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# Animation winners at Odense Film Festival 2026
- URL: https://www.weanimate.dk/animation-winners-at-odense-film-festival-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-01T05:30:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T07:35:15.000Z
- Description: On Saturday, August 29th, 2026, it was Award Time at Odense Intl' Short Film Festival once again, and once again Danish animation had a front-row seat.
- Author: WeAnimate
- Tags: News, Short Films, Festivals, Odense Film Festival, Danish Animation Awards, Børge Ring Award, Talent Award

## On Saturday, August 29th, 2026, it was Award Time at Odense Intl' Short Film Festival once again, and once again Danish animation had a front-row seat. See all the animation winners here:  
  
  
**BØRGE RING AWARD**

Awarded to the best Danish or international animation short film in program. The award is Oscar-qualifying and as sponsored by The Danish Animation Society. The winner receives a cash prize of DKK 15,000 + a beautiful bronze statuette designed by Joana-Malin Davis and based on Børge Rings Oscar winning short film "Anna & Belle".

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****WINNER**  
****Tourists (Turisti)**  
****Dir.:** Mária Kralovič (Slovaka, France, Czech Republic )

- Nominees:
  - Corpus Christi, dir. Bea Lema (Spain)
  - Sensual, dir. Tanja Nuijten (Germany)

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## **BEST DANISH ANIMATION AWARD**

Awarded to the best Danish film in the program and typically to a new and upcoming talent on the animation scene. The award is sponsoret by The Danish Animation Society and the winner receives a cash prize of DKK 10,000 + an award statuette.

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****WINNER**  
****Glæden ved at være (The Joy of Being)**  
Dir.: Emma Bruun Ruus (Denmark)

Read more about Emma and her film here:

[The National Film School of Denmark Animation Graduates: Emma Bruun Ruus and Glæden ved at væreFlickering blue lines and a camera that jumps around in a strange way. Slowly you realize that we are seeing the world through the eyes of a small child. And the film then becomes this life-affirming experience of diving into the child’s ways of seeing.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/41/6d/416d3aee-e3c1-4f85-8e93-3926e97cd887/content/images/icon/WAM_square-1-e5002bd4-7166-424b-ba67-edf6933e3ff8.png)WeAnimate MagazineWeAnimate![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/41/6d/416d3aee-e3c1-4f85-8e93-3926e97cd887/content/images/thumbnail/1B3A3646-1-03dd00b1-d09a-435a-a2e2-2bb0f5715a2f.jpg)](https://www.weanimate.dk/nfs26-emma-bruun-ruus/)

- Nominees:
  - Subharmonics, dir. Marcell Mostoha (Denmark, Hungary)
  - Yesterday I Lived Forever, dir. Simon Macko (Denmark)

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## **PITCH ME BABY**

Pitch Me Baby is a competition where selected filmmakers get to pitch their short film idea to a highly qualified jury consisting of: director and actor Christian Tafdrup, director, screenwriter and actor Zinnini Elkington, composer Sune Kølster, screenwriter Sara Isabella Jønsson & film producer Morten Kaufmann. The Pitch Me Baby competition is sponsored by Danish Film Directors and The Danish Animation Society.

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Photo: Cosmin Tiersta

****WINNER**  
Niels Riisgaard for the idea for **A sea full of fish*.

Second place  
Neesha Dewa for the idea for *AURA*.

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See all the winners from Odense Film Festival 2026 here:  
[https://filmfestival.dk/her-er-alle-vinderne-ved-off26/](https://filmfestival.dk/her-er-alle-vinderne-ved-off26/?ref=weanimate.dk)

Text: ****WeAnimate**  
Photo: ****Cosmin Tiersta** and **Line Svindt**

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