The 7th Festival HIROSHIMA 1998
Aug.20-24 Venue : Aster Plaza

CG work by Masaki Fujihata
design by Yasuhito Nagahara

International Honorary President

Ray Harryhausen (U.K.)

Judges

International Jury (*chairperson)

Normand Roger (Canada)
Katariina Lillqvist (Finland)
René Laloux* (France)
Cilia van Dijk (The Netherlands)
Mark Baker (U.K.)
Hisako Sato (Japan)

International Selection Committee (*chairperson)

Thomas Renoldner (Austria)
Thomas Basgier (Germany)
Irina Margolina (Russia)
Deanna Morse* (U.S.A.)
Toshio Iwai (Japan)

Winners

Grand Prize

"The Old Lady and the Pigeons" Sylvain Chomet (Canada)

Hiroshima Prize

"The Mermaid" Alexander Petrov (Russia)

Debut Prize

"Busby" Anna Henckel-Donners-Marck (Germany)

Renzo Kinoshita Prize

"L' Aren" - Serie "Vermillion" Nicolas Jacquet (France)

Special International Jury Prize

"Geri's Game" Jan Pinkava (U.S.A.)
"Romance of the Heart" Solweig Von Kleist (France)

Special Prize

"Silence" Sylvie Bringas,Orly Yadin (U.K.)
"Trainspotter" Neville Astley, Jeff Newitt (U.K.)
"The Albatross" Paul Bush (U.K.)
"Spring" Silke Parzich (Germany)
"How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels" Craig Welch (Canada)
"On a Full Moon" Lee Whitmore (Australia)
"Locopath" Christoph Simon (U.S.A.)
"Pink Doll" Valentin Olshvang (Russia)
"Heavy Stock" Michael Salkeld (U.K.)
Ecole Nationale Sup rieure des Arts D coratifs (France)