The International Animation Film Festival announced  the 13 prizewinners of the 2018 Special Prizes.

• Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / In partnership with Lumières Numériques & Mèche Courte: Bloeistraat 11, Nienke Deutz (LUNANIME BVBA, NEED PRODUCTIONS, WINDMILL FILM, BEAST ANIMATION / Belgium, The Netherlands)
• Junior Jury Award for a Graduation Film: Inanimate, Lucia Bulgheroni (NFTS – NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL /United Kingdom)
• Junior Jury Award for a Short Film: The Death, Dad & Son, Denis Walgenwitz, Vincent Paronnaud (Winshluss) ( JE SUIS BIEN CONTENT, SCHMUBY PRODUCTIONS / France)
• Young Audience Award: Vivat musketeers! Anton Dyakov ( SOYUZMULTFILM / Russia)
• FIPRESCI Award: La Chute, Boris Labbé (SACREBLEU PRODUCTIONS /France)
• Best Original Music Award for a Short Film, sponsored by the SACEM:  Denis Vautrin for Cadavre exquis, Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy ( JE SUIS BIEN CONTENT / France)
• Best Original Music Award for a Feature Film, sponsored by the SACEM: Mychael & Jeff Danna for The Breadwinner, Nora Twomey ( CARTOON SALOON / Canada, Irlande, Luxembourg)
• Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: The Swallows of Kabul, Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec, Zabou Breitman (LES ARMATEURS, MÉLUSINE PRODUCTION (CLOSE UP FILMS France / Luxembourg, Switzerland)
• "CANAL+ Creative Aid" Award for a Short Film: Happiness Steve Cutts United Kingdom
• André-Martin Award for a French Feature Film: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, Benjamin Renner, Patrick Imbert (FOLIVARI, PANIQUE!, STUDIOCANAL, RTBF / BE TV /France)
• André-Martin Award for a French Short Film: This Magnificent Cake! Marc James Roels, Emma de Swaef (BEST ANIMATION, VIVEMENT LUNDI !, PEDRI ANIMATION BV / Belgium, France, The Netherlands)
• André-Martin Special Distinction for a French Short Film: La Chute, Boris Labbé (SACREBLEU PRODUCTIONS /  France)
• City of Annecy Award: Mariposas, Andrés Gómez Isaka, Mauricio Leiva Cock ( LAFINKA, FIDELIO FILM /Colombia)

 
 The presentation of the special prizes takes place on Friday 15th June at 8:30 pm in the Salle Pierre Lamy, Annecy

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