The latest from celebrated stop-motion specialist Pierre-Luc Granjon (“Four Seasons in the Life of Léon”) – who co-directed the 2023 Annecy-playing feature “The Inventor” – tells the story of a young boy who sneaks out in the middle of the night and is escorted by a strange creature into the depths of the woods to meet their nocturnal inhabitants. Alexeïeff–Parker Award to Rosana Urbes’ Brazilian multi-technique short “Sappho”; the Off-Limits Award to Ryo Orikasa’s Japanese short “The Graffiti”; the Jean-Luc Xiberras first film award to Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger’s “Zwermen”; and the Audience Award to Granjon’s “The Night Boots.” “Dollhouse Elephant” composer Sebastian Hilli scooped the Sacem Award for soundtrack in a short film, while Arnaud Toulon scored the feature version of the prize for his work on “Arco.” The Pablo Pico Distinction for a feature soundtrack went to Jean L’Appeau’s score in “Death Does Not Exist.” The Canal+ Junior Jury Award prized Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears’ “Forever Green.” Francis Desharnais’ “The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon” took the young audience award, while “The Night Boots” earned a third honorific in the form of the André Martin award for a French short.
Author: Jamie Lang
Published at: 2025-06-14 20:14:54
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