Fantoche


Fantoche is an animation film festival with international participation and takes place each year in the city of Baden, Switzerland.
The first Fantoche took place in 1995 with the goal to enrich the Swiss cultural life with an animation film festival of international reach. Today, Fantoche has become indeed an inter branch meeting point for visual media. All kinds of different animation films, most of them Short films but some feature-length movies as well, are shown in four different cinemas.
The festival sets various priorities like the Swiss film industry, children's film, history, Asia, the US, etc. The competition programme aims to challenge the artistic border of animation film and to push it forward.

Award Winner

In 2005 an amount of 23'000 Swiss francs has been awarded in the following categories:
In 2007, the prestigious jury prize was awarded to two Russian movies, which, in accordance to the jury, "particularly point out the innovative character of Russian animation films. The 10'000 francs worth main award was awarded to "Foolish Girl" by the Russian artist Zoija Kirejewa for "the celebration of a strange female character, an unconventional screenplay and its captured universality through brief moments of beautiful drawings, emotions and gestures".
In 2009, Fantoche introduced a Swiss competition with an award and an Audience Award. One year later the national award "High Swiss Risk" was awarded as well. Furthermore were there two new awards of children's film after 2009; one jury award and a children's Audience Award.

Award Winner since 2009 by category

International Competition:
Best Film:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009LucíaCristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Niles AtallahCL 2007
2010In A Pig's EyeAtsushi WadaJP 2010
2011The External WorldDavid OReillyDE 2010
2012Oh Willy...Emma De Swaef, Marc James RoelsBE/FR/NL 2012
2013Gloria VictoriaTheodore UshevCA 2013
2014The Bigger PictureDaisy JacobsGB 2014
2015World of TomorrowDon HertzfeldtUS 2015
2016Before LoveIgor KovalyovRU 2015
2017The BurdenNiki Lindroth von BahrSE 2017

Audience Award:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009MutoBluIT 2008
2010Sinna MannAnita KilliNO 2009
2011Bon voyageFabio FriedliCH 2011
2012ChintiNatalia MirzoyanRU 2012
2013PandyMatúš VizárSQ/CZ 2013
2014My Own Personal MoseLeonid ShmelkovRU 2013
2015ChangeoverMehdi AlibeygiIR 2014
2016Mr MadilaRory Waudby-TolleyGB 2015
2017Negative SpaceMax Porter, Ru KuwahataFR 2017

High Risk:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009Please Say Something
Ezurbeltzak, una fosa común
David OReilly
Izibene Oñederra
DE 2009
ES 2007
2010Love & TheftAndreas HykadeDE 2010
2011TwoSteven SubotnickUS 2011
2012KuhinaJoni MännistoFI 2011
2013FutonYoriko MizushiriJP 2012
2014Through the HawthornAnna Brenner, Pia Borg, Gemma BurdittGB 2014
2015EndgamePhil MulloyGB 2015
2016MonkeyJie ShenCN 2015
2017Vilaine filleAyce KartalFR 2017

New Talent:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009NoteboekEvelien LohbeckNL 2008
2010KuchaoMasaki OkudaJP 2010
2011Chroniques de la poisseOsman CerfonFR 2010
2012BellyJulia PottGB 2011
2013ZiegenortTomasz PopakulPL 2013
2014The WoundAnna BudanovaRU 2013
2015The Pride of StrathmoorEinar BaldvinUS 2014
2016ForeverZhong SuCN 2016
2017UglyNikita DiakurDE 2017

Best Story :
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009ChainsawDennis TupicoffAU 2007
2010Divers in the RainOlga Pärn, Priit PärnEE 2010
2011Tord och TordNiki Lindroth von BahrSE 2010
2012The Great RabbitAtsushi WadaFR/JP 2012
2013PandyMatúš VizárSQ/CZ 2013

Best Visual:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009Madame Tutli-PutliChris Lavis, Maciek SzczerbowskiCA 2007
2010Get Real!Evert de BeijerNL 2010
2011AmarIsabel HergueraES 2010
2012What happens when children don't eat soupPawel PrewenckiPL 2011
2013BathTomeck DuckiPL/GB 2013
2014WonderMirai MizueJP/FR 2014
2015ErlkönigGeorges SchwizgebelCH 2015
2016Among the Black WavesAnna BudanovaRU 2016

Best Sound:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009Drux FluxTheodore UshevCA 2008
2010Divers in the RainOlga Pärn, Priit PärnEE 2010
2011AmarIsabel HergueraES 2010
2012663114Isamu HorabayashiJP 2012
2013Sock Skewer Street 8Elli VuorinenFI 2013
2014Snow HutYoriko MizushiriJP 2013
2015RhizomeBoris LabbéFR 2015
2016Any RoadBoris Labbé, Daniele GhisiFR 2016
2017Impossible Figures and Other Stories IIMarta PajekPL 2016

National Competition:
Best Swiss:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009Flowerpots
Retouches
Rafael Sommerhalder
Georges Schwizgebel
GB/CH 2008
CH/CA 2008
2010MiramareMichaela MüllerHR/CH 2009
2011Bon voyageFabio FriedliCH 2011
2012La Nuit de l'OursSamuel und Fred GuillaumeCH 2012
2013Plug & PlayMichael FreiCH 2013
2014Oh WalJoana LocherCH 2014
2015ErlkönigGeorges SchwizgebelCH 2015
2016Das Leben ist hartSimon SchnellmannDE/CH 2015
2017AirportMichaela MüllerCH/HR 2017

Audience Award:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009SignalisAdrian FlückigerCH 2008
2010HeimatlandAndrea Schneider, Loretta Arnold, Marius Portmann, Fabio FriedliCH 2010
2011BorderlineDustin ReesCH 2011
2012La Nuit de l'OursSamuel und Fred GuillaumeCH 2012
2013The KioskAnete MeleceCH 2013
2014AubadeMauro CarraroCH 2012
2015D'ombres et d'ailesElice Meng, Eleonora MarinoniCH/FR 2015
2016Analysis ParalysisAnete MeleceCH 2016
2017In a NutshellFabio FriedliCH 2017

High Swiss Risk:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2010Cronache marxianeLaura SolariCH 2009
2011Logged InStephanie Cuérel, Joshua SchaubCH 2010
2012Zmitzt drinCecile BrunCH 2011
2013Washed AshoreJonas OttNL 2012
2014CyclopèdesMathieu EpineyCH 2014
2015Ivan's NeedVeronica L. Montaño, Manuela Leuenberger, Lukas SuterCH 2015
2016Analysis ParalysisAnete MeleceCH 2016
2017Living Like HetaBianca Caderas, Isabella Luu, Kerstin ZempCH 2017

Award „Best Kids“:
Best Kids:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009The Incredible Story of My Great Grandmother OliveAlberto RodriguezGB 2009
2010Der präzise PeterMartin SchmidtDE 2010
2011Fluffy Mc CloudConor FinneganIE 2010
2012ZingKyra Buschor, Cynthia CollingsDE 2012
2013Hedgehogs and the CityEvalds LacisLV 2013
2014Pik Pik PikDmitry VysotskiyRU 2014
2015LilaCarlos LascanoAR/ES 2014
2016L'arbreLucie SunkovaFR/CZ 2015
2017EthnophobiaJoan ZhongaAL/GR 2016

Children's Audience Award:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2009The Incredible Story of My Great Grandmother OliveAlberto RodriguezGB 2009
2010Der präzise PeterMartin SchmidtDE 2010
2011Fluffy Mc CloudConor FinneganIE 2010
2012ZingKyra Buschor, Cynthia CollingsDE 2012
2013Hedgehogs and the CityEvalds LacisLV 2013
2014Le vélo de l’éléphantOlesya ShchukinaFR/BE, 2014
2015Johnny ExpressKyungmin WooKR 2014
2016Taking the PlungeElizabeth Ku-Herrero, Nicolas Manfredi, Marie Raoult, Thaddaeus AndreadesUS 2015
2017EthnophobiaJoan ZhongaAL/GR 2016

Other categories:
Badener Prize of honour:
YearFilm titleAward WinnerNationality and year
2015Tik TakÜlo PikkovEE 2015
2016Blind VayshaTheodor UshevCA 2016

A selection of the films can be watched in different Swiss cities under the name Fantoche on Tour.