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Lena’s Farm wins at Annecy 2025

Picture: Studio Film Bilder
Photo: Studio Film Bilder

Director Elena Walf and Studio Film Bilder are celebrating a successful start to the festival tour of their series LENA’S FARM. After already winning awards in recent days at the Italian festivals Cartoons on the Bay and Periferie Animate, as well as at the festival in Zlín, Czech Republic, the crowning moment came in France: on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Festival d’Animation Annecy, Elena Walf was honored on the main stage with the Jury Award for a TV Series.

The series consists of 26 episodes, each 5 minutes and 40 seconds long, which also work as stand-alone short films. It was produced by Studio Film Bilder in co-production with ZDF and Minya Film from Zagreb. Financing was made possible by MFG Baden-Württemberg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, and the Creative Europe MEDIA program. Global distribution is handled by Meta Media, London.

Congratulations to Elena Walf, Studio Film Bilder and everyone else involved!

Source: Studio Film Bilder | Annecy Festival 2025

German Reception at Annecy Festival 2025

A few days ago, the Festival d’Animation Annecy (June 8 to 14, 2025) came to a close, with numerous people and projects from the AMCRS in attendance.

Traditionally, German Films, Animation Germany, AG Kurzfilm – Bundesverband Deutscher Kurzfilm, AG Animationsfilm, Animation Media Creators Region Stuttgart, Animation Production Days, FMX, Animationsinstitut of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg and ITFS invited to the German Reception.

What a wonderful afternoon it was! Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone involved and present for the great organization and all the amazing conversations!

Annecy Filmfestival: https://www.annecyfestival.com/en

Impressions Annecy 2025, German Reception, all photos: Louis Nauche