Natalie Portman-Powered French Animated Film ‘Arco’ Wins Annecy

ArcoA French Animated Feature of About of Unexpectioned Friendsip and The Fate of A World Impacted by Climate Change, Has Won the Cristal for Best Film at Ti’s Annecy Film Film Film Film.

The Feature Debut of Famed French Illustrator Ugo Bienvenu, Whoersh Premiered in Cannes and Counts Natalie Portman Among Its Producers, Follows ARCO, A 10 -YEAR -FOROM FOROM Travels Back in Time, Via A Rainbow, to 2075, WHERE HE ENCONNters Iris, A Young Girl Living Through Environmental Collapse. Their Burgeoning Friendsip Becomes A Tender Yet Urgent Bond Across Time, Rooted in Innocence, Curiosity and Shared HeartBreak. In her rave Hollywood Reporter Review, Lovia Gyarkye Called Arco “A Considered Meditation on Ecological Disaster WitHin the Dulcet Grooves of A Charming Story About AdalesCent Friendship.”

The Top Prize for the Contrechamp Sidebar Section Went to Endless CookieA Canadian Animated Documentary from Seth and Pete Scriver, Which Premiered at Sundance. The lo-fi, offen surreal feature explores pete’s memories of growing up as a person of nations pern from Shamattawa, Manitoba, Touching on Topics Ranging Fromate of The Legacy of Resident of Resident Exploitation to Systemic Incarceration, Interspersed With Funny and Surreal Interludes.

Little Amélie or The Character of Rainan adapation of amélie notHomb’s novel, Directed by Malys Vallade and Lane-Cho Han, Won Annecy’s Audence for Best Feature.

The Annecy Film Festival, WHICH WRAPPED UP WITH A GALA Awards Ceremony Saturday Night, Has Become a Must-Attend for the International Animation Industry, and a tastemaker for awards. Last Year’s Two Big Winners: Competition Cristal Winner Memoir of a snail and Audence Award Winner FlowBoth Scored Oscar Nominations, With Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow Winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

The Competition Jury Prize Went to Chaofrom Japanese Director Yasuhiro Aoki, WHICH IMAGINES A CHAOTIC FUTURE Shanghai Populated by Hybrid Beings and Shifting Power Dynamics. The Paul Grimault Award Went to Momoko Seto’s Dandelion’s OdysseyWHICH Premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week, and Follows A Group of Seeds As They Journey Across Varied Ecosystems, Exploring the Fragality and Resilienness of Life.

The Squarefrom south korean Director Bo-Sol Kim, WHICH Blends Political Commentary with Experimental Animation in Its Story Prize of the Contrechamps Section.

The Winners Were Announced at a Gala Ceremony in Annecy Saturday Night.

See The Full List of 2025 Annecy Festival Award Winners Below.

Feature Films – Competition Cristal for a feature film
Arcodir. Ugo bienvenu, France
Jury Award
Chaodir. Yasuhiro Aoki, Japan
Paul Grimault Award
Dandelion’s Odysseydir. Momoko Seto, France/Belgium
Gan Foundation Award for Distribution
Olivia and The Invisible Earthquakedir. Irene Iborra Rizo, Spain/France/Belgium/Chile/Switzerland
Audience Award
Little Amélie or The Character of Raindir. Maïlys Vallade, Lyane-Cho Han, France

Feature Films – Contrechamp Contrechamp Grand Prix
Endless Cookiedir. Seth Scriver, PEE Scriver, Canada
Contrechamp Jury Award
The Squaredir. Bo-Sol Kim, South Korea

Short Films Cristal for a short film
The Night Bootsdir. Pierre-Luc Granjon, France
Jury Award
Les bêtesdir. Michael Granberry, USA
Alexeïeff – Parker Award
Sapphodir. Rosana Urbes, Brazil
Off -Limits Award
The graffitidir. Ryo orikasa, Japan
Jean -luc Xiberras Award for a First Film
Zwermendir. Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger, Netherlands/Belgium
Audience Award
The Night Bootsdir. Pierre-Luc Granjon, France

TV and Commissioned Films Cristal for a tv process
Christo The Civilized Barbarian: “Hunting Party”dir. Shady Safadi, USA
Jury Award for A TV Series
Lena’s Farm: “Volles Nest”dir. Elena Walf, Germany
Jury Award for A TV Special
An almost Christmas Storydir. David Lowery, USA
Audience Award
Freaked Out: “Major Decision”dir. Théo Grosjean, Mothy Richard, Belgium/France

GRADUATION FILMS Cristal for a gradation film
Zootropedir. Léna Martinez, France
Jury Award
Between the Gapsdir. Martin Bonnin, France
Lotte Reiniger Award
Qdir. Masataka Kihara, Japan

Vr Works Cristal for the best vr work
Fragile Home

Special Prizes France TV Award for a Short Film
Pooya afzali, for AT NIGHT

SACEM AWARD FOR BEST Original Soundtrack in a Short Film
Sebastian hilli, for Dollhouse elephant

SACEM Award For Best Original Soundtrack in A Feature Film
Arnaud toulon, for Arco

Pablo Pico Distinction – SACEM Award For Best Original Soundtrack in A Feature Film
Jean L’Appeau, for Death does not exist

Canal+ Junior Jury Award
Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears, For Forevergreen

Young Audience Award
Francis Desharnais, for The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon

André Martin Award for a French Short Film
Pierre -luc Granjon, for The Night Boots

Festivals Connexion Award for a vr Work
Ondřej Moravec, Victoria Lopukhina, for Fragile Home

XPPEN AWARD FOR A GRADUATION FILM
Jiali tan, haoyuan zhu, for Won’t be here

Vimeo Staff Pick Award for a Short Film in the Official and Off -Limits Categories
Michael Granberry, for Les bêtes

City of Annecy Award
Justice Rutikara, for Ibuka, justice

City of Annecy Jury Special Specialty
Niko Radas, for Psychonauts

Mifa Pitch Awards All Categories

Cinekid for Professionals Prize
The Star -Child

Mifa – Best Performance Prize
Crocodile Dance

Mifa – Animation du Monde Prize
Sun Chaser

Feature Films

Sacd Prize
Maryam & Varto

Ciclic Prize
Saima – Scenes from A Midlife Crisis

Cristal Publishing Prize
The Northern Star

Titrafilm Prize
The Last of the pebbles

Short Films

Sacd Prize
A Blue Monday

Arte France Prize
Kateryna

Ciclic Prize
Haan

Nef Animation Prize
Very Flexible Girl

Filmværksted Viborg Prize
WHERE IS My ESPRESSO?

Studios Alhambra Prize
Escucha el río

TV Series & Specials

Disney Television Animation Prize
Pouic and pica

Prix ​​ciclic
Brune

Titrafilm Prize
Beasties

Studios Alhambra Prize
The Star -Child

Documentaries

Eurodoc Prize
Ouch!

Dok Leipzig Prize
Black Diaries

Titrafilm Prize
Erassed

Cristal Publishing Prize
Ouch!

Biptv Prize
Playing House

Ciclic Prize
Red Zone

Immersive experiences

Weird Market Prize
Damned

The Booster by United XR Europe Prize
Poems of Life

Newimages Prize
The Mother Tree

Anidox XR Residency Prize
Demaré – A Sensory Journy to the Depths of the Ocean