US film wins at Fantoche animation festival in Switzerland

The international festival for animated film Fantoche in Baden attracted 21,500 visitors to its 22nd edition. This year, it turned away from the polemics in politics and society, and focused on “All We Need is Love”. The guest country was Austria. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the international competition, This Is a Story Without a Plan by Cassie Shao from the United States won the Best Film prize, as the organisers announced at the end of the festival on Sunday. The festival began on September 3. Pear Garden by Shadab Shayegan from Germany received the International Audience Award, among others. In the Swiss competition, Sans voix by Samuel Patthey was named "Best Swiss" and also received the Swiss Youth Award. The Swiss Audience Award went to Dieter by Rolf Broennimann. The children's jury chose Bubbles by Lezhi Xiao from China as “Best Kids”, while The Swineherd by Magnus Igland Møller and Peter Smith from Denmark received the Children's ...