30/06/2026

Annecy Film Festival: All the Winners of the 2026 Edition


The prestigious Annecy Film Festival, hosted by the French town of the same name, has just concluded. The following is the list of award-winning titles.


The "Cristal" award for best feature film went to a co-production between studios in Singapore (Robot Playground Media), Spain (TV ON Producciones) and Italy (Altri Occhi): The Violinist, a historical drama directed by Ervin Han and Raúl Garcia, based on a script by Han himself and Jordan K. See.



Feature Film Section:

- Cristal Award for a Feature Film: The Violinist (Singapore, Spain, Italy)

- Jury Award: Le Corset (int. Iron Boy) (France, Belgium)

- Contrechamp Grand Prix Award: Blaise (France)

- Contrechamp Jury Award: A New Dawn (Japan, France)

- Audience Award for a Feature Film: Le Corset (int. Iron Boy) (France, Belgium)

- Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: Le Corset (int. Iron Boy) (France, Belgium)

- Paul Grimault Award: Decorado (Spain)


Short Film Section:

- Cristal Award for a Short Film: Paper Trail (USA)

- Jury Award Jury: Dieu est timide (int. God Is Shy) (France)

- Audience Award for a short film: Dieu est timide (int. God Is Shy) (France)

- Off-Limits Award: Core Dump (Germany)

- Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for the first film: Please (Sweden, France, Czech Republic)

- Alexeïeff - Parker Award: Les Pelures d'estomac (int. My Bellyaching Skin) (France)


TV Productions and Commissioned Films Section:

- Cristal Award for a TV production: La Grande Rêvasion (int. The Great Dreamscape) (Belgium, France)

- Cristal Award for a commissioned film: Mal aimé (int. Unloved) (France)

- Jury Prize for a TV Series: Takopi's Original Sin (Japan)

- Jury Prize for a TV Special: Le Chant des orages (int. Song of the Storms) (France, Belgium)

- Jury Prize for a Commissioned Film: Eco Beat (Austria, Germany)

- Audience Award for a TV Production: Les Groos (int. The Broos) (France)


Graduation Films:

- Cristal: Ball Face (UK, Canada)
- Jury Prize: Les Dernières Braises (int. Dying Embers) (France)
- Lotte Reiniger Prize: Křehce (int. Gently) (Czech Republic)


- Cristal for a Immersive Production: A Long Goodbye (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)


Special Awards:

- SACEM Award for Best Score of a Short Film: God Is Shy (France)

- SACEM Award for Best Score of a Feature Film: The Violinist (Singapore, Spain, Italy)

- Annecy Presents Audience Award: Brave Cat (Chile)

- CANAL+ Jury Award: Piccolo Piccolo (France, Switzerland)

- Young Audience Award: Into the Forest (Switzerland)

- André Martin Award for a French Short Film: Hold It Together (Iceland, France, Belgium)

- ARTE Award for European Short Film: Uka-uka (Estonia)

- Festivals Connexion Award for an Immersive Work: Voooooo---Peeeeee--- (South Korea)

- Vimeo Staff Pick Award for a Short Film: Alkotás (int. Creation) (Hungary)

- Warner Bros. Animation Award for a Graduation Short Film: The 12 Inch Pianist (USA)

- Midnight Short Film Award: Eclosión (Dominican Republic, Spain)

- City of Annecy Award: Because Today Is Saturday (Portugal, France, Spain)

- Titmouse WT Award: You Are Not Part of the Cake (Taiwan, United Kingdom)

- Titmouse WTF Jury Distinction: I Have a (United Kingdom)


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