Danish Animation Awards
"The most beautiful animation statuette in the world!"
The Danish Animation AwardsIn 2007 ANIS founded the Danish Animation Awards. There are three prizes of which two are awarded every year at Odense Intl’ Film Festival and one at VOID Intl' Animation Film Festival.
The Borge Ring Award (Oscar® qualifying) Awarded every year at Odense Int'l Film Festival Statuette + DKK 15,000 (EUR 2,000) The Leif Marcussen Award Awarded every year at VOID Intl' Animation Film Festival EUR 1,000 The Talent Award Awarded every year at Odense Int'l Film Festival Statuette + DKK 10,000 (EUR 1,350) The Børge Ring Award (Oscar® qualifying)
Børge Ring Award, sculpted by Joanna Mallin-Davies. Photo: Jesper Fleng
The Oscar® qualifying "Børge Ring Award" is named after the danish jazz-musician, film director and animation Børge Ring. Børge was the first Danish film director to win an Oscar, which he won in 1985 for his masterpiece "Anna & Bella".
British sculptor Joanna Mallin-Davies have created a beautiful sculpture based on artwork from the film. The award is given to a film which in Børge's spirit have elements of musicality and poetry and where the story is personal and well-told and where the use of animation makes it unique. Further it's given to a director who succeeds in creating a personal expression in both story and style. The Børge Ring Award is chosen between all animation films in the program at Odense International Film Festival. The prize can be awarded to animation films in all programs. With the award comes a cash prize worth DKK 15.000 (app. EUR 2,000) The Lejf Marcussen Award
The Lejf Marcussen Award is named after the famous danish animation artist and film creator Lejf Marcussen (1936 - 2013).
Lejf was educated at The Danish Designschool and The Royal Academy of Arts, Copenhagen. Since 1985, retrospectives of his work have been held in a dozen countries, including France, Spain, Israel, England, Canada, the United States and Norway. In 1990, Marcussen won the Norman McLaren Heritage Award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Two years earlier, his film "The Public Voice" garnered awards at Annecy and six other festivals. A great explorer of different techniques, Marcussen makes films that borrow from musical structures rather than story structures. The Leif Marcussen Award is chosen by a jury from a number of selected animation films shown at the annual VOID Intl' Animation Film Festival and is handed out at the closing ceremony of the festival. With the award comes a cash prize of EUR 1,000 The Talent Award (Talentprisen)
The Talent Award is given to new Danish talent in animation. It can be awarded to one or more creators of a film which is surprising and/or renewing in expression, style and/or story.
The prize can be awarded to both new and established talents. With the award follows check of DKK 10.000 (app. EUR 1,350). ANIS Talentaward, sculpted by Joanna Mallin-Davies. Photo: Jesper Fleng The venues – our lovely partners in crime
Odense International Film Festival (the venue)
Odense Film Festival is an independent short film festival with both an international and a national competition.The festival is designed to screen unusual short fiction and documentary films of high quality with an original and imaginative sense of creativity. It is organized by the City of Odense with financial support from the Danish Film Institute. filmfestival.dk 
VOID Int'l Animation Film Festival
VOID is an animation festival based in the beautiful capital city of Copenhagen, Denmark. During ten days at the end of January, VOID screens animation for adults and young adults - not for children. VOID is part of a growing community of animation lovers, producers and professionals, and we screen not only the best in animation that we can find world wide, but also that which dares to be different. We aim to push it, crush it and inspire the next generation of animated filmmakers to be not only tech savvy and into their craft, but also daring, exploring and personal. voidfilmfestival.com |
Submit your filmSubmit it directly through Odense Intl' Film Festival's submission system on their web-site: www.filmfestival.dk
(Submissions usually open from end of January to April 1st) Past winnersClick on the year to get more info and jury statements.
Special Lifetime Achievement Award 2012, Børge Ring (DK/NL) The Borge Ring Award 2018, Gabriel Harel, "La Nuit des Sacs Plastiques" 2017, Uri and Michelle Kranot (DK), "Nothing Happens" 2016, Gabriel Harel (FR), "Yúl and the Snake" 2015, Nassos Vakalis (GR), "Dinner for Few" 2014, Anne-laure Daffis and Léo Marchand (FR), "La Vie sans truc" 2013, Carlo Vogele (LU), "Una Furtiva Lagrima" 2012, Svilen Dimitrov (BG), "Rew Day" The Danish Animation Award 2011, Jonas Odell (SE), "Tussilago" 2010, Anita Kirri (NO), "Angry Man" 2009, Yu-Mi Yung (KR), "Dust Kid" 2008, Jeremy Clapin (FR), "Skhizein" 2007, Guilherme Marcondez (BR), "Tyger" The Talent Award 2018, Martina Scarpelli (IT), "Egg" 2017, Ida Andreasen (DK), "I Familie" 2016, Juliette Viger (DK), "Untamed" 2015, David Adler (DK), "Sort" 2014, Cav Bøgelund (DK), "Våbenbrødre" 2013, Susanne Bækby Olesen (DK), "Skål Viola!" 2012, Christen Bach m.fl. (DK), "Animation Tag Attack!" 2011, Paw Charlie Ravn (DK), "2 venner" 2010, Helena Frank (SE), "Heavy Heads" & 2010, Tor Fruergaard (DK), "Venus" 2009, Dorte Bengtson (DK), "Sylfidden" 2008, Jan Rahbek (DK), "Space Cowboys" 2007, Karla Nielsen (DK), "Skyggen i Sara" |