- From poetic vignettes to cinematic journeys, the festival spotlights global creators shaping the next era of animation and visual storytelling
- Award-winning shorts to be showcased this December in Hong Kong at Asia’s leading animation and visual effects event
Hong Kong, 19 November 2025 – Animation’s future will be on full display as the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Computer Animation Festival (CAF) announces this year’s winners – works that redefine the boundaries of technology, art, and storytelling. Watch the official CAF 2025 Trailer here.
With 488 entries spanning 39 countries, the 2025 festival celebrates the extraordinary vision of creators using digital tools to tell deeply human stories. The winners, selected by an international jury of industry leaders, will be presented in full this December in Hong Kong, when SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 convenes the world’s foremost artists, researchers, and technologists under the theme “Generative Renaissance.”
Best in Show — “Windy Day” (France)
- Directors: Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, and Camille Truding
- Producer: Julien Deparis, l’École des Nouvelles Images, Avignon, France
A poetic and visually stunning short, Windy Day captures how a sudden gust of wind brings together strangers in a moment of transformation. Through meticulous animation and elegant rhythm, the film explores connection, chaos, and renewal in a world swept off its feet.
Watch the trailer here.
Best Student Project — “A Sparrow’s Song” (Germany)
- Director: Tobias Eckerlin, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Inspired by true events, A Sparrow’s Song follows an elderly widow in wartime Germany who finds purpose and hope through her bond with an injured sparrow — a tender reflection on resilience, art, and healing amid conflict.
Watch trailer here.
Jury’s Choice — “Son” (Russia)
- Director: Zhanna Bekmambetova, Bazelevs, Moscow, Russia
Son tells the moving story of a young boy and his father whose shared fascination with space exploration helps them overcome disability and despair — a heartfelt testament to perseverance, imagination, and love.
Watch trailer here.
Tim Cheung, Computer Animation Festival Chair and Director of DoubleBlink Animation Studios (Hong Kong), said: “The Computer Animation Festival (CAF) has always been a reflection of where technology and storytelling meet. This year’s winners are extraordinary not only for their technical mastery but for their emotional truth. They remind us that animation continues to push not just pixels, but boundaries — and that creative courage remains its greatest engine.”
Jennifer Lee, Computer Animation Festival Producer and Director of Act Plus Animation & Media Studio (Hong Kong), added, “CAF is where emerging voices stand alongside established creators — a space that celebrates imagination without borders. The winning works illuminate how technology can deepen our capacity for empathy and wonder, and we can’t wait to showcase them on the big screen this December in Hong Kong.”
The Best in Show, Best Student Project, Jury’s Choice, and the newly introduced Audience Choice Award will be presented following the final Electronic Theater screening from 6:00–6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, at Level 3, Hall 3F.
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