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The awards of a brilliant edition
Annecy 2015 has been an exceptional year, with a record number of 8,250 visitors at the event. The International Animation Film Festival screened close to 500 films from 83 countries that focused on current topics like immigration, exile or human rights.

Talking about awards, which were chosen by a panel of juries exclusively made up of women, the Cristal Award for feature films went to April and the Extraordinary World (Avril et le Monde truqué), directed by Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares.
An incredible work of art showing an amazing graphic universe created by Jacques Tardi, author of che graphic concept of characters and backgrounds.
The film describes a world deprived of modern technology, where scientists vanish misteriously. A teenage girl goes in search of her missing scientist parents together with her talking cat and the young rascal Julius.
A co-production France-Canada-Belgique (Je Suis Bien Content, StudioCanal, Kaibou Productions, Need Productions, Jouror Distribution, Arte France Cinéma, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Proximus, Tchack), the feature film was realized in 2D computer animation.

The Jury Award went to Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai , the animated feature film directed by Keiichi Hara (Summer Days with Coo, Colorful). The film is based on the original manga, Sarusuberi (literally: Crape Myrtle) by Hinako Sugiura, and it is scripted by Miho Maruo (Colorful).
It is the celebration of a woman’s freedom and art, O-Ei, who has inherited her father Tetsuzo’s talent and stubbornness, and very often she would paint instead of him, though she remained uncredited. She assisted him all her life, and greatly contributed to his art. "We're father and daughter; with two brushes and four chopsticks, we'll get by anywhere." The movie is a production I.G, Mitsuhisa ISHIKAWA.

The Audience Award was assigned to Long Way North (“Tout en haut du monde), a French and Danish co-production (Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, France 3 Cinéma, 2 Minutes Animation, Noerlum Studios) directed by Rémi Chayé.
The film is set in the late 19th Century Sasha. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather Oloukine’s life. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.
All great works for a great festival, which always keep surprises for a wide range of audience.