13-05-2019

FNE at Anifilm: The Wolf House Wins Top Animated Film Prize

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    The Wolf House by Christobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina The Wolf House by Christobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina

    TREBON: The Anifilm festival of animated films, which concluded on 12 May 2019, gave its feature film award to the Chilean film The Wolf House directed by Christobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina. An expanded industry programme, due in large part to the companion CEE Animation Forum, attracted companies and job seekers to the popular South Bohemian town.

    Festival director Tomas Rychecky told FNE that some 20 companies had stands at the Anifilm job market, and that there were around 300 job openings in the animation and video game industry. The market drew a noticeable increase in accreditations, especially among young animators looking for their entry into the industry.

    The festival opened with giving its lifetime achievement award to Zdenka Deitchova, who celebrates her 91st birthday on 18 May, and whose illustrious career as a producer of animation included heading up the Kratky Film/Bratri v Triku Studio and overseeing the beloved Little Mole series.

    The list of competition film winners follows:

    Best Feature:
    The Wolf House (Chile)
    Directed by Christobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina

    Special Mention:
    Ville Neuve (Canada)
    Directed by Felix Dufour-Laperriere

    Best Feature for Childen:
    Mirai (Japan)
    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

    Special Mention:
    Pachamama (France, Luxembourg, Canada)
    Directed by Juan Antin

    Best Short Film:
    Animal Behaviour (Canada)
    Directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine

    Special Mention:
    Egg (France, Denmark)
    Directed by Martina Scarpelli

    Best Non-narrative Film:
    Half Asleep (U.K)
    Directed by Caibai Cai

    Special Mention:
    Don’t Know What (Austria)
    Directed by Thomas Renoldner

    Czech Horizon Best Short Film
    Somewhere (Romania, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Paul Muresan

    Czech Horizon Best Student Film
    Hide N Seek (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Barbora Halirova

    Czech Horizon Best TV Series
    Sing with Us (Czech Republic)
    Directed by David Sukup