The official juries of Annecy 2018

Emily Loizeau, Alê Abreu, Pénélope Bagieu... discover the names of the jury members for the 2018 Festival.

The juries have the delicate mission of awarding 18 official prizes to the 220 Films in Competition. These prizes include the Cristal for a Short Film and Cristal for a Feature Film.

Feature Films

Alê ABREU, Director, Scriptwriter, Brazil
Emily LOIZEAU, Singer, Pianist, Composer, France
Dan SARTO, Animation World Network Publisher, Editor-at-Large, USA

Short Films

Claude Barras, Director, Producer, Switzerland
Arthur de Pins, Director, Scriptwriter, Illustrator, France
Agne Adomene, Producer, Art Shot Lithuania

Graduation Films and Off-Limits Short Films

Pénélope Bagieu, Author of comic strips, France
Bruno Forzani, Director, Belgium
Laurence Petit, Distribution Director, Haut et Court, France

TV and Commissioned Films

Anna Budanova, Director, Animator, Illustrator, Russia
Anand Gurnani, Founder, Vamrr Technologies; Co-Founder, AnimationXpress.com, India
Léa Zagury, Festival Director, Anima Mundi 2018, Brazil

You can find out about the juries for the special prizes on annecy.org:

• FIPRESCI Award
• André-Martin Award
• Festivals Connexion – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Award / In partnership with Lumières Numériques & Pilon Cinema
• Best Original Music Award for a Short Film and a Feature Film, sponsored by the SACEM
• Junior Jury Awards
• City of Annecy Award, etc.

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Rendez-vous

Festival: 11-16 June 2018
Meetings: 11-15 June 2018
Mifa: 12-15 June 2018

Find photos from the Annecy Festival on Flickr

Contacts

Laurence Ythier
Head of Media Relations

Véronique Dumon – Press Support

Ophélie Surelle – Mifa Press Support