The 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival took place from 8 to 14 June 2025, in

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. Unlike previous editions, the festival opened with the world premiere of a selection of five shorts instead of a single feature-length film. These short films were: ''9 Million Colours'' by Bára Anna; ''Carcassonne-Acapulco'' by Marjorie Caup & Olivier Heraud; ''La Vie avec un Idiot'' by Theodore Ushev; "Black" (from the anthology series '' Star Wars: Visions'') by Shinya Ohira; and ''The Girl Who Cried Pearls'' by Chris Lavis & Maciek Sczcerbowski. French film ''

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'', directed by Ugo Bienvenu, won the Cristal for Best Feature Film, while Canadian film '' Endless Cookie'', directed by Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver, received the Contrechamp Grand Prix.

Background

The complete lineup was announced on 23 April 2025. Alongside the films for each section, special presentations of upcoming projects were also announced. These include works from various film studios such as

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's '' The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants'' and Chris Miller's '' Smurfs''),

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and consulting producer David Silverman, while Gondry presented his first fully-animated film '' Maya, Give Me a Title''. For this year's edition, Hungarian animation was chosen to be highlighted with the screening of multiple films including the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film winners '' Heroic Times'' by József Gémes (1985) and ''

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'' by Áron Gauder (2004). The festival's poster, designed by illustrator and animator Raman Djafari, draws inspiration from Hungarian folk art and

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embroidery, using floral motifs as well as the colors in the Hungarian flag.

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows:

Official competition

Feature Films

Contrechamp

Short Films

Television Films

Commissioned Films

Off-Limits

Perspectives

Young Audiences

Graduation Films

Out of competition

Screening Events

Annecy Presents

Annecy Classics

* To be revealed in May 2025.

Midnight Specials

Work in Progress

Hungarian Animation

Awards

The following awards were presented:

Feature Films

* Cristal for Best Feature Film: ''

'' by Ugo Bienvenu * Jury Award: ''ChaO'' by Yasuhiro Aoki * Paul Grimault Award: ''Dandelion's Odyssey'' by Momoko Seto * Contrechamp Grand Prix: '' Endless Cookie'' by Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver * Contrechamp Jury Award: ''The Square'' by Kim Bo-sol * Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: ''Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake'' by Irene Iborra * Audience Award: ''Little Amélie or the Character of Rain'' by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han

Short Films

* Cristal for Best Short Film: ''The Night Boots'' by Pierre-Luc Granjon * Jury Award: ''Les Bêtes'' by Michael Granberry * Alexeïeff Parker Award: ''Sappho'' by Rosana Urbes * Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film: ''Zwermen'' by Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger * Off-Limits Award: ''The Graffiti'' by Ryo Orikasa * Audience Award: ''The Night Boots'' by Pierre-Luc Granjon

TV and Commissioned Films

* Cristal for Best TV Production: ''Christo The Civilized Barbarian'': "Hunting Party" by Shaddy Safadi * Jury Award for a TV Series: ''Christo The Civilized Barbarian'': "Hunting Party" by Shaddy Safadi * Jury Award for a TV Special: '' An Almost Christmas Story'' by David Lowery * Cristal for Best Commissioned Film:

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& Star Feminine Band: "Ye Kuo Si Kuo" by Lola Lefrevre * Jury Award for a Commissioned Film: ''Desi Oon'' by Suresh Eriyat * Audience Award: ''Freaked Out'': "Major Decision" by Théo Grosjean and Mothy Richard

Graduation Films

* Cristal for Best Graduation Film: ''Zootrope'' by Léna Martinez (

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) * Jury Award: ''Between the Gaps'' by Martin Bonnin (La Poudrière) * Lotte Reiniger Award: ''Q'' by Masataka Kihara (

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VR

* Cristal for Best VR Work: ''Fragile Home'' by Ondřej Moravec and Victoria Lopukhina

Special Prizes

* City of Annecy Award: ''Ibuka, Justice'' by Justice Rutikara ** Jury Special Distinction Award: ''Psychonauts'' by Niko Radas * André Martin Award for Best French Short Film: ''The Night Boots'' by Pierre-Luc Granjon * SACEM Award for Best Original Music in a Short Film: ''Dollhouse Elephant'' by Jenny Jokela * SACEM Award for Best Original Music Award in a Feature Film: Arnaud Toulon for ''

'' ** Pablo Pico Distinction: Jean L'Appeau for '' Death Does Not Exist'' * Young Audience Award: ''The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon'' by Francis Desharnais * CANAL+ Junior Jury Award: ''Forevergreen'' by Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears * XPPen Award for a Graduation Film: ''Won't Be Here'' by Jiali Tan and Haoyuan Zhu (

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) * Festivals Connexion VR Award: ''Fragile Home'' by Ondřej Moravec and Victoria Lopukhina * France TV Award for a Short Film: ''At Night'' by Pooya Afzali * Vimeo Staff Pick Award for a Short Film in the Official and Off-Limits Categories: ''Les Bêtes'' by Michael Granberry

Background

Sections

Official competition

Feature Films

Contrechamp

Short Films

Television Films

Commissioned Films

Off-Limits

Perspectives

Young Audiences

Graduation Films

Out of competition

Screening Events

Annecy Presents

Annecy Classics

Midnight Specials

Work in Progress

Hungarian Animation

Awards

Feature Films

Short Films

TV and Commissioned Films

Graduation Films

VR

Special Prizes

Notes

References

External links