The South Korean Beomsik Shimbe Shim was the big winner at 2012 Anima festival with his quirky The Wonder Hospital.

The Swisss virtuoso animator Georges Schwizgebel (known for his The Man without Shadow) won the best professional short film award, with the Rachmaninoff scerzo, Romance. The best student award went to Kuhina (Swarming) by the Finnish Joni Männistö.

Colorful by Keiichi Hara was the front-runner in the feature-length category. The metaphysical thriller by the Japanese anime director has a dejected soul placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy, who just committed suicide. The soul needs to examine its former life and discover its sins and mistakes.

The Spanish Arrugas la Pelicula (Wrinkles) [review] won the audience award for best animated feature, whereas in the national competition La Boîte de sardines - Louise-Marie Colon won the corresponding prize.

FULL AWARD LIST:

GRAND PRIX ANIMA 2012: The Wonder Hospital - Beomsik Shimbe Shim

BEST PROFESSIONAL SHORT FILM AWARD: Romance - Georges Schwizgebel

BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM AWARD :Kuhina - Joni Männistö

BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT FILM AWARD: Dodu - O Rapaz de Cartao (Dodu - The Cardboard Boy) - José Miguel Ribeiro

BEST MUSIC VIDEO AWARD: Björk "Crystalline" - Michel Gondry

BEST ADVERTISING AWARD: Canon "Parade" - Dante Ariola

AUDIENCE AWARDS

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE, SPONSORED BY FEDEX

Arrugas - Ignacio Ferreras

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S ANIMATED FEATURE

La Colline aux coquelicots / From up on Poppy Hill - Goro Miyazaki

FLUXYS AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM: Luminaris - Juan Pablo Zaramella

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM: Flamingo Pride - Tomer Eshed

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S SHORT FILM: L'Envol du chat - Clément Doranlo

ANIMATION NIGHT AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM: A Morning Stroll - Grant Ochard

PARTNERS AWARDS

BETV AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Colorful - Keiichi Hara

National Competition

JURY AWARDS

GRAND PRIX OF THE FRENCH COMMUNITY: La Boîte de sardines - Louise-Marie Colon

SACD AWARD: Natasha - Roman Klochkov

SABAM-AWARD: Duo de volailles, sauce chasseur - Pascale Hecquet

TVPAINT AWARD: Shattered Past - Boris Sverlow

PARTNERS AWARDS

BETV AWARD: Adonaissance Trip - Madeline Feuillat

RTBF AWARD: La Boite de sardines – Louise-Marie Colon

CINERGIE AWARD: Dans le Cochon tout est bon - Iris Alexandre