AWARDS OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL BALKANIMA

Held in Students city Cultural center, New Belgrade, October 6th-10th 2009.

International jury: Priit Pärn (Estonia), Maja Volk (Serbia) and Veljko Popović (Croatia)

Grand Prix

- EINTRIT ZUM PARADIES UM E3.20, Edith Stauber, Austria – excellent atmosphere, directing, feeling of detail, with a well lead story and stylistic consistence in aesthetics.

Trophy for the best southeast European film

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A BOY, A DRAGON, A WOMAN AND A INVISIBLE WINGED FRIEND, Jelena Bešir, Serbia – remembering the spirit of childhood, bravery and beauty of the simple line and playful editing.

DIPLOMAS

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Best movie under 5 minutes

– L’ANIMA MAVI, Julia Gromskaya, Italy – for outstanding coloring, poetic livening of painting techniques and professionalism in work.

Best movie from 5 to 30 minutes

– MEI LING, Stephanie Lansaque and Francois Leroy, France – for good atmosphere in leading a bizarre story, great image design and precision audio design.

Best directing

– KROKODILL, Kaspar Jancis, Estonia – for skillful use of film language and dramaturgy in animated film.

 

SPECIAL MENTION diplomas

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Diploma for best animation

– HEZURBELCAK, UNA FOSSA COMUN, Izibene Onederra, Spain – for expressiveness and outstanding transposition of ink drawing in empty space.

Diploma for humor

– VARIETE, Roelof van den Bergh, Netherlands – for a fresh and humorous approach to the timeless theme of life and death.

Diploma for best visual design

– PATIENCE OF THE MEMORY, Vuk Jevremović, Spain – for a poetic approach to a collage of documentary and painted material in a play of color, brush movements and free association.

Diploma for ecology

– THE COLLECTION, Phillip Warner, United Kingdom – for a positive and humorous view of the relationship between everyday life and ecology.

ASIFA Serbia Diplomas

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CHICORY ‘N’ COFFEE, Dušan Kastelic, Slovenia
THE LIGHTHOUSE, Velislava Gospodinova, Bulgaria


Students jury: Olga Pärn (Estonia), Olivera Rašinac (Serbia), Gordana Vitomirov (Serbia)

AWARD FOR THE BEST STUDENTS FILM

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Shared:
WINTER SONATA, Yves Gutjahr, Switzerland – awakening the viewers closeness to the natural life through musical form, choreography of earth, sky and fire.
THE LAST ELEPHANT, Antti Laakso, Finland – excellent story, narration and elements of film language, and of course, excellent acting performance of the last elephant.

SPECIAL MENTION diplomas:

MEMORY, Sanja Savić Straka, Serbia – showing deep past emotions with limited resources.
TESS HAS A STAIN ON HER DRESS, Eran Flax, Israel – a victory of humanity that makes physiology ridiculous.

ZOPTIK SPECIAL AWARD

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IBU, Anais Ibert, Victor De Las Heras, France - creating beauty by infusing life into junk, showing the true nature of animated film.
GLASS WALL, Srđan Radaković, Serbia – interesting application of special effects in furthering the story.

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HEDGEHONG THORN” diploma:

RED AND BLUE, Dusko Pasic, Serbia

AUDIENCE AWARD (diploma):

LOG JAM, Alexei Alexeev, Hungary

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