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Awards 2025

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: FEATURE FILMS
JURY AWARDS

AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE


TOTTO-CHAN: THE LITTLE GIRL AT THE WINDOW
Shinnosuke Yakuwa, JP, 2024, 114'

"For the classical yet very contemporary approach of a film staged in the past, through the complex point of view of a child, the dexterity of the direction and all the efforts that have been put into the characterisation of the young protagonist, the jury unanimously decided to give the Award for Best Animated Feature to Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by the Japanese director Shinnosuke Yakuwa."

Feature Film Competition Jury: Christophe Jankovic, Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo, Mascha Halberstad

SPECIAL MENTION

PELIKAN BLUE
László Csáki, HU, 2023, 79'


"For the fact that the film revolves around a very small detail, built as a documentary with a profound sense of dramaturgy that grows throughout the storyline, as well as the characters’ tangibleness, the jury would like to give a special mention to Pelikan Blue by the Hungarian director László Csáki."

Feature Film Competition Jury: Christophe Jankovic, Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo, Mascha Halberstad

AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN


LIVING LARGE
Kristina Dufková, CZ/SK/FR, 2024, 79'

"An engaging, intimate tale of family ties, aptly portrayed in a funny, unique world. "

Jury of the International Competition for Short Films and Feature Films for Children: Delphine Hermans, Julien De Man, Charlie Belin
AUDIENCE AWARDS

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE


TOTTO-CHAN: THE LITTLE GIRL AT THE WINDOW
Shinnosuke Yakuwa, JP, 2024, 114'

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN


HOLA FRIDA!
André Kadi & Karine Vézina, CA/FR, 2024, 82’
PARTNER AWARD

BE TV AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
OF THE OFFICIAL SELECTION


A BOAT IN THE GARDEN
Jean-François Laguionie, LU/FR, 2024, 75'
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS
JURY AWARDS

GRAND PRIX ANIMA 2025 FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, PROVIDED BY THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION (€ 2.500) 


SISOWATH QUAY
Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy, FR, 2024, 15’30’’ 
 
"For the striking visual style, which blends live action and animation, instantly transporting us to a vivid and vibrant part of the world. What begins as a love story turns into a brutal twist of horror that captivates and unsettles the audience."
 
International Short Film Competition Jury: Sébastien Sperer, Levi Stoops, Vessela Dantcheva


SPECIAL JURY AWARD


ON WEARY WINGS GO BY
Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, EE/LT, 2024, 11’ 
 
"A film that boldly unfolds between experimental and narrative forms, playing with the fragility of animated figures against the harshness of nature by using challenging analogue techniques such as 16 mm, porcelain and only natural materials, to convey the temporariness of life."
 
International Short Film Competition Jury: Sébastien Sperer, Levi Stoops, Vessela Dantcheva

AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM


I WOULD EAT IT IF I COULD
Bence Hlavay, HU, 2024, 10’01’’ 
 
"On the border between punk and pop, a simple story of boyhood and friendship told in the most chaotic, unusual and funny way possible."
 
International Short Film Competition Jury: Sébastien Sperer, Levi Stoops, Vessela Dantcheva

AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN


LES BOTTES DE LA NUIT
Pierre-Luc Granjon, FR, 2024, 12’
 
"It's a real gem. We were blown away by the gentleness of the film, its mysterious, sensory quality, its virtuoso direction and its exquisite soundtrack, which plunges us into the sensations of childhood and the night. A true masterpiece."

Jury of the International Competition for Short Films and Feature Films for Children: Delphine Hermans, Julien De Man, Charlie Belin
AUDIENCE AWARDS

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM


CHILDREN OF THE BIRD
Júlia Tudisco, HU, 2024, 11’30’’ 

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED NIGHT SHORT FILM


DO SOMETHING
Sofija Zivkovic, DE, 2024, 12’22’’

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN


LOLA AND THE SOUND PIANO
Augusto Zanovello, FR/PL/CH, 2024, 28’ 
PARTNER AWARD

PRESS AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM (UPCB and UCC)


KAWAUSO
Akihito Izuhara, JP, 2023, 15’
 
"We are delighted to award Kawauso by Akihito Izuhara, for its mastery, aesthetics and clear message. This delicate stroll is also a beautiful tribute to the tradition of emakimono (Japanese print scrolls)."
 
Jury: Alain Lorfèvre, André Ceuterick, David Vanden Bossche
NATIONAL COMPETITION: SHORT FILMS
JURY AWARDS


AWARD FOR BEST BELGIAN SHORT FILM,
PROVIDED BY LOTERIE NATIONALE LOTERIJ (€ 2.500) 


THE MUD UNDER MY WINDOW
Violette Delvoye, BE/FR, 2024, 12'
 
"We were particularly moved by this film's intertwining of feelings and points of view, its ability to suggest, its unspoken words and the accuracy of the voices. "

National Short Film Competition Jury: Noémie Marsily, Jacques Kermabon, Matilda Tavelli

GRAND PRIX FOR BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES, PROVIDED BY FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES (€ 2.500)


SILENT PANORAMA
Nicolas Piret, BE, 2024, 5' 
 
"For the quality of the design, for the choice of playing a score on the big screen, for the playful attention and sound that the landscape provides."

National Short Film Competition Jury: Noémie Marsily, Jacques Kermabon, Matilda Tavelli

AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION
PROVIDED BY SABAM FOR CULTURE (€ 2.500)

RED MEAT
Eleni Aerts, BE, 2024, 5'


"The Award for Best Animation goes to an animation with a raw, lively and punchy style."

National Short Film Competition Jury: Noémie Marsily, Jacques Kermabon, Matilda Tavelli


AUTHOR AWARD PROVIDED BY SACD (€ 2.500)


THE GOLDEN DONKEY
Anne Verbeure, BE, 2024, 15'
 
"The Author Award goes to a medieval fantasy with a falsely naive visual charm that resonates with a contemporary reality."

National Short Film Competition Jury: Noémie Marsily, Jacques Kermabon, Matilda Tavelli

 AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
PROVIDED BY AMPLO (€ 1.000)


PUBERT JIMBOB
Quirijn Dees, BE, 2024, 15'
 
"For its most surprising creation and its absurdly funny and offbeat way of recounting the completely unexpected adventures of a young man. An extremely promising and special film."

National Short Film Competition Jury: Noémie Marsily, Jacques Kermabon, Matilda Tavelli
PARTNER AWARDS

BE TV AWARD (ACQUISITION OF BROADCASTING RIGHTS)


SPREAD YOUR WINGS
Estelle Chauvier, Léa Chau & Vincent Consten, BE, 2024, 7’35’’
 
"A lovely, colourful and poetic animation about the end of childhood."

RTBF-Auvio Award (acquisition of broadcasting rights)


LITTLE STORY
Mirjam Plettinx, BE, 2024, 13'

CINERGIE AWARD


PENINSULA
Angèle Vergoni & Sarah Vanhoeck, BE, 2024, 5’40’
 
"The jury was seduced by the message conveyed by this lovely film: the desire to restore the place of humans in nature's ecosystem, pointing out that humans are just as much a part of it as the rest of the beings on Earth. We were also won over by its sunny graphics."
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