Japanese Anime 'ChaO' Wins Jury Award at Prestigious Annecy Film Festival
June 15, 2025
ChaO, a Japanese anime about love between a human and mermaid princess, wins Jury Award at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France 🏆 Japanese Anime ‘ChaO’ Wins Big at Annecy 2025!
The stunning animated feature “ChaO” has claimed the Jury Award (2nd place) in the feature films category at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France — one of the world’s most prestigious animation events. 🇫🇷🎬
🎥 Directed by Aoki Yasuhiro, ChaO tells a beautifully emotional tale set in a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, centering on a romance between an office worker and Princess Chao of the mermaid kingdom. 💕🧜♀️
📌 Other highlights from Annecy 2025:
🥇 Cristal Award (1st place): Arco (France)
🏅 Paul Grimault Award: Dandelion’s Odyssey by Japan-born director Seto Momoko
Annecy has long been a global stage for anime brilliance, and ChaO proudly carries forward Japan’s legacy — following past wins like Lu Over the Wall and In This Corner of the World in 2017.