ITFS gave out over 53,000 EUR in prize money, including the introduction of the Amazon Audience Award (5,000 EUR prize), which was picked by internet users. Another new award was the Local Heroes Game Award (5,000 EUR prize), which was presented to the most innovative computer game made in Baden-Württemberg, the German state in which Stuttgart is located.
A complete list of winners is below:
STUTTGART 2016 WINNERS
Grand Prix
- Kaputt (Broken)
Alexander Lahl, Volker Schlecht (Germany, 2015)
Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award for Animated Film
- Afternoon Class
Seoro Oh (South Korea, 2015)
Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award (Special Mention)
- Rhizome
Boris Labbé (France, 2015)
SWR Audience Award
- Paniek
Joost Lieuwma, Daan Velsink (Netherlands, 2015)
TELE 5 “Leider geil!” Special Award
- Ivan’s Need
Veronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Lukas Suter (Switzerland, 2015)
Amazon Audience Award
- Chateau de Sable
Quentin Deleau, Lucie Foncelle, Maxime Goudal, Julien Paris, Sylvain Robert (France, 2015)
Young Animation – Award for the Best Student Film
- Pro Mamu (About a Mother)
Dina Velikovskaya (Russia, 2015)
FANtastisc Award
- Toutes Nuancées (All their shades)
Chloé Alliez (Belgium, 2015)
Tricks for Kids—Award for the Best Animated Children’s Short Film
- Alike
Daniel Martínez Lara, Nicolás Matji (Spain, 2015)
Tricks for Kids—Award for the Best Children’s Animated Series (National)
- Petzi: Schildkröteninsel
Michael Bohnenstingl, Paul Cichon, Johannes Weiland (Germany, 2015)
Tricks for Kids—Award for the Best Children’s Animated Series (International)
- The Long Long Holiday: The Secret
Paul Leluc (France, 2015)
AniMovie—Award for the Best Full-Length Animated Film
- Psiconautas, los niños olvidados (Psychonauts, The Forgotten Children)
Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vázquez (Spain, 2015)
German Animation Screenplay Award
- Die Olchis—der Film
Writer: John Chambers
German Voice Actor Award
- Kostja Ullmann for the role of Sam in the film Sam O’Cool – Ein schräger Vogel hebt ab
Crazy Horse Session—The 48 Hour Animation Jam
- Team Lebanon: Lea Azar, Marylin Haddad
Local Heroes Games Award
- The Inner World
Tobias Frisch