Desi Oon Wins Award at Annecy International Animation Festival 2025

‘Desi Oon’ has become the first Indian animation film to win the Jury Award for Best Commissioned Film at the Annecy International Animation Festival 2025.

Earlier, the 7-minute animation short ‘Desi Oon ’ won the Best Film award at the WAVES Awards of Excellence 2025, which was held in Mumbai, India.

The Annecy International Animation Festival was held in Annecy, France, from 8 to 14 June 2025.

About the Desi Oon

The Mumbai-based Studio Eeksaurus have produced the Desi Oon animation film.

The Desi Oon was directed by noted animator Suresh Eriyat and narrated by Swanand Kirkire. Rajat Dholakia composed the music, and Resul Pookutty, who won the 2009 Oscar, designed the film's sound.

The film uses actual Deccani wool derived from the Deccani sheep breed. The Decanni breed is the only coarse black wool sheep breed in India.

The animation Desi Oon is about the plight of the declining wool industry based on the Deccani sheep and their weavers, their sheepherders, and their lifestyle.

Awards and Honours for Desi Oon 

• The animation film Desi Oon has won international acclaim. 
• It was shortlisted  at Cannes Lions 2025 in the Film Craft Lions category, 
• It won awards at the Kyoorius Creative Awards.
• The film will be archived at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. 

About the Annecy International Animation Festival

The Annecy International Animation Festival is considered one of the most prestigious animation film festivals. 

It was established in 1960 and has been held annually since 1998.

It is sponsored by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA).

ASIFA was founded in 1960 in Annecy, France, as an association of animation artists. 

Presently, it has become a global body of the animation industry.

It is affiliated with UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).