The winner of the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize: "Byousoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second: A Chain of Short Stories about their Distance)
Director: Makoto Shinkai
“for the ability of combining poetry, art and technical skills with animation and new technologies, a touching and deep-rooted story and a model direction. Every element of the movie, from the screenplay to the editing, is realized with great professionalism and inspiration.”

A special mention: "Tekkonkinkreet"
Directed by: Michael Arias
“for the interesting and original graphics; an involving story with a non-rhetorical message”.