Tangles , Leah Nelson’s animated dramedy about a young woman dealing with her mother’s early onset dementia, has won top honors, the Grand Jury Prize for best film, at this year’s Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Nelson’s 2D black-and-white feature, which premiered as a special screening in Cannes , is adapted from Sarah Leavitt’s autobiographical graphic novel and features an all-star voice cast led Abbi Jacobsen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Beanie Feldstein, and Seth Rogen. Tangles has been picked up by Independent Film Company for the U.S.. It will have an Oscar-qualifying release on Nov. 27 followed by a limited rollout on Jan. 15 and a nationwide bow Jan. 22.

“We loved the fluid 2D animation which uses a stark monochrome framing to bring to life the personal story of a family impacted by the mother’s battle with dementia,” the festival jury said.…