Sep 13, 2015

Don Hertzfeld's "Tomorrow's World" leads the Fantosh 2015 Awards

Pin another award on Don Hertzfeldt's heavily decorated sci-fi short, which cruised into Switzerland's largest animated film festival and came out a winner for best film in international competition.

Hertzfeldt's film has been a hit on the 2015 festival circuit, winning prizes at major gatherings including Sundance, Annecy, Zagreb, and SXSW.

In Swiss competition, Georges Schwizgebel's Erlkönig triumphed as best Swiss film, while also winning for best visual in international competition. Carlos Lascano's Lila spirited away the prize for best kids film.

A complete list of winners from the 13th edition of the Baden-based animation festival can be found below:

Best FilmWorld of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt (US)

High RiskEndgame Phil Mulloy (Great Britain)

New TalentThe Pride of Strathmoor Einar Baldvin (US)

Best SoundRhizome Boris Labbé (France)

Best VisualErlkönig Georges Schwizgebel (Switzerland)

Audience AwardChangeover Mehdi Alibeygi (Iran)

Special MentionLesley the Pony Has an A+ Day! Christian Larrave (US)

Baden SpeedwellTik Tak Ülo Pikkov (Estonia)

Best SwissErlkönig Georges Schwizgebel (Switzerland)

High Swiss RiskIvan's Need Veronika Montano, Manuela Leuenberger, Lukas Suter (Switzerland)

Special MentionRuben Leaves Frederic Siegel (Switzerland)

Audience AwardD'ombres et d'ailes Elice Meng, Eleonora Marinoni (Switzerland/France)

Best KidsLila Carlos Lascano (Argentina/Spain)

Children's Public AwardJohnny Express Kyungmin Woo (Korea)