“Chicken for Linda!” He wins the Annecy Festival 2023

Chicken for Linda! a French and Italian children’s feature film by directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, won the first prize, the Cristal award, for best film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023.

The 2D film follows a struggling mother to make a chicken dinner for her daughter Linda, despite not knowing how to cook and choosing a day when the entire country is on strike, making it nearly impossible to find a chicken. buy. Produced by Dolce Vita Films, Chicken for Linda! it also won Annecy’s Gan Foundation Award for distribution.

Four coyote soulsa 2D feature film about indigenous creation stories, by director Áron Gauder, won the jury prize, while the Japanese feature film The tunnel towards the summer, the exit of the farewells, by director Tomohisa Taguchi, won the Paul Grimault Award.

Scirocco and the realm of air currents by French director Benoît Chieux, which opened this year’s festival, won the 2023 Audience Award. The 2D children’s film follows two sisters who discover a passage between their world and a children’s book set in the “Kingdom of the air”.

by Pablo Berger Robot dreams, which premiered in Cannes, won the Contrechamp Grand Prix. The feature film explores the friendship between a dog and a robot – called Dog and Robot – who embark on a fateful journey to the beach. The Contrechamp Jury Award went to Filip Posivac Tony, Shelly and the magic light.

In the Annecy Special Awards, announced on Friday, the City of Annecy Prize went to Michael Faust Island; the festivals connexion VR award went to From the main square by director Pedro Harres; Tom Prezman and Tzor Edery Maurice bar won the festivals connection award; The purple season by director Clémence Bouchereau won the André Martin Award for best French short film; Erik Truffaz won the award for Best Original Music for a Feature Film for his work in Sepideh Farsi The mermaidwhile Mári and Rozi Mákó won Best Original Music for a Short Film for their music on Flóra Anna Buda 27. Directors Clément Céard and Anne-Sophie Gousset won the Young Audience Award for Being sisters; the Canal+ Junior Jury Prize went to Bret Parker for Peter; and Heta Jäälinoja at the France TV Award for a short film for Nun or never!

See the full list of winners below.

Cristal for a feature film
Chicken for Linda!directors Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

Jury Prize
Four coyote soulsdirected by Aaron Gauder

Paul Grimault Award
The tunnel towards summer, the farewell exitdirector Tomohisa Taguchi

Reverse Grand Prix
Robot dreamsdirector Pablo Berger

Contrechamp jury prize
Tony, Shelly and the magic lightdirector Filip Posivac

Gan Foundation Distribution Award
Chicken for Linda!directors Chiara Malta, Sébastien Laudenbach

Audience Award
Scirocco and the realm of air currentsdirector Benoît Chieux

Commissioned TV and film

Cristal for a commissioned film
November Ultra “Come into my arms” director Tamerlan Bekmurzayev

Jury Prize for a commissioned film
The Beatles “I’m Just Sleeping” director Em Cooper

Cristal for a television production
Pebble Hilldirector Marjolaine Perreten

Jury Prize for a TV Series
Shape Island “Square’s Big Joke” director Drew Hodges

Jury Prize for a Television Special
The realm of scavengers “The Wall” director Vincent Tsui

Graduation movie

Cristal for a graduation film
The nightdirectors Martina Generali, Simone Pratola, Francesca Sofia Rosso

Jury Prize
The Port Captaindirector Mia L. Henriksen, Konrad Hjemli

Lotte Reiniger Award
One thousanddirected by Toke Ringmann Madsen

Cristal for best VR work
red tail, director Fish Wang

Special prizes of the Annecy Festival

City of Annecy Award
Islanddirector Michael Faustus

André Martin Award for a French short film
The purple seasondirector Clémence Bouchereau

Award for Best Original Music for a Feature Film
Erik Truffaz for The mermaid

Award for Best Original Music for a Short Film
Márí and Rozi Mákó for 27

Young Audience Award
Being sistersdirectors Clément Céard and Anne-Sophie Gousset

CANAL+ Junior Jury Prize
Peterdirector Bret Parker

Festival Connection Award
Maurice bardirectors Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery’s

Connexion VR Award Festival
From the main squaredirector Pedro Harres

France TV Award for a short film
Nun or never!director Heta Jäälinoja

Special prizes of the Annecy Festival

City of Annecy Award

Islanddirector Michael Faustus

André Martin Award for a French short film
The purple seasondirector Clémence Bouchereau

Award for Best Original Music for a Feature Film
Erik Truffaz for The mermaid

Award for Best Original Music for a Short Film
Márí and Rozi Mákó for 27

Young Audience Award
Being sistersdirectors Clément Céard and Anne-Sophie Gousset

CANAL+ Junior Jury Prize
Peterdirector Bret Parker

Festival Connection Award
Bar Mauricedirectors Tom Prezman, Tzor Edery’s

Connexion VR Award Festival
From the main squaredirector Pedro Harres

France TV Award for a short film
Nun or never!director Heta Jäälinoja