The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film has given its grand prize to the film A Family Portrait by Joseph Pierce of the United Kingdom.
The festival announced the honor Sunday night at the conclusion of the festival’s six day run. The festival attracted more than 1,500 accredited professional visitors and presented more than 600 films, resulting in ticket sales increasing about 20 percent this year.
The full list of winners follow:
International Competition
‘ Grand Prix: A Family Portrait, by Joseph Pierce (U.K. 2009)
‘ Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award For Animated Film: Sam’s Hot Dogs, by David Lopez Retamero (U.K. 2009)
‘ Music For Animation: Love & Theft, by Andreas Hykade. Music: Heiko Maile (Germany 2009)
‘ Special Mention: A Trip to the Seaside, by Nina Bisyarina (Russia 2008)
‘ SWR Audience Award: Sinna Mann (Angry Man), by Anita Killi (Norway 2009)
Young Animation
‘ Young Animation Award: Parade, by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet (France 2009)
‘ Special Mentions: Yellow Belly End, by Philip Bacon (U.K. 2009) and Lebensader, by Angela Steffen (Germany 2009)
Tricks for Kids
‘ Tricks For Kids Award: Der Gruffelo (The Gruffelo), by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang (U.K. 2009)
‘ Special Mention: Log Jam, by Alexei Alexeev (Hungary 2008)
‘ Special Mention Series: The Penguins of Madagascar, “Paternal Egg-Stinct,’ by Bret Haaland (U.S.A. 2009)
Animovie
‘ Winner Animovie: Ponyo, by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan 2008)
‘ Special Mention: Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Wes Anderson (U.S.A. 2010)
Under Commission
‘ Under Commission Award: Harmonix ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ Intro Cinematic, by Pete Candeland (U.K. 2009)
‘ Gewinner Kategorie Musikvideo: Her Morning Elegance, by Oren Lavie, Merav Ben Simon, Yuval Nathan (Israel 2009)
‘ Special Mention: Mr. Furry, by Roberto Bagatti (Italy 2009)
German Animation Screenplay Award
‘ Winner Screenplay Award: Heiko Martens, for the screenplay of Lars Lemming.
German Voice Actor Award
‘ Winner German Voice Actor Award: Oliver Kalkofe, as “B.O.B.” in Monsters vs. Aliens
Best of the Best
‘ Award Winner: Ah Pook is Here, by Philip Hunt (U.K./ Germany 1994)
