Annecy Winners: ’The Violinist’ Takes Top Prize, ’Iron Boy’ Sweeps Three Awards and Don Hertzfeldt Scores Best Short

June 28, 2026 Variety

“The Violinist” beat out major competition at Annecy, such as “In Waves,” “Viva Carmen” and “Iron Boy,” all already big hits at Cannes, to win on Saturday the biggest festival prize in animation: Annecy’s feature film Cristal. A tale of two young violinist virtuosos in and after WWII Singapore, “The Violinist” certainly had its fans […]