Fantoche

About

The international show of animation film has become one of the world's most prominent animation festivals and is the only cultural event in Switzerland that is devoted exclusively to the full array of animation techniques, content and media. Fantoche is both a public festival and a meeting place for national and international experts. With its varied programme, it offers excellent entertainment for both young and old, with new things to discover and extravagance for animated-film fans and discussion and presentation forums for industry professionals from Switzerland and abroad. 

Program

• INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
• SWISS COMPETITION
• Kids Competition

All Swiss film productions entered in the «International Competition» are automatically entered in the «Swiss Competition» too. They can be nominated simultaneously for both competitions.

The short films of the «Kids Film Competition» are chosen from the entries for the «International Competition» and for the «Swiss Competition». The selection is always made in close consultation with the «Zauberlaterne» (The Magic Lantern), the film club for kids. 

Awards

International Competition:

• Best Film. For a convincing combination of idea and implementation, content and form;
• High Risk. For visionary originality and the uncompromising exploration of the art of animation;
• New Talent. For the best film by a student or for a first film;
• Best Sound. For the most impressive sound design;
• Best Visual. For the most outstanding and most imaginative visual design;
• The International Audience Award.

Swiss Competition:

• Best Swiss. For a convincing combination of idea and implementation, content and form;
• High Swiss Risk. For visionary originality and the uncompromising exploration of the art of animation;
• New Swiss Talent: For the best Swiss film by a student or for a first film.
• Fantastic Swiss: For the best fantastic Swiss film.
• Swiss Youth Award.

The winners of the Swiss Competition will be rewarded with a total amount of CHF 16'000.

Kids Film Competition:

• Best Kids Award
• Young Audience Award

The winners of the Children’s Film Competition will be rewarded with a total amount of CHF 2,000.

Rules

• The Competitions are open to any audiovisual animation, created frame by frame, with a maximum running time of forty minutes and completed after 31st December 2022.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

• Annette Schindler — Artistic Director