… und Deutschland geht leider „fast“ leer aus.
Obwohl viele Talente und Filme aus Deutschland bzw. mit deutscher Beteiligung in verschiedenen Kategorien nominiert waren, gingen bei den 2.European Animation Awards am 8. Dezember 2018 die Preise an andere europäische Länder. In der Kategorie Best Soundtrack in Feature Film erhielt allerdings Mikel Salas als Komponist von Another Day of Life den Preis. Deutschland ist mit der Animationsfabrik und Wüste Film Koproduzent bei Another Day of Life. Zum ersten Mal unterstützte die Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) die Veranstaltung.
Großer Abräumer des Abends waren das Team von The Breadwinner (Cartoon Saloon) aus Irland und das Team von The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe aus Dänemark.
Winners by categories:
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN A STUDENT FILM
Anna Mantzaris (director) for Enough
– United Kingdom –
BEST DIRECTION IN AN ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels (co-directors) for This Magnificent Cake!
– Belgium, France, Netherlands –
BEST BACKGROUND & CHARACTER DESIGN IN AN ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Gilles Cuvelier (director) for (Fool) Time Job
– France –
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN A COMMISSIONED FILM
Magnus Igland Møller (director) for A most precise and nuanced look into
the life of the man, legend and visionary – Martin Luther
– Denmark –
BEST DIRECTION IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Christian Bøving-Andersen, Eva Lee Wallberg (co-directors)
for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
– Denmark –
BEST WRITING IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Kim Fupz Aakeson, Ida Mule Scott (writers)
for Vitello – Vitello Gets a Yucky Girlfriend
– Denmark –
BEST STORYBOARD IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Kenneth Ladekjær, Eva Lee Wallberg (storyboard artists)
for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
– Denmark –
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Tina Lykke Thorn, Henrik Sønniksen, Mikkel Vedel & Eva Lee Wallberg (co-animators)
for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
– Denmark –
BEST BACKGROUND & CHARACTER DESIGN IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Mikkel Sommer, Birk Von Brockdorff (co-designers)
for The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
– Denmark –
BEST SOUNDTRACK IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Yan Volsy, Pablo Pico (composer) for A Man is dead
– France –
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A TV / BROADCAST PRODUCTION
Célia Sayaphoum (sound designer) for Athleticus – Middle-distance running
– France –
BEST DIRECTION IN A FEATURE FILM
Nora Twomey (director) for The Breadwinner
– Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada –
BEST WRITING IN A FEATURE FILM
Denis Do & Magali Pouzol (writers) for Funan
– France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cambodia –
BEST STORYBOARD IN A FEATURE FILM
Giovanna Ferrari, Julien Regnard, Stuart Shankly (storyboard artists)
for The Breadwinner – Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada –
BEST CHARACTER ANIMATION IN A FEATURE FILM
Fabian Erlinghäuser, John Walsh, Lorraine Lordan, Jeremy Purcell, Viktor Ens, Nicolas Debray,
Geoff King & Emmanuel Asquier-Brassart (animators) for The Breadwinner
– Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada –
BEST BACKGROUND & CHARACTER DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM
Ciaran Duffy, Reza Riaihi (art directors), Sandra Andersen (character designer) for The Breadwinner
– Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada –
BEST SOUNDTRACK IN A FEATURE FILM
Mikel Salas (composer) for Another Day of Life
– Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany –
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A FEATURE FILM
Nicolas Leroy, Michel Schillings, Nicolas Tran Trong (sound designers) for Funan
– France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cambodia –
About the Emile Awards Ceremony:
The 2nd edition of the Emile Awards, took place in partnership with the Région Hauts de France and Pictanovo on the 8th of December 2018 at Le Nouveau Siècle theatre in Lille, France. The Emile Awards, brainchild of Didier Brunner, Jean-Paul Commin and the European Animation Awards Association President Peter Lord (co-founder of Aardman Studio), aim to reward the excellence of the European animation film industry as well as its diversity. 18 Emile Awards trophies were awarded, and Clare Kitson was honoured with a Lotte Reiniger Lifetime Achievement Award.
This year, the Emile Awards Ceremony was followed by the screening of „Yellow Submarine“ (1968) directed by George Dunning , celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a restored version.
About the European Animation Awards (Association)
The EAA association behind the Emile Awards is led by an official board composed of industry experts. Every professional from the European animation industry can join the association and become a member. All EAA association members are allowed to vote online in each category of the EAA and benefit from a reserved seat at the Emile Awards and special rights at the EAA general assembly.