19^th Jun 2021

2021 Official Prize Winners

After a week of competition, the winners are at last revealed!

Thanks to the participants and partners who were present for this first ever hybrid edition! You were more than 8000 badgeholders to join us virtually or physically to celebrate both our 60^th anniversary and African animation.

The jury awarded the competition’s 20 official prizes during the Closing Ceremony on Saturday 19^th June.

Find out who the 2021 winners are:

FEATURE FILMS

> OFFICIAL

Cristal for a Feature Film
Flee
Jonas POHER RASMUSSEN
Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
SUN CREATURE STUDIO, FINAL CUT FOR REAL, VIVEMENT LUNDI !, MER FILMS, MOST FILM

Jury Award
My Sunny Maad
Michaela PAVLÁTOVÁ
Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
SACREBLEU PRODUCTIONS, NEGATIV S.R.O., BFILM, LTD.

Jury Distinction
The Crossing
Florence MIAILHE
Germany, France, Czech Republic
LES FILMS DE L'ARLEQUIN, BALANCE FILM GMBH, MAURFILM S.R.O., XBO FILMS

Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Flee
Jonas POHER RASMUSSEN
Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
SUN CREATURE STUDIO, FINAL CUT FOR REAL, VIVEMENT LUNDI !, MER FILMS, MOST FILM

> CONTRECHAMP

Contrechamp Jury Distinction
Bob Cuspe – Nós Não Gostamos de Gente
Bob Spit – We Do Not Like People
Cesar CABRAL
Brazil
COALA FILMES

Mention du jury Contrechamp
Archipel > Archipelago
Félix DUFOUR-LAPERRIÈRE
Canada
EMBUSCADE FILMS

SHORT FILMS

Cristal for a Short Film
Écorce > Peel
Samuel PATTHEY, Silvain MONNEY
Switzerland
DOK MOBILE

Jury Award
Easter Eggs
Nicolas KEPPENS
Belgium, France, The Netherlands
ANIMAL TANK, KA-CHING CARTOONS, MIYU PRODUCTIONS

Jury Distinction "Special Distinction for Direction"
Affairs of the Art > L'Art dans le sang
Joanna QUINN
United Kingdom, Canada
BERYL PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD., ONF – OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA

"Jean-Luc Xiberras" Award for a First Film
Hold Me Tight
Mélanie ROBERT-TOURNEUR
Belgium, France
VIVI FILM, LA CLAIRIÈRE PRODUCTION

"Off-Limits" Award
Tunable Mimoid
Vladimir TODOROVIC
Australia
HOOPSNAKE STUDIO

TV AND COMMISSIONED FILMS

> TV FILMS

Cristal for a TV Production
Vanille
Guillaume LORIN
France, Switzerland
FOLIMAGE, NADASDY FILM SARL

Jury Award for a TV Series
Japan Sinks: 2020 "The Beginning of the End"
Masaaki YUASA
Japan
SCIENCE SARU INC.

Jury Award for a TV Special
Mum Is Pouring Rain
Hugo DE FAUCOMPRET
France
LAÏDAK FILMS, DANDELOOO

> COMMISSIONED FILMS

Cristal for a Commissioned Film
Kai "A Little Too Much"
Martina SCARPELLI
USA

Jury Award for a Commissioned Film
Hjelp, vi har en blind pasient > Help! We Have a Blind Patient
Robin JENSEN
Norway
MIKROFILM AS

FILMS DE FIN D'ÉTUDES

Cristal for a Graduation Film
Hippocampus > Hippocampe
Réalisateur
Zehao LI
China
CHINA ACADEMY OF ART

Jury Award
Avant
Marcell MOSTOHA
Hungary
MOME – MOHOLY – NAGY UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN

Jury Distinction "Outstanding Art Direction"
La Confiture de papillons > Butterfly Jam
Shih-Yen HUANG
France, Taiwan
ENSAD – ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS