Overview
- The festival announced its winners on Saturday, June 27, 2026, crowning Singapore’s The Violinist with the Cristal for best feature.
- Louis Clichy’s Iron Boy won the main jury prize, the audience award and the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, building on its Cannes profile and a Sony Pictures Classics pickup.
- Don Hertzfeldt’s short Paper Trail received the short-film Cristal, while Spanish auteur Alberto Vázquez’s Decorado won the Paul Grimault Award.
- Annecy’s Contrechamp sidebar awarded the Grand Prix to Blaise and the Contrechamp Jury Award to A New Dawn, highlighting the festival’s support for boundary-pushing work.
- The 50th Annecy drew a record 19,100 accredited attendees and reinforced its role as a commercial launchpad where prizes often translate into sales and wider theatrical plans.