🎉 Annie goes
@animationsinstitut
The animated short film A SPARROW’S SONG (
@sparrows.song.film ) has won the
@theannieawards 2026 in the category Best Student Film.
🐦 The former graduate film involved 56 students and graduates from the Animationsinstitut, including core team members Tobias Eckerlin (
@tobiaseckerlin.visuals , Director and Producer), Vincent Maurer (
@vincentltm , Technical Director), Elias Weber (
@elileowe , Lead Character Artist), Lilli-Luisa Heckmann (
@lilu.animation ) and Jiro Magracia (jiroishero) (both Lead Animators), and Rebecca Liebelt (
@rebecca.n ., Groom Artist).
🦟 With A SPARROW’S SONG recognised alongside another diploma project, THE UNDYING PAIN OF EXISTENCE (
@theundyingpainofexistence ) (Student Director: Oscar Jacobson (
@oskjacobson ), Student Producers: Franz Rügamer (
@franzruegamer ), Nadiia Yunatska (
@nadiiayunatska )), which was also nominated in the same category, the Animationsinstitut demonstrates once again the outstanding quality and international visibility of its student productions.
⏳ In October 2025, A SPARROW’S SONG could already achieve a Gold Student Academy Award (
@theacademy ), further establishing it as one of the most remarkable student animated films worldwide.
💡 The Annie Awards are among the world’s most prestigious animation prizes and are presented by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA,
@asifahollywood ) in Hollywood. A SPARROW’S SONG is the third production from the Animationsinstitut to win an Annie Award; previously, eight projects from the institute had been nominated. Awards were presented in 32 competitive categories as well as four special prizes.
PS: Everybody say „Hi“ and „Congratulations“ on this outstanding achievement. 🫶
#annieawards #annies #animation #animationsinstitut
