ANIMATED documentary “Flee” won the top Cristal for a feature film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which concluded Saturday.

An international co-production helmed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, “Flee” follows a man, Amin (a pseudonym), who recounts for the first time his journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan. Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau were among the executive producers.

The Hollywood Reporter review called the movie “a powerful and poetic memoir of personal struggle and self-discovery that expands the definition of documentary.”

Monica Hellström and two-time Oscar nominee Signe Byrge Sørensen produced via Final Cut for Real. It was also produced by Sun Creature Studio, Vivement Lundi!, Mostfilm and Mer Film. The film premiered at Sundance.

Along with the Cristal, “Flee” claimed the Gan Foundation Award for distribution Saturday. Additionally, among several special prizes awarded Friday, “Flee” and its composer Uno Helmersson received the award for best original music in a feature film.

Additional Annecy honorees included “The Crossing,” which received the Jury Distinction for a feature film; “My Sunny Maad,” which collected the Jury Award for a feature film; “Vanilla,” which earned the Cristal for a TV production; and “Replacements,” which won the Cristal for best VR Work.

(SD-Agencies)