At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, several Ukrainian works were honored, including those by Iryna Tsilyk, Maria Yanko, Natalia Velikanova, Ondřej Moravetz, and Viktoria Lopukhina.

The festival took place from June 8 to June 15.

This was reported on the festival's official website and by the State Agency of Ukraine for Cinema.

Iryna Tsilyk won the Ciclic Prize in the "Mifa Pitches – Feature Films" category for her documentary project "Red Zone". She received a grant of 25,000 euros and a two-month animation residency in the French town of Vendôme. "Red Zone" portrays a typical day in Kyiv during wartime.

Maria Yanko was awarded the ARTE France Prize in the "Mifa Pitches – Short Films" category for her animation "Katerina", which depicts how the full-scale invasion is portrayed on social media. The film will be acquired by ARTE for airing in the "Court-circuit" program, dedicated to auteur cinema and new voices in European animation.

Natalia Velikanova created the project "Damned", which explores the environmental consequences following the explosion of the Kakhovka Dam in 2023. It won the Weird Market Prize in the "Mifa Pitches – Immersive Experiences" category and has been invited to participate in the 17th Weird Market in Valencia, Spain, from September 30 to October 5, 2025.

Directors Ondřej Moravetz and Viktoria Lopukhina received the Cristal for the Best VR Work in the "VR Works" category for their VR project "Fragile Home", which immerses viewers in a domestic space that transforms into a dangerous zone.

During the festival, as part of the Black Sea Animation Projects pitching, Ukraine presented the artistic short film "Memories of Frescoes" directed by Oleksandra Dzhihanska, which explores memory, personal recollections, and a sense of belonging.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is held annually in France, having been conducted biennially from 1960 to 1998.