Nov 4, 2014

Winners of Primanima: "Little People with Hats", "Symphony No. 42", "Man on a Chair"

“Small People with Hats” by Sarina Nihei.

The 3rd annual edition of Primanima, a festival dedicated entirely to student work and debut professional films, took place last week in Budaörs, Hungary. Recent Royal College of Art grad Sarina Nihei won the grand prize for her film Small People with Hats. South Korean filmmaker Dahee Jeong picked up the best debut prize for her film Man on the Chair, which also won the grand prize at Annecy earlier this year.

Hungarian filmmaker Réka Bucsi won two awards-best graduation film and most promising Hungarian talent-for Symphony No. 42, which was made at MOME (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design). Both Bucsi and Jeong's Man on the Chair are Oscar hopefuls this year thanks to earlier wins at Oscar-qualifying festivals.

Primanima's jury consisted of Estonian director Kaspar Jancis, Polish film curator and festival organizer Aneta Ozorek, and Animafest Cyprus artistic director Yiorgos Tsangaris. A complete list of Primanima's 2014 winners is below:

Grand PrixSmall People with Hatsdir. Sarina Nihei, UK

George Pal Prize for the most promising Hungarian talent in animationSymphony No. 42dir. Réka Bucsi, Hungary

Best Debut filmMan on the Chairdir. Dahee Jeong, France/South Korea

Best Graduation FilmSymphony No. 42dir. Réka Bucsi, Hungary

Best Workshop FilmVilliamsdir. Gábor Mariai, Hungary

Kaspar Jancis's special mentionRoadtripdir. Xaver Xylophon, Germany

Aneta Ozorek's special mentionSunstrokedir. Morgane Le Pechon, France

Yiorgos Tsangaris's special mentionBathsdir. Tomek Ducki, Poland

PrimaSound: Best Sound DesignZiegenortdir. Tomasz Popakul (director) and Michal Fojcik (sound designer), Poland

Student Jury's Favourite Short FilmRabbitlanddir. Ana Nedeljkovic and Nikola Majdak, Serbia

Gyula Macskássy Prize for the most popular Hungarian animationRascal Redemptiondir. Gábor Mariai, Hungary

Short Film Audience AwardBeach Flagdir. Sarah Saidan, France

Children Jury's AwardMythopolisdir. Alexandra Hetmerová, Czech Republic