director Paul Mas, France, 2020
for an honest account of the character’s self-acceptance and the diversity of human identities
director Marko Dješka, Croatia, Portugal, 2020
director Éva Darabos, Hungary, 2020
for the elegance of his art and the magic of his loops
director Sumito Sakakibara, Japan, 2021
for bringing to life an extraordinary gallery of portraits, full of life, vibrant, attaching; and for the film’s biting and so welsh humor which are perfectly supported by a masterful hand drawn animation and a fantastic sense of movement and caricature
directors Joanna Quinn, Les Mills, UK, 2021
for developing, through what is apparently a genre film, a metaphor of how we are all connected and how the lack of love is a dead end
director Joe Hsieh, Taiwan, 2020
for the simple but precise metonymy on the human condition as seen reflected in a pet fish tank
director Oleon Lin, China, Hong Kong, UK, USA, 2021
for an effective therapy for dealing with the trauma of losing a loved one by means of pointillist animation, which soars above the flimsiness of memories and emphasizes their visual beauty
director Honami Yano, Japan, 2021
director Guillaume Lorin, France, Switzerland, 2020
for its simple and well-told message as regards issues of inclusion and tolerance that children face every day
directors Théo Jamin, Kayu Leung, Marion Philippe, Jean-Géraud Blanc, France, 2020
director Richard Jeffery, Australia, 2020
directors Mic Graves, Tony Hull, UK, USA, France, Germany, 2020
for demonstrating an ability to take a simple concept and make it engaging through strong performances, charming design and an appealing musical component
director Harry Sinclair, New Zealand, Canada, 2020
for its effective marrying of a lofty, philosophical topic with an accessible approach to performance, storytelling and minimal design
director Antoine Robert, France, 2020
director Maria Kogan-Lerner, Russia, 2020
for the hope of a happy ending
director Anastasiya Lisovets, Russia, 2021
directors Ivan Khanzhin, Vasilisa Makshakova, Anna Isakova, Russia, 2020
director Alexander Chernogorov, Russia, 2021
for a drop of sweet poison
director Liana Makaryan, Russia, 2021
for a simplistic approach to a challenging topic
director Darya Sidlovskaya, Russia, 2020
for the best film adaptation of a good children's fairy tale
director Ashot Mefodin, Russia, 2020
for the second best film for children
director Yulia Aronova, Russia, France, 2020
directors Joanna Quinn, Les Mills, UK, 2021
director Evgenia Gostrer, Germany, 2021
director Florence Miailhe, France, Germany, Czech Republic, 2021