Anima Mundi 2010: Rio de Janeiro Awards

The awarding of Anima Mundi 2010 best films happened this Sunday, July 25, with the prizes from the popular and professional jury closing the Rio de Janeiro's phase of the festival.

And one of the most exciting was the announcement of the winner of the best Brazilian short: Marão's I wanted to be a monster. Here's the entire team receiving the trophy:

Once again, the directors took the opportunity to thank the participation of all, and spread some good news: the public this year in Rio was a record: about 70 000 spectators came to see the festival, 30% more than the 2009 edition - another good reason to celebrate these 18 years of Anima Mundi!

Check here the list of winners::

Juri Popular Rio de Janeiro

BEST SHORT FILM

1 - LA DAMA Y LA MUERTE - Javier Recio Gracia - Spain

2 - DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST - Johannes Weiland; Uwe Heidschötter - Germany

3 - LOGORAMA - François Alaux; Hervé de Crécy; Ludovic Houplain - France

BEST FEATURE FILM

1. MARY E MAX - Adam Elliot - Australia
2. BOOGIE EL ACEITOSO - Gustavo Cova - Argentina
3. THE APPLE & THE WORM - Anders Morgenthaler - Denmark

BEST BRAZILIAN SHORT FILM

1. EU QUERIA SER UM MONSTRO - Marão - Brazil
2. IMAGINE UMA MENINA COM CABELOS DE BRASIL... - Alexandre Bersot - Brazil
3. POMBINHA BRANCA - Fernando Augusto Dias da Silva - Brazil

BEST STUDENT FILM

1 - MOBILE - Verena Fels - Germany

2 - DER PRAEZISE PETER - Martin Schmidt - Germany

3 - POMBINHA BRANCA - Fernando Augusto Dias da Silva - Brazil

BEST SHORT FOR CHILDREN

1 - YES, VIRGINIA - Pete Circuitt; Bitstate - USA

2 - EU QUERIA SER UM MONSTRO - Marão - Brazil

3 - THE GRUFFALO - Jakob Schuh; Max Lang - United Kingdom

CANAL BRASIL ACQUISITION AWARD

IMAGINE UMA MENINA COM CABELOS DE BRASIL... - Alexandre Bersot - Brazil

PROFESSIONAL JURY

Best Animation - VIDEOGIOCO A LOOP EXPERIMENT - Donato Sansone - Italy

Best Script - DER KLEINE UND DAS BIEST - Johannes Weiland e Uwe Heidschötter - Germany

Best Soundtrack - THE LOST THING - Andrew Ruhemann e Shaun Tan - Australia, United Kingdom

Best Art Direction - MADAGASCAR, CARNET DE VOYAGE - Bastien Dubois - France

Best Commissioned Film - XIXI NO BANHO - Fernando Sanches - Brazil

And the vote of the popular jury for the Web & Cel 2010 contest will continue until next Saturday. The result will be announced at the awards ceremony in Sao Paulo, on August 1. And now, the festival is packing for São Paulo!