violinistThe hand-drawn film from Singapore won the Crystal Award for Best Film at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Directors Ervin Hahn and Raul Garcia’s historical drama traces the history of Singapore and Malaya, from 1929 to the present, following two childhood friends, both talented violinists, whose lives are torn apart by war and Japanese occupation.
The film is the first Singaporean film to be screened in competition at Annecy. violinist It is produced by Robot Playground Media in Singapore, with TV ON Producciones in Spain, and Altri Occhi in Italy. France Television Distribution handles worldwide sales.
The Jury Prize in Annecy, as well as the Audience Prize, went to Iron boythe debut feature film by French animator Louis Clichy, who previously worked on successful Pixar films Wall-E and higher.
The film follows Christophe, an 11-year-old boy, growing up on a struggling farm in rural France in the 1980s. To make matters worse, Kristoff suffers from a spinal condition that requires him to wear a massive metal back brace 24/7, turning him into a pre-teen metal monster. Iron Boy premiered in the Un Concern Regard sidebar at Cannes, where it was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics.
The grand prize, the grand prize, for best film in the Annecy’s Contrechamp sidebar section, went to Belizean unusual drama film from French directors Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guage, is a feature-length extension of their TV series Arte. This strange film, about a shy 16-year-old and his dysfunctional family, was unveiled in ACID’s lineup at Cannes this year. Produced by KG Productions. Belize Sold worldwide by Best Friend Forever.
The Jury Prize for Contrechamp went to New dawna stunning anime directed by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, which premiered in Berlin earlier this year.
The Crystal Award for Best Television Production went to the preschool program Great dreamscape By French director Remy Dorin. Takobe’s original sin From Japan, Shinya Inoue won the Jury Prize for Best Series and the Audience Award went for the French hand-drawn series Bruce From director David Mireles.
The awards were presented at a ceremony in Annecy on Saturday night. The festivities took a somber turn when the festival’s artistic director, Marcel Jean, paid tribute to Luis de la Rosa, the Mexican painter and animator who worked on films such as Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse and Space crowding: a new legacyWho died in a train accident in Annecy on Wednesday evening.
The full list of Annecy’s 2026 winners is below.
Crystal Award for Best Feature Film
Violinist (La Violonista)Directors: Ervin Hahn, Raul Garcia, Singapore, Spain, Italy
Jury Prize
Iron boy– Directors: Louis Clichy, Eddy, France, Belgium
Paul Grimault Prize
Decorado– Director: Alberto Vasquez, Spain
Countrichamp Grand Prix
Belize– Directors: Dimitri Planchon, Jean-Paul Guage, France
Contrechamp Jury Prize
New dawn– Director: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, Japan, France
Gann Foundation Distribution Award
Iron boy– Directors: Louis Clichy, Eddy, France, Belgium
Crystal short film
Paper trail– Director: Don Hertzfeldt, United States
Short Film Jury Award
God is shy– Directed by: Jocelyn Charles, France
Jean-Luc Sciberras Award for First Film
please– Directed by: Anna Mantzaris, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland
Out of bounds award
Core dump– Directed by: Alona Rhode, Germany
Audience Award for Feature Film
Iron boy– Directors: Louis Clichy, Eddy, France, Belgium
Audience Award for Short Film
God is shy– Directed by: Jocelyn Charles, France
Crystal Award for Television Production
Great dreamscape– Directed by: Remy Dorin, Belgium, France
Jury Prize, TV Series
Takobe’s original sin– Director: Shinya Inoue, Japan
Television Jury Award, TV Special
Storm song– Directed by: Caroline Attia, France, Belgium
Audience Award, Television Production
Bruce– Directed by: David Miray, France
Crystal Award, commissioned film
Unpopular– Directors: Victor Kier, Lucas Navarro, Théophile Dufresne, France
Jury Prize, Commissioned Film
Eco Beat– Directors: Eva Bienert, Max Mortel, Austria, Germany
Lotte Renniger Award
gently– Director: Jamaica Kindlová, Czech Republic
Jury Prize, Graduation Film
The embers of death– Directed by: Léa Pollini, France
Crystal Award, Graduation Film
Face the ball– Director: Lawrence Therrien, United Kingdom
Crystal Award for Best Immersive Work
Long goodbye– Directors: Kate Voight, Victor Maes, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
