is a sign of a clear craze for the animation sector.
The attendance figures seem to be at least as good as in 2020, which was a record year, with this year’s attendance of almost 30,000 spectators in Flagey alone. The figures for Anima at the Palace and the Cinematek are not yet known, nor are those for the decentralisations, since Anima will be extended for the first time throughout next week in Wallonia thanks to the school holidays being twice as long as before.
Anima will also be able to count on a new virtual audience from 27 February for another month with an online film offer available throughout Belgium on the Sooner streaming platform. In short, a successful, highly convivial edition with a renewed audience.
International Competition – Feature Films
JURY AWARDS
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Jury: Mats Grorud, Cyril Pedrosa and Marlyn Spaaij
Saules aveugles, femme endormie
Pierre Földes
FR / LU / NL / CA
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN
Jury: Karine Miralles, Carlo Vogele and Britt Raes
Knor
Mascha Halberstad
NL / BE
AUDIENCE AWARDS
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Interdit aux chiens et aux Italiens
Alain Ughetto
FR / IT / CH
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN
Knor
Mascha Halberstad
NL / BE
PARTNER AWARDS
BE TV AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE OF THE OFFICIAL SELECTION
Nayola
José Miguel Ribeiro
PT / FR / BE / NL
International Competition – Short Films
JURY AWARDS
GRAND PRIX ANIMA 2023 FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM PROVIDED BY THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION (2.500 €)
Jury: Gaëlle Grisard, Pablo Pico and Yiorgos Tsangaris
Letter to a Pig
Tal Kantor
FR / IL
SPECIAL JURY AWARD CATEGORY “SHORT FILMS”
Jury: Gaëlle Grisard, Pablo Pico and Yiorgos Tsangaris
It’s Nice in Here
Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
NL
AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
Jury: Gaëlle Grisard, Pablo Pico and Yiorgos Tsangaris
Feux
Mohammad Babakoohi
FR
BEST VR SHORT FILM AWARD
Jury: Mariana Cadenas, Jan Hameeuw and An Oost
Marco & Polo Go Round
Benjamin Steiger-Levine
BE
AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
Jury: Karine Miralles, Carlo Vogele and Britt Raes
Drôles d’oiseaux
Charlie Belin
FR
SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
Jury: Karine Miralles, Carlo Vogele and Britt Raes
La Reine des renards
Marina Rosset
CH
AUDIENCE AWARDS
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Ice Merchants
João Gonzalez
PT / FR / GB
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
Drôles d’oiseaux
Charlie Belin
FR
ANIMATION NIGHT AUDIENCE AWARD
La Quête de l’humain
Mélina Ienco, Lucie Juric, Caroline Leibel, Faustine Merle and Claire Pellet
FR
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST VR SHORT FILM
Swarm
Maarten Isaäk de Heer
DE
PARTNER AWARDS
PRESS AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM (UPCB and UCC)
Scale
Joseph Pierce
GB / FR / BE / CZ
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BRUZZ KET AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
Canary
Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoît Therriault
CA / FR
National Competition- Short Films
JURY AWARDS
AWARD FOR BEST BELGIAN SHORT FILM, PROVIDED BY SABAM FOR CULTURE (2.500€). ACQUISITION OF BROADCASTING RIGHTS BY CANVAS
Jury: Laura Almantaite, Jean-François Bigot and Pascale Hecquet
Ce qui bouge est vivant
Noémie Marsily
BE
GRAND PRIX FOR BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES PROVIDED BY THE FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES (2.500 €)
Jury: Laura Almantaite, Jean-François Bigot and Pascale Hecquet
Pina
Jérémy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo
BE / FR
AUTHOR AWARD PROVIDED BY SACD (2.500 €)
Jury: Laura Almantaite, Jean-François Bigot and Pascale Hecquet
Siberiade
Nado Poton
BE
AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM PROVIDED BY AMPLO (1.000 €)
Jury: Laura Almantaite, Jean-François Bigot and Pascale Hecquet
Passagers
Célia Hardy
BE
PARTNER AWARDS
RTBF – LA TROIS AWARD (ACQUISITION OF BROADCASTING RIGHTS)
Pina
Jérémy Depuydt, Giuseppe Accardo
BE / FR
CINERGIE AWARD
Les Marrons glacés
Delphine Hermans, Michel Vandam
BE