PUNTO DE VISTA FIRST PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM: Prize: 10,000 euros

"BINGAI"

Directed by: Feng Yan

China, 2007. 114'

PRIZE JEAN VIGO FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR:

Prize: 5,000 euros

"HER DEAR OLD HOUSE"

Directed by: Tatsuya Yamamoto

Japan, 2006. 80'

FIRST PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM:

Prize: 3,500 euros

"52 PERCENT"

Directed by: Rafal Skalski

Poland, 2007. 20'

THE AUDIENCE'S SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM: Prize: 2,500 euros

"TOVARISCH, I AM NOT DEAD"

Directed by: Stuart Urban

United Kingdom, 2007. 85'

FIRST SPECIAL MENTION:

Prize: 1,000 euros

"MUST READ AFTER MY DEATH"

Directed by: Morgan Dews

Spain / USA, 2007. 72'

SECOND SPECIAL MENTION:

Prize: 1,000 euros

"A STORY OF PEOPLE IN WAR AND PEACE"

Directed by: Vardan Hovhannisyan

Armenia, 2007. 70'

Best Feature Documentary Winner: "Jimmy Rosenberg: The Father, The Son and The Talent"

Directed by Jeroen Berkvens

The Feature Jury also presented an Artistic Vision Award to "When Clouds Clear"

Directed by Anne Slick & Danielle Bernstein

In the words of the jurors, "The filmmakers aesthetic choices - in cinematography and structure - create a visceral sense of place and an intimate portrait of a strong community unified in one common cause. With a fresh perspective on a familiar storyline, the film doesn't give its subjects a voice as much as let them speak for themselves."

Best Short Documentary Winner: "Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins"

Directed by Mike West & Bill Ward

The Shorts Jury also presented an Artistic Vision Award: "Ya Shadad"

Directed by Keren Shayo

Big Sky Award Winner: "Class C"

Directed by Justin Lubke & Shasta Grenier

Prize of the professional jury- Feature film: "HOPPET" Directed By: Petter Naess (Sweden)

Prize of the professional jury- Short film: "MY HAPPY END"

Directed By: Milen Vitanov (Germany);

Prize of the children's jury Antwerp- Feature film: "MAX MINKSY"

Directed By: Anna Justice (Germany)

Prize of the children's jury Antwerp- Short film: "THE MONSTROUS TOILET" (Het monsterlijk toilet)

Directed By: Simone Van Dusseldorp (The Netherlands)

Prize of the children's jury Bruges- Feature film: "MAHARAL"

Directed By: Pavel Jandourek (Czech Republic)

Prize of the children's jury Bruges- Short film: "REBELLE" Directed By: Marc Levie (Belgium)

Prize of the audience - Antwerp: "RADIOPIRATES"

Directed By: Stig Svendsen (Norway)

Prize of the audience - Bruges: "MAHARAL"

Directed By: Pavel Jandoure (Czech Republic).

"Amer Béton," directed by Michael Arias, has won the Anima 2008 Feature Film Grand Prix. The Anima 2008 audience voted for this film.

"The Tale of How," by The Blackheart Gang (South Africa) won the Anima 2008 Short Film Grand Prix. This was chosen by Anima 2008’s international jury.

The “Grand Prix de la Communauté française de Belgique” was given to the film "Le Pont" created by Vincent Bierrewaerts. This film was awarded by the Belgian jury of Anima.

Twenty other prizes were awarded to a variety of films in different categories by the three sets of juries, including short international films, music videos, commercials and short Belgian films.

For the first time at the Anima Festival there were two new categories dedicated to commercials and music videos that adopt animation techniques.

British Corin Hardy won the award for Best Music Video for his piece: "The Horrors - She’s the New Thing."

Lloyds TSB - "For the Journey” by the Marc Craste won the award for Best Commercial.

Tonight the Transmediale Awards 2008 were announced at the House of World Cultures in Berlin. The international jury awarded three works: Julia Meltzer and David Thorne from the USA receive the first prize (endowed with 4,000 euros). Their video "Not a Matter of If but When" (2006) shows the young Syrian performer Remi Farah recounting conditions of uncertainty and chaos.

The second prize (2,500 euros) goes to UBERMORGEN.COM from Austria with Paolo Cirio and

Alessandro Ludovico from Italy for their joint web project "Amazon Noir - The Big Book Crime" (2006). A third prize (1.500 euros) is awarded to Gordan Savicic from Vienna for his per- formative intervention ‚Constraint City: The Pain of Everyday Life’ (2007). Further works received an honorary mention: Francis Hunger ("The Setun Conspiracy") and Christoph Wachter with Mathias Jud (picidae.net).

The transmediale Vilem Flusser Theory Award is awarded for the first time in order to reflect the growing number of theoretical and critical practice works submitted for the competition.

The winner in 2008 is Simon Yuill from Great Britain with ‘All problems of notation will be solved by the masses: Free Open Form Performance, Free/Libre Open Source Software, and Distributive Practice’ (2008). He receives 1,000 euros. 500 euros each go to the Special Mentions: Bureau d'Etudes (‚End of Secrecy’) and Naeem Mohaiemen ("Fear of a Muslim Planet: Hip-Hop’s Hidden History").

The prize money for both, the transmediale Award 2008 and the Transmediale Vilem Flusser Theory Award is donated by Gravis GmbH Berlin. 1,117 entries from 57 countries were submitted for this year’s competition. The jury was composed of Olga Goriunova (Moscow),

Nat Muller (Rotterdam), Wonil Rhee (Seoul), Mihaela Vasile (Bucharest) and Florian Wust (Berlin).

The winner of the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize: "Byousoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second: A Chain of Short Stories about their Distance)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

“for the ability of combining poetry, art and technical skills with animation and new technologies, a touching and deep-rooted story and a model direction. Every element of the movie, from the screenplay to the editing, is realized with great professionalism and inspiration.”

A special mention: "Tekkonkinkreet"

Directed by: Michael Arias

“for the interesting and original graphics; an involving story with a non-rhetorical message”.

BEST FILM:

"L'ORPHELINAT" (El Orfanato)

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona

(Spain/Mexico)

JURY PRIZE ex-aequo:

"REC"

Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

"TEETH"

Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein (USA)

CRITIC’S PRIZE

"DIARY OF THE DEAD"

Director: George A. Romero (USA)

STUDENT’S PRIZE

"REC"

Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

AUDIENCE AWARD

"REC"

Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

PRIX DU JURY SCI FI - SCI FI JURY PRIZE

"L'ORPHELINAT" (El Orfanato)

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona (Spain/Mexico)

BEST SHORT FILM

"DANS LEUR PEAU"

Director: Arnaud Malherbe (France)

BEST "DIRECT" TO VIDEO FILM

"DETOUR MORTEL 2"

Director: Joe Lynch (USA)

The DocPoint Apollo Award is a recognition of Jörn Donner’s (b. 1933) achievements as a producer, director and a general force behind Finnish documentaries. An eclectic talent of culture, Donner has moved swiftly from one media to another, but cinema has always remained close to his heart. He has been active for five decades, generating a long career not only as a film-maker but also as a cultural influence. For example, Donner was involved in establishing the Finnish Film Archive in 1958.

Donner’s directorial career began with a documentary: he made his debut at the age of 21 with Aamua kaupungissa (Morning in the City), which examines the city of Helsinki. As a documentarist Donner is an exception among Finnish film-makers because many of his works are essay films in form. As a film-maker Donner is a strong auteur, whose presence and life-experience are seen and heard on screen. Among others, Donner’s filmography includes the Finnish documentary classic Fuck Off!, a ruthless and frank description of the state of the union in the beginning of the 1970’s.

Jörn Donner is among the most successful international film-makers in Finland. Ingmar Bergman’s Academy Award-winning Fanny and Alexander (1982) is the most famous of Donner’s productions, but with his company Jörn Donner Productions he has produced several documentaries by high-profile Finnish directors, including Marja Pensala, Pirjo Honkasalo, Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui.