Professional Craft Award

MORE THAN HAPPY (Singapore 2025)
Director: Wei Keong Tan

“A beautiful, mesmerizing exploration of the gentle nuance of human connection told with elegance and grace through its visuals, music and thoughtful moments of spoken expression.”

Special Jury Mention (Professional)

ANEKA KUE (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Zarni Nugraha Saputra

“The jury awards a special mention for the film’s touching and sensitive portrayal of love, loss and grief through a child’s eyes.”

Strong Craft Basis Award (Student)

SO I PRAY (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Amy Rahmadhita, Re:Anima European Joint Master in Animation (Luca School of Arts, Aalto University, Lusofona University)

“For its exceptional artistic maturity and deeply moving exploration of fear, mortality and faith.”

Special Jury Mention (Student)

SORRY (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Sharon Laurencia, Dian Nuswantoro University

“For its powerfully honest and at times painful depiction of familial tension, grief and regret brought to vivid life.”

Audience Award

OUR FATHER HOUR (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Aziz Hammad Kusteja, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta

Special Mention: Social Issues

RIBBON (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Bobby Karunia Alam, Politeknik Negeri Batam

“For the film’s courageous and sensitive exploration of social stigma, mental health and the bond between mother and daughter.”

Special Mention in 3D Animation

DROWNED IN INTERNET (Indonesia 2025)
Director: Naufal Zhorif Aryawan, Dian Nuswantoro University

“For its excellent 3D craftsmanship, creating an engaging and immersive internet world.”

Special Mention in Storytelling

RUMINATION (France, Malaysia 2025)
Director: Syed Munawir

“With its bittersweet blend of humour and sorrow, RUMINATION tenderly unveils the protagonist’s inner world.”

Polish Audience’s Pick

MORE THAN HAPPY (Singapore 2025)
Director: Wei Keong Tan

SHORTS FOR KIDS COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES

Best Short Animation for Kids

ALLER & RETOUR (Italy 2025)
Director: Lucia Bulgheroni, Michele Greco

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF STOP-MOTION & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES IN ANIMATION

Professional Craft Award

DECAY (Colombia 2025)
Director: Juan Camilo González

“A powerful and deeply moving exploration of grief transforming gun powder in animation into a medium of expressing personal pain.”

Special Jury Mention (Professional)

RADIX (Germany 2025)
Director: Anne Breymann

“The film shows the complex problem of how society communicates by using the simple creatures’ interaction gestures.”

Strong Craft Basis Award (Student)

WINTER IN MARCH (Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, France 2025)
Director: Natalia Mirzoyan, Estonian Art Academy

“The filmmaker uses the thread material in this animation brilliantly.”

Special Jury Mention (Student)

ME AND YOU AND SMOKE (United Kingdom 2025)
Director: Rachel Shiloach, National Film and Television School

“A remarkable visual achievement with a fresh, highly individual narrative approach. Its masterful emotional rhythm creates a fascinating dialogue between inner feelings and external realities.”

Audience Award & Innovative Approach

VIRGIN FANDANGO (Canada 2026)
Director: Marcy Page “This visual interpretation of the iconic figures through unusual material in this film has evoked our point of view.”

Special Mention: Stop Motion Technique

BRAIN SPACE (United Kingdom 2025)
Director: Laura Tofarides

“For an excellent use of the cinematic apparatus in animation while moving over various milieu.”

Special Mention: Global Issue

A ROSE (Italy 2026)
Director: Simone Massi

A powerful visual manifesto, driven by bold brushwork and compelling storytelling. Its expressive imagery amplifies the social context and emotional impact of the film.

Special Mention: Environmental Issue

VENEZIA DIORAMA (Belgium 2026)
Director: Nicolas Piret

“The film delivers the environmental issue through detailed layers of manual drawing.”

Special Mention: Traditional 2D Animation

STAMPFER DREAMS (Austria 2024)
Director: Thomas Renoldner

“An unique & revelatory history of animation presented in an innovative manner.”

Special Mention: Combining Traditional Techniques

SEQUENCIAL (France, Italy, Poland, Portugal 2025)
Director: Bruno Caetano

“An imaginative look at the life & journey of an animator through stop motion & cel animation.”

Special Mention: Best Cinematography

SILENT CINEMA (North Macedonia 2025)
Director: Krste Gospodinovski

“For an innovative & cinematic long take that is a subtle criticism on the arrival of sound.”