Jury award in Genoa !

The prize from the jury – made up this year of Marco Cipolloni, Matteo Musso and Ilaria Sechi – was given out to Approved for adoption during the fifth edition of the Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa, which came to a close in Genoa on April 12.  The jury declared the film “was able to tell the story of diversity with an original and authentic touch, without ever renouncing on the experience of pain, vitality and lightness.”

Couleur de peau: Miel a gagné le Prix du jury du cinquième Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa, qui s'est achevé samedi 12 avril à Gênes (Italie). Le jury, composé de Marco Cipolloni, Matteo Musso et Ilaria Sechi, a admiré le fait que le film "ait su raconter la diversité dans un style original et authentique, sans jamais renoncer, même dans l'expérience de la douleur, à la vitalité et à la légèreté".

New awards !

We are very proud to announce that Approved for Adoption received both the Youth Jury Award for Best Picture (ages 13 and up) and the Adult Jury Award for Best Picture as the 16^th edition of the R2R Film Festival (Canada) !!

Awards & Festivals

AWARDS:

• Audience award and Unicef award (Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2012, France)
• Special distinction (Torino Film Festival 2012, Italy)
• Prix des lycéens (17ème Rencontres du Cinéma Francophone en Beaujolais 2012, France)
• Best Film award (Cholet Ciné-Mômes Festival, France)
• Jury special award (Monstra-Lisbon Animated Film Festival 2013, Portugal)
• Special distinction (Prix Henri Langlois 2013, France)
• Prix du Jury Lycéens (Festival Les Enfants du Cinéma 2013, France)
• Great award and INIS award (Montreal International Children's Film Festival 2013, Canada)
• Jury award (Leeds Young Film Festival 2013, UK) 
• Grand Prix and Audience award (Zagreb Animafest Festival 2013, Croatia)
• Best Feature Film award (Anima Mundi 2013, Brazil)
• Best Documentary award (BUSTER International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2013, Denmark)
• Grand Prize, Audience award, Young Jury award (St Pierre International Film Festival 2013, Reunion)
• Grand Prize (Japan Media Arts Festival 2013, Japan)
• Best animated character award (ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan 2013, Armenia)
• Youth Jury Award for Best Picture and the Adult Jury Award for Best Picture (R2R Film Festival 2014, Canada)

2 nominations aux Magritte du Cinéma 2013

• catégorie "Meilleur montage" 
• catégorie "premier film"

 FESTIVALS (official selection)

• Abu Dhabi Film Festival 2012, United Arab Emirates
• Amsterdam Cinekid Festival 2012, Netherlands
• Gijon Film Festival 2012, Spain
• Goa International Film Festival 2012, India
• Fajr International Film Festival 2013, Iran
• Malmö Film Festival 2013, Sweden
• Festival des Juniors 2013, France 
• Bologna Future Film Festival 2013, Italy
• Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2013, Germany
• Barcelona International Documentary Film Festival 2013, Spain
• Kecskemét Animation Film Festival 2013, Hungary
• Varna World Festival of Animated Film 2013, Bulgaria
• Ottawa International Animation Festival 2013, Canada
• Sydney Intercultural Film Festival 2013, Australia
• International Young Audience Film Festival 2013, Poland

 FESTIVALS (special screening)

• Dole Children's Film Festival 2012, France
• Fantoche Baden Film Festival 2012, Switzerland
• Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie 2012, Switzerland
• Festival 5 sur 5 2012, Belgium
• Météores Festival 2012, France
• Namur International French Film Festival 2012, Belgium
• International Film Festival do Rio 2012, Brazil
• Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2012, Denmark
• Vienna Anilogue International Film Festival 2012, Austria
• 18th Bradford International Film Festival 2012, United Kingdom
• Geneva International Animated Film Festival - Animatou 2012, Switzerland 
• Bourg-en-Bresse Children's Animated Film Festival 2012, France
• Fête du Cinéma Français de Lisbonne 2012, Portugal
• 10th Chennai International Film Festival 2012, India 
• Pune International Film Festival 2013, India
• 48th Solothurn Film Festival 2013, Switzerland
• Göteborg International Film Festival 2013, Sweden
• Hong Kong European Union Film Festival 2013, China
• Quebec International Children's Film Festival 2013, Canada
• Festival du cinéma belge de Moustier 2013, Belgium
• Cinémino Festival 2013, France 
• Holland Animation Film Festival 2013, Netherlands 
• New York International Children's Film Festival 2013, USA 
• FICAM 2013, Morocco
• French Film Festival Greece
• Wisconsin Film Festival 2013, USA
• French Animation Film Festival 2013, Singapor
• Skopje Film Festival 2013, Macedonia
• Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival 2013, USA
• Beijing International Film Festival 2013, China
• Stockholm International Film Festival 2013, Sweden
• Sydney Film Festival 2013, Australia  
• AFI Docs 2013, USA 
• Paris Cinéma Festival 2013, France 
• Festival Résistances 2013, France
• InDPolar International Animation Festival 2013, China
• Festival Résistances 2013, France
• Galway Film Festival 2013, Ireland
• Umbria Film Festival 2013, Italy 
• Maine International Film Festival 2013, USA
• ANDkids World Film Festival 2013, USA
• Melbourne International Film Festival 2013, Australia  
• Denver Film Society Animation Festival 2013, USA 
• Korean Film Festival 2013, Australia 
• Whitaker St Louis International Film Festival 2013, USA
• Bucheon International Student Film Festival 2013, South Korea
• Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2013, USA

Best animated character award !!

We are very proud to announce that "Jung" the Animated Character of Approved for Adoption won the Best animated character award in ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan (Armenia) !!

Grand Prize of the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival !

We are very proud to announce that Approved for Adoption received the Grand Prize of the 17th japan Media Arts Festival (animation division)

Couleur de peau miel de Laurent Boileau et Jung Henin a remporté le Grand Prix de la catégorie film d'animation du 17ème Japan Media Arts Festival. 

587 films étaient en compétition (longs-métrages et courts-métrages). Après le vieil homme et la mer, Couleur de peau Miel est le second film étranger a obtenir cette grande distinction remis par le Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. 

Ale Kino !

APPROVED FOR ADOPTION has been selected in the Official Competition at the 31th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino !, which will take place from December 1 to 8 in Poland.
Laurent Boileau will be there to take your questions

Official screenings:
Tuesday, Dec 03 5pm
Friday, Dec 06 5pm

Visit link below for more information:
http://www.alekino.com

In the running for the Oscars...

Sydney Intercultural Film Festival

APPROVED FOR ADOPTION has been selected at the Sydney Intercultural Film Festival which will take place from November 14 to 24 in Australia.

Screening:
Wednesday, 20th November 6:30pm

Couleur de peau: Miel à Torcy

Dans le cadre du mois du film documentaire, projection gratuite de Couleur de peau: Miel samedi 16 novembre à 16h à Torcy (FR) en présence de Laurent Boileau

Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema

APPROVED FOR ADOPTION has been selected at the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema (WFAC) which will take place from November 14 to 17 in Canada.

Screening:
Saturday, 16th November 6:30pm