Festival director Tomas Rychecky told FNE that some 20 companies had stands at the Anifilm job market, and that there were around 300 job openings in the animation and video game industry. The market drew a noticeable increase in accreditations, especially among young animators looking for their entry into the industry.

The festival opened with giving its lifetime achievement award to Zdenka Deitchova, who celebrates her 91st birthday on 18 May, and whose illustrious career as a producer of animation included heading up the Kratky Film/Bratri v Triku Studio and overseeing the beloved Little Mole series.

The list of competition film winners follows:

Best Feature:
The Wolf House (Chile)
Directed by Christobal Leon and Joaquin Cocina

Special Mention:
Ville Neuve (Canada)
Directed by Felix Dufour-Laperriere

Best Feature for Childen:
Mirai (Japan)
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Special Mention:
Pachamama (France, Luxembourg, Canada)
Directed by Juan Antin

Best Short Film:
Animal Behaviour (Canada)
Directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine

Special Mention:
Egg (France, Denmark)
Directed by Martina Scarpelli

Best Non-narrative Film:
Half Asleep (U.K)
Directed by Caibai Cai

Special Mention:
Don’t Know What (Austria)
Directed by Thomas Renoldner

Czech Horizon Best Short Film
Somewhere (Romania, Czech Republic)
Directed by Paul Muresan

Czech Horizon Best Student Film
Hide N Seek (Czech Republic)
Directed by Barbora Halirova

Czech Horizon Best TV Series
Sing with Us (Czech Republic)
Directed by David Sukup