Sultana’s Dream Scoops Best Feature, Nina Gantz’s ‘Wander to Wonder’ Picks Up Best Short Grand Prix | ANIMA Festival Awards
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Brussels was alive with animated films for ten days. Thousands of people, children and adults alike, flocked to the 150 screenings shown in theFestival’s fivevenuesat Flagey, Marni and Cinematek. Clear proof that animation is alive and well, attracting audiences to the cinema more than ever before, arousing enthusiasm and even vocations!
Overall attendance at Anima 2024 was once again up, by 11%, with 50 screenings sold out, and more than 30,000 visitors in Brussels, a new record. The numbers of films on offer (29 features and 260 shorts) and of guests (150) have never been so high either. The new digital playground gave nearly 2,500 children and adults the chance to play with new technologies, and the 28 screenings at Marni drew more than 4,000 delighted spectators.
From 4 March, the Festival will kick off virtually throughout Belgium on the Sooner streaming platform.
And as the holidays continue for French-speaking children, Anima will still be taking place next week in many cinemas across Wallonia!
In 2025 Anima will take place from 28 February to 9 March.
ANIMA FESTIVAL 2024 AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
SULTANA’S DREAM
by Sepideh Farsi
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
THE PEASANTS
by DK Welchman & Hugh Welchman
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM FOR CHILDREN COMPETITION
AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN
LINDA VEUT DU POULET !
by Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FOR CHILDREN
LINDA VEUT DU POULET !
by Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX ANIMA 2024 FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
provided by the Brussels-Capital Region (2.500 €)
WANDER TO WONDER
by Nina Gantz
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
provided by the municipality of Ixelles (1.000€)
LA NUIT BLANCHE
by Audrey Delepoulle
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
THE WAITING
by Volker Schlecht
SPECIAL MENTION
SUCH MIRACLES DO HAPPEN
by Barbara Rupik
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
LES PISSENLITS PAR LA RACINE
by Chloé Farr
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED NIGHT SHORT FILM
MY NAME IS EDGAR AND I HAVE A COW
by Filip Diviak
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN COMPETITION
AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
provided by the municipality of Ixelles (1.000€)
BEURK !
by Loïc Espuche
SPECIAL MENTION
ENTRE DEUX SOEURS
by Anne-Sophie Gousset & Clément Céard
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM FOR CHILDREN
BATTERY MOMMY
by Seung-Bae Jeon
NATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
AWARD FOR BEST BELGIAN SHORT FILM
provided by Sabam for Culture (2.500 €)
BEAUTIFUL MEN
by Nicolas Keppens
GRAND PRIX FOR BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FÉDÉRATION WALLONIE-BRUXELLES
provided by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (2.500 €)
CONTE SAUVAGE
by Aline Quertain
AUTHOR AWARD
provided by the SACD (2.500 €)
DRIJF
by Levi Stoops
AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
provided by Amplo (1.000 €)
JAN
by Febe Van Avermaet
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST BELGIAN SHORT FILM
provided by Loterie Nationale Loterij (2.500 €)
MUSCLE MAN IN: METAL MAYHEM
by Nicolas Gemoets