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The German Animation Screenplay Award goes to John Chambers for “Die Olchis –
der Kinofilm”
The Awards for the Best Children's Animated Series go to “Petzi” (Studio Soi) and
“The long Long Holiday” (Les Armateurs)
Press Release
Stuttgart - 27.04.2016 – The first three of the prizes awarded by the 23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film were
presented on Wednesday evening: The German Animation Screenplay Award as well as two Tricks for Kids Series
Awards. The awards ceremony took place at the Weisse Saal of the Neue Schloss in Stuttgart and was hosted by
actress Anna Thalbach, who also read excerpts from nominated screenplays, together with her daughter Nellie
Thalbach. The supporting programme by the Stuttgart Opera featured a singing performance by tenor Gergely
Németi, and solo répétiteur Kristina Šibenik performed the famous aria “La donna è mobile” from Giuseppe Verdi's
opera “Rigoletto“.
German Animation Screenplay Award
The prize for the best, as yet unfilmed screenplay for an animated film – endowed with 2,500 EUR donated by
Telepool GmbH – was awarded to John Chambers for „Die Olchis – der Kinofilm“. The jury consisted of Jan Berger
(Berlin), screenwriter; Julia Müntefering (Munich), Programme Acquisition & Sales, Telepool GmbH; Oliver Huzly
(Berlin), producer and screenwriter; and Holger Weiss (Stuttgart), Head of Animation, M.A.R.K. 13.
“His screenplay moved and amused us, made us smile and laugh out loud“, so the jury. John Chambers is adapting
a well-known children's book – but the film will only come alive “if he works the magic of transplanting the heart of
the story from one medium to the other.“ The jury is certain that Chambers can do the trick. “Traumlande” by Huan
Hu was also nominated. For his screenplays “Der letzte Neandertaler” and “Molly Monster – Der Film”, John
Chambers has also won the German Animation Screenplay Award, in 2008 and 2013, respectively.
Tricks for Kids – Series Award
The prize for the best animated series for children was awarded in two categories for the first time this year: national
and international. The award for the best national children's series went to the series “Petzi: Schildkröteninsel“ by
Studio Soi, Ludwigsburg (Directors: Michael Bohnenstingl, Paul Cichon, Johannes Weiland). The as yet unreleased
series brings the irrepressible and likeable cartoon character “Rasmus Klump” (back) to life.
The series “The long Long Holiday: The Secret” by Les Armateurs/Cyber Group Studios, Paris (director: Paul Leluc)
won the prize for the best international series. It is about childhood in World War II France.
Again, Reed MIDEM, organiser of the largest trade shows for film and digital content worldwide, supported the
award for the Tricks for Kids series award. Both of the prize-winning series will be registered for MIPJunior and
included in the MIPJunior Digital Library. Members of the jury were: Nick Cross (Toronto), director, writer, animator;
Raúl García (Los Angeles), director and animator; and Eric Shaw (Denver), screenwriter.
Screenwriter John Chambers, directors Michael Bohnenstingl and Johannes Weiland of Studio Soi, Ludwigsburg, as
well as producer Reginald de Guilleton of Les Armateurs, Paris were present to accept their respective awards.
(Award(Award -winning) Screenplays
Screenplays are turned into films
The prize was awarded for the tenth time this year. Many of the award-winning screenplays have been turned into
films in the meantime. “Die Konferenz der Tiere” is now a feature film, and so is “Molly Monster – Der Film”. Two
more films are currently in production: “Fritzi war dabei” and “Latte Igel und der Wasserstein”. Several of the
nominated screenplays are also in production, such as “Manu – der Mauersegler”.
PHOTOS of the awards ceremony are available at www.itfs.de/presse.
Press Contact:
Jessica Lammer, Head of Press and Public Relations
Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH, Stephanstr. 33, 70173 Stuttgart
Phone: 0711 92 546 102, E-mail: [email protected]
www.itfs.de
The Internationale Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart – Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), April 26 – May 1, 2016 was founded
in 1982 and is one of the largest and most important festivals of animated film worldwide. More than 60,000 EUR
in prize money are awarded in nine competition categories. The festival collaborates closely with its new partner
spotlight-Festival für Bewegtbildkommunikation as well as with the FMX. As Europe's most influential specialist
conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia, FMX organises the business platform Animation Production
Day together with the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.

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