Awards 2011
VIENNA SHORT FILM AWARD
Description: The award goes to the director of the best film in the International Competition Fiction and Documentary. It is awarded by a jury.
Renumeration: 4000 Euros
Donated by: The City of Vienna
Jury: Ruth Jarman (UK), Danny Krausz (AT), Thomas Neuhauser (DE)
Winner:
Nicolas Provost for Stardust (Belgium)
Special mentions:
Simon Baumann and Andreas Pfiffner for Emozioniere (Switzerland/USA)
Hannaleena Heiska for Ridestar (Finland)
ASIFA AUSTRIA AWARD
Description: The award goes to the director of the best film in the International Competition Animation Avantgarde. It is awarded by a jury.
Renumeration: 2000 Euros
Donated by: ASIFA AUSTRIA
Jury:Pierre Hébert (CA), Veronika Schubert (AT), Karin Wehn (DE)
Winner:
David OReilly for The External World (Germany)
Special mentions:
Michel Klöfkorn for /...(flüssiges papier) (Germany)
Steven Woloshen for Playtime (Canada)
AUSTRIAN SHORT FILM AWARD
Description: The award goes to the director of the best film in the Austrian Competition. It is awarded by a jury.
Renumeration: 2000 Euros
Donated by: Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden (VdFS)
Jury:Gabriele Kranzelbinder (AT), Max Hattler (DE/UK), Bert Rebhandl (AT/DE)
Winner:
Peter Tscherkassky for Coming Attractions (Austria)
Special mentions:
Lisa Weber for Die und der von da und dort (Austria)
Sofie Thorsen for The Achromatic Island (Austria/Denmark)
Philipp Hauss for La Fosse aux Lions (Austria)
VAM YOUNG ARTIST AWARD
Description: The award goes to the director born in 1981 or later in the Austrian Competition. It is awarded by a jury.
Renumeration: 1000 Euros
Donated by: Verwertungsgesellschaft für audivisuelle Medien (VAM)
Winner:
Christoph Schwarz for Supercargo (Austria/China)
ELFI VON DASSANOWSKY AWARD
Description: The award goes to the director of the best film by a woman director in the International Competition. It is awarded by both juries of the International Competition.
Renumeration: 500 Euros
Donated by: Elfi von Dassanowsky Foundation
Winner:
Annick Blanc for Au milieu de nulle part ailleurs (Canada)
CITROËN AUDIENCE AWARD
Description: This prize will be awarded to the director of the film that received the most votes (by percentage) in all five Fiction and Documentary programmes.
Renumeration: 1000 Euros
Donated by: Citroën
Winner:
Rungano Nyoni for Mwansa the Great (UK/USA/Zambia)
SKIP AUDIENCE AWARD
Description: This prize will be awarded to the director of the film that received the most votes (by percentage) in all three Animation Avantgarde programmes.
Renumeration:worth 1000 Euros
Donated by: Skip Kinomagazin
Winner:
David OReilly for The External World (Germany)
RAY AUDIENCE AWARD
Description: This non cash prize will go to the director of the film receiving the most votes (by percentage) in the Austrian Competition.
Renumeration: postproductionworth 1.000 Euros
Donated by: ray Filmmagazin
Winner:
Christoph Schwarz for Supercargo (Austria/China)
PRIX TRÈS CHIC
Description: This honorary award goes to the director of the film that the audience felt displayed the most abysmal sense of humour.
Renumeration: consisting of a trophy
Designed by: gabarage upcycling design
Winners:
Erik Eriksson and Rune Eriksson for Standup Comedy On Mars (Norway), Hand of God (Norway) and Norwegian Shorts With No Ending: The 50 Years Anniversary of Annecy Int. Animation Festival Edition (Norway)
AIRBED MOVIE AWARD
Description: This audience award will go to the director of the film receiving the most votes (by percentage) in the Airbed Movie Night.
Renumeration: worth 500 Euros
Donated by: Hoanzl
Winner:
Susi Sie for Float (Germany)