2025 Juries

Among the films in competition, the juries have the sensitive mission of determining the Official Awards, including the Cristal for a Short Film and the Cristal for a Feature Film, and the Special Awards.
Discover the jury members for the 2025 edition’s awards.

Official Feature Films

Pablo PICO - Jury 2025
Pablo PICO
Composer and Musician – France
György RÁDULY - Jury 2025
György RÁDULY
Director of the Film Archive at the National Film Institute Hungary – Hungary

Contrechamp Feature Films

Nadja ANDRASEV - Jury 2025
Nadja ANDRASEV
Director, Scriptwriter, Production Manager – Hungary
Pablo BERGER - Jury 2025
Pablo BERGER
Director and Scriptwriter – Spain
Jessica POCE - Jury 2025
Jessica POCE
Strategic Executive Leader in Animation Distribution – United Kingdom, Italy

Official Short Films

Andrew RUHEMANN – Jury 2025
Andrew RUHEMANN
Producer, Director and Founder of PASSION PICTURES – United Kingdom
Shiva SADEGH ASADI - Jury 2025
Shiva SADEGH ASADI
Director and Painter – Iran
Chris Sanders - Jury 2025
Chris SANDERS
Animator, Actor, Scriptwriter and Director – USA

Graduation Films & Off-Limits Short Films

Réka BUCSI - Jury 2025
Réka BUCSI
Director and Painter – Hungary
Manuel CRISTÓBAL - Jury 2025
Manuel CRISTÓBAL
Producer and Director of the Seville European Film Festival – Spain
Naomi VAN NIEKERK - Jury 2025
Naomi VAN NIEKERK
Director, Multidisciplinary Artist – South Africa

TV & Commissioned Films

Linda HAMBÄCK (Jury 2025) - Photo : Ylva Sundgren
Linda HAMBÄCK
Author, Director and Producer – Sweden
Dominique SEUTIN - Jury 2025
Dominique SEUTIN
Co-Director and Programmer of the Anima Festival – Belgium
Robertino ZAMBRANO - Jury 2025
Robertino ZAMBRANO
Director, Producer, Designer and Illustrator – Philippines, Australia

VR Works

Andrew RUHEMANN – Jury Œuvres VR 2025
Andrew RUHEMANN
Producer, Director and Founder of PASSION PICTURES – United Kingdom
Dominique SEUTIN - Jury Œuvres VR 2025
Dominique SEUTIN
Co-Director and Programmer of the Anima Festival – Belgium
Robertino ZAMBRANO - Jury Œuvres VR 2025
Robertino ZAMBRANO
Director, Producer, Designer and Illustrator – Philippines, Australia

The City of Annecy Jury

The City of Annecy jury awards the prize in the Perspectives category. This year, it is composed of three Hungarian students:

  • Máté Horesnyi: MOME – Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest
  • Máté Józsa: Budapest Metropolitan University
  • Emma Nyári: MOME – Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest


André Martin Jury

The jury for the André Martin Award presents a prize for a French feature film at the Rennes Festival national du film d’animation, as well as a prize for a French short film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

  • Apolline Caron-Ottavi: Editor & Programmer at Cinémathèque québécoise, Montreal
  • Christophe Chauville: Editor-in-Chief of Bref Cinéma
  • Nicolas Metayer: Co-Director of Le Vincennes Cinema
  • Mihai Mitrică: Director of Animest Festival, Bucarest
  • Caroline Vié: Journalist & Film Critic, 20 minutes

 

Festivals Connexion Award for a VR Work Jury

Hélène Dussart
Hélène Dussart
Co-Director of the Nouveaux Regards Film Festival and Education and Social Initiatives Coordinator at the Institut Lumière
Elie Cattan
Elie Cattan
Programmer of OjoLoco Festival, Grenoble
Pierre Triollier Berton
Pierre Triollier Berton
Programmer of Que du Feu Festival, Lyon

Junior Jury

Pupils from Pringy junior school:

Jade Brachet
Jade Brachet
Louise Longchambon
Louise Longchambon

Pupils from Vernay junior school, Annecy:

Eden Mendy Roguet
Eden Mendy Roguet
Emma Favre
Emma Favre

Pupils from the Collège Beauregard, Seynod:

Gabin Berthollet
Gabin Berthollet
Jean Quay-Thevenon
Jean Quay-Thevenon
Maxence Gonfrier
Maxence Gonfrier