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Winners
Comments on the competition result by the Chairperson (Kosei Ono)
This year’s Hiroshima International Animation Festival has received more than 2,000 entries, the largest ever in its history. Of those, 66 films have been nominated for the competition. The difficult part of our jury work was narrowing down those films to give awards. All of the films were so uniformly excellent, that we as jury members struggled to choose some which were obviously outstanding to all. After sharing hours of stimulative and heated discussion, the four of us came to satisfactory conclusions. One of the characteristics of this festival is that a large number of films made as debut films, or by students are of high quality. This makes us realize that we see more and more younger generations joining the animation world. It is a great pleasure for us, the jury members.
Grand Prix
| I saw mice burying a cat |
| Ya videl kak mishy kota horonili |
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2011/5'31"
Country of the work:China
Directed by: Dmitry Geller
Produced/Distributed by: Liguo Zheng (Jilin Animation Institute)
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[ Comments on Awarding ] Most mysterious atmosphere perfectly created by a combination of visual elements and a magical soundtrack.
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Hiroshima Prize
| KALI, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE |
| KALI, O PEQUENO VAMPIRO |
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2012/9'27"
Country of the work:Portugal/ France/ Canada/ Switzerland
Directed by: Regina Pessoa
Produced by: CICLOPE FILMES, FOLIMAGE, OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM CANADA STUDIO GDS
Distributed by: Salette Ramalho (AGENCIA - Portuguese Short Film Agency)
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For the best animation, direction and soundtrack. Every frame of this film is worthy of being framed. |
Debut Prize
| Sticky Ends |
| Chroniques de la poisse |
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2010/6'13"
Country of the work:France
Directed by: Osman Cerfon
Produced by: Franck Ekinci (Je Suis Bien Content)
Distributed by: Je Suis Bien Content
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For unrelenting and demented humour presented with great skill by a debut animation artist. |
Renzo Kinoshita Prize
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2012/6'02"
Country of the work:Japan
Directed by: Yoriko Mizushiri
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For delicacy, elegance and sensuality in an animated film. |
Audience Prize
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2012/10'18"
Country of the work:England
Directed by: Timothy Reckart (National Film And Television School)
Produced by: Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly (National Film And Television School)
Distributed by: National Film And Television School, Distribution Department
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This prize is given to the most popular work voted by the audience.
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Special International Jury Prize
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2011/8'15"
Country of the work:Russia
Directed/Produced by: Natalia Mirzoyan (Animation Studio "Petersburg")
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For storytelling skill and unusual technique. |
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2012/7'18"
Country of the work:France
Directed by: Michaela Pavlátová
Produced by: Ron Dyens (Sacrebleu Productions)
Produced by: Negativ Films
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For expression of a deep, personal understanding of delicate subject matter. |
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2011/9'51"
Country of the work:Canada
Directed by: Patrick Doyon (National Film Board of Canada)
Distributed by: Christina Rogers (National Film Board of Canada)
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For simple expression of sophisticated life in rural Quebec. |
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2011/10'29"
Country of the work:Latvia
Directed by: Reinis Petersons (Atom Art)
Produced/Distributed by: Sabine Andersone (Atom Art)
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] An extraordinary first film in which the human spirit is warmly expressed by a motorcycling bear. |
| It's such a beautiful day |
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2011/22'50"
Country of the work:U.S.A.
Directed/Produced by: Don Hertzfeldt
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[ Comments on Awarding ] A profound presentation of unstable inhabitants in our mysterious universe.
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Special Prize
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2011/12'38"
Country of the work:Canada/ Japan
Directed by: Koji Yamamura (Yamamura Animation, Inc.)
Produced by: Michael Fukushima (NFB), Keisuke Tsuchihashi (NHK), Shuzo Shiota (Polygon Pictures)
Distributed by: Akiko Isobe (Polygon Pictures), Mariko Tazawa (Yamamura Animation, Inc.)
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For successful use of modern animation techniques to reveal the life of the inventor of the moving image. |
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2011/7'04"
Country of the work:France
Directed by: Atsushi Wada
Produced by: Ron Dyens, Tamaki Okamoto (Sacrebleu Productions, CaRTe bLaNChe)
Distributed by: Sacrebleu Productions (France and other), CaRTe bLaNChe (Japan and other)
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| [ Comments on Awarding ] For the creation of a completely believable yet illogical world. |
| The little bird & the leaf |
| Der kleine Vogel & das Blatt |
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2012/4'01"
Country of the work:Switzerland
Directed/Distributed by: Lena von Döhren
Produced by: Ruedi Schick (Swiss Effects Film GmbH)
Co-Produced by: HSLU- Hochschule Design & Kunst
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[ Comments on Awarding ] The best children’s film made by a student animator.
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2011/6'45"
Country of the work:Israel
Directed/Produced by: Natalie Bettelheim, Sharon Michaeli (Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design)
Distributed by: Rafi Yaniger (Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design)
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[ Comments on Awarding ] For understanding the complex relationship between mother and child.
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2011/2'23"
Country of the work:U.S.A.
Directed/Produced/Distributed by: Steven Subotnick
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[ Comments on Awarding ] Best example of audio and visual harmony.
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