Winners of the 17th Big Cartoon Festival Announced
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The 17th Big Cartoon Festival, the largest animation festival in Russia, has revealed the winners of its international and national competitions. The festival featured animated films from various countries and genres, and awarded prizes for the best feature film, short film, professional film, and student film. The festival also received special prizes from critics and partners.The 17th Big Cartoon Festival, the biggest animation festival in Russia, has announced the winners of its international and national competitions. The festival showcased animated films from different countries and genres, and gave awards for the best feature film, short film, professional film, and student film. The festival also got special prizes from critics and partners.
The best animated feature film prize went to Chicken For Linda! (Linda veut du poulet!), directed by Sébastien Laudenbach and Chiara Malta. The jury also gave a special mention to Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (Ernest et Célestine, le voyage en Charabie), directed by Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger, from France and Luxembourg, for applying all staples of classical animation.
The international competition of animated short films awarded the grand prix for best short animated film to Our Uniform, directed by Yegane Moghaddam, from Iran. The film depicts the lives of Iranian schoolgirls who have to wear a uniform that does not reflect their individuality. The jury also gave a special jury prize to Aaaah!, directed by Osman Cerfon, from France, for its humorous and absurd portrayal of a family of monsters. The jury also gave four special mentions to Princess Aubergine, directed by Dina Velikovskaya, from Germany, for reminding us there is no such thing as someone else’s child; Battery Daddy, directed by Seung-bae Jeon, from South Korea, for reminding us about an infinite source of energy; Sunflower, directed by Natalia Chernysheva, from Russia and France, for visual integrity and honesty; and Wormwood-25, directed by Nadia Goldman, from Russia, for its poetic and symbolic expression of the Chernobyl disaster.
The Russian national competition awarded the best professional animated film prize to Vedriti, directed by Nikita Meshcheryakov. The jury also gave a special jury prize to Wormwood-25, directed by Nadia Goldman. The best student animated film prize went to Her Electric Light, directed by Nastya Lisovets. The critics choice award went to Wormwood-25, directed by Nadia Goldman.
