Annecy International Animation Film Festival has unveiled the programme for its 2024 edition, including the Competition line-up and a programme of previews from the major studios.
The 12-strong Official Competition includes Adam Elliot’s Australian feature Memoir Of A Snail, in which Succession star Sarah Snook voices a lonely hoarder of ornamental snails; and stop-motion Savages!, director Claude Barras’ first feature since his Bafta- and Oscar-nominated My Life As A Courgette.
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The festival will open with Michel Hazanavicius’ Competition title The Most Precious Of Cargoes, heading to Annecy from its debut in Cannes Competition.
The 12-strong Official Competition includes Adam Elliot’s Australian feature Memoir Of A Snail, in which Succession star Sarah Snook voices a lonely hoarder of ornamental snails; and stop-motion Savages!, director Claude Barras’ first feature since his Bafta- and Oscar-nominated My Life As A Courgette.
Scroll down for the full Competition line-up
The festival will open with Michel Hazanavicius’ Competition title The Most Precious Of Cargoes, heading to Annecy from its debut in Cannes Competition.
- 4/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Most Precious of Cargoes, the first animated feature from Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), will open this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The feature is a 2D animated adaptation of the best-selling book by French author Jean-Claude Grumberg. Set during World War II, it tells the story of a French Jewish family deported to Auschwitz. On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his baby twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple living deep in the forest.
Hazanavicius presented the film as a work-in-progress at Annecy two years ago. French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant narrates the film with voice acting from Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, and Grégory Gadebois. Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water) composed the score. Animation is from 3.0 Studio – formerly Prima Linea — the group behind the...
The feature is a 2D animated adaptation of the best-selling book by French author Jean-Claude Grumberg. Set during World War II, it tells the story of a French Jewish family deported to Auschwitz. On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his baby twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple living deep in the forest.
Hazanavicius presented the film as a work-in-progress at Annecy two years ago. French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant narrates the film with voice acting from Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, and Grégory Gadebois. Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water) composed the score. Animation is from 3.0 Studio – formerly Prima Linea — the group behind the...
- 4/25/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Annecy Animation Film Festival, which hosts world premieres of buzzy U.S. movies each year, is set to expand its official lineup with the launch of a non-competitive section.
Called Annecy Présente, the section will give the festival the opportunity to host gala premieres of high-profile movies.
“Annecy Présente will allow festivalgoers to discover a wider range of films from different places and genres,” said Mickaël Marin, the director of Annecy festival and its industry market MIFA.
“The vitality of the Annecy festival underscores the exceptional dynamism of the animation industry around the world — every year we see the emerging of new territories in Africa, Asia and South America,” said Marin, who noted that audiences for animation content have evolved to comprise adults. While the number of animated features being produced is lower than live-action films, their impact is powerful, Marin said — particularly in countries like France, where animated...
Called Annecy Présente, the section will give the festival the opportunity to host gala premieres of high-profile movies.
“Annecy Présente will allow festivalgoers to discover a wider range of films from different places and genres,” said Mickaël Marin, the director of Annecy festival and its industry market MIFA.
“The vitality of the Annecy festival underscores the exceptional dynamism of the animation industry around the world — every year we see the emerging of new territories in Africa, Asia and South America,” said Marin, who noted that audiences for animation content have evolved to comprise adults. While the number of animated features being produced is lower than live-action films, their impact is powerful, Marin said — particularly in countries like France, where animated...
- 2/2/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Illumination’s Chris Meledandri receives lifetime achievement award in Annecy from Pharrell Williams
‘Despicable Me’ composer Williams teased a new collaboration with Illumination.
Chris Meledandri, founder of animation studio Illumination, received a Golden Ticket lifetime achievement award today (June 14) in Annecy, with a surprise presentation by music superstar Pharrell Williams.
Williams gave Meledandri the award following a presentation of first footage from Illumination’s new feature Migration.
The singer-songwriter teased a new collaboration with Meledandri and Illumination, saying “we’re working on something so ambitious right now that when it’s done, it’s going to take all of you on the ride of your lives.” Williams has worked on five Illumination films,...
Chris Meledandri, founder of animation studio Illumination, received a Golden Ticket lifetime achievement award today (June 14) in Annecy, with a surprise presentation by music superstar Pharrell Williams.
Williams gave Meledandri the award following a presentation of first footage from Illumination’s new feature Migration.
The singer-songwriter teased a new collaboration with Meledandri and Illumination, saying “we’re working on something so ambitious right now that when it’s done, it’s going to take all of you on the ride of your lives.” Williams has worked on five Illumination films,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was feted at the Annecy International Film Festival Wednesday morning with a “Golden Ticket” lifetime accreditation in a surprise session featuring Grammy-winning musician and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams.
Williams presented the honor to Meledandri, who had been attending Annecy with filmmaker Benjamin Renner to unveil footage of Illumination’s new feature film Migration, which hits theatres December 22 and stars Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks. The pic was written by Emmy-winner Mike White.
Williams has been a frequent collaborator with Meledandri’s Illumination and earned his first Oscar nomination for his song Happy from the company’s Despicable Me sequel. Meledandri has a long history at Annecy, debuting several films at the Festival, including Despicable Me, and The Secret Life of Pets.
Introducing Meledandri on stage, Williams said: “To create with Chris, to see the world through his eyes, means that clouds...
Williams presented the honor to Meledandri, who had been attending Annecy with filmmaker Benjamin Renner to unveil footage of Illumination’s new feature film Migration, which hits theatres December 22 and stars Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks. The pic was written by Emmy-winner Mike White.
Williams has been a frequent collaborator with Meledandri’s Illumination and earned his first Oscar nomination for his song Happy from the company’s Despicable Me sequel. Meledandri has a long history at Annecy, debuting several films at the Festival, including Despicable Me, and The Secret Life of Pets.
Introducing Meledandri on stage, Williams said: “To create with Chris, to see the world through his eyes, means that clouds...
- 6/14/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was presented with the Annecy International Film Festival’s lifetime accreditation Golden Ticket on Wednesday.
In a surprise appearance, two-time Oscar nominee and Grammy-winning global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the festival’s honor.
Meledandri is the creative producer behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the Despicable Me, Minions, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets franchises, and the upcoming action comedy, “Migration.”
Williams, a longtime creative partner with Illumination, earned his first Academy Award nomination for his blockbuster song “Happy” from the studio’s “Despicable Me 2.”
Meledandri is attending Annecy with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Benjamin Renner to reveal exclusive footage of Illumination’s new feature film “Migration,” which releases Dec. 22, stars Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks, and is written by Emmy winner Mike White.
Several Illumination films have premiered at Annecy over the years.
Marcel Jean, the Annecy festival’s artistic director,...
In a surprise appearance, two-time Oscar nominee and Grammy-winning global superstar Pharrell Williams presented Meledandri with the festival’s honor.
Meledandri is the creative producer behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the Despicable Me, Minions, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets franchises, and the upcoming action comedy, “Migration.”
Williams, a longtime creative partner with Illumination, earned his first Academy Award nomination for his blockbuster song “Happy” from the studio’s “Despicable Me 2.”
Meledandri is attending Annecy with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Benjamin Renner to reveal exclusive footage of Illumination’s new feature film “Migration,” which releases Dec. 22, stars Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks, and is written by Emmy winner Mike White.
Several Illumination films have premiered at Annecy over the years.
Marcel Jean, the Annecy festival’s artistic director,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount’s animated reboot “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” doesn’t hit theaters until August, but the film made a splash on Monday at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival where it debuted to a rousing reception complete with a six-minute standing ovation. The crowd’s applause was so strong, in fact, that director Jeff Rowe was dragged back onstage to take it all in.
“Being in the room and feeling all the reactions and hearing all the laughter was amazing, but what really stood out to me was to see our movie received and appreciated in that way by a lot of people who really love and care about animation,” Rowe told TheWrap in a statement.
The cut screened at Annecy had just a few scenes of rough animation but was otherwise complete (including a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). Those in the audience included “The Mitchells vs. the Machines...
“Being in the room and feeling all the reactions and hearing all the laughter was amazing, but what really stood out to me was to see our movie received and appreciated in that way by a lot of people who really love and care about animation,” Rowe told TheWrap in a statement.
The cut screened at Annecy had just a few scenes of rough animation but was otherwise complete (including a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross). Those in the audience included “The Mitchells vs. the Machines...
- 6/12/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival will go ahead as planned on June 11. But organizers said they will postpone for a day the festival’s open-air screenings following a knife attack in the city last Thursday, in which a man assaulted a group of nursery school-age children.
In a statement, Dominique Puthod and Mickaël Marin, the chairman and CEO of Annecy organizers Citia, along with the festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean said they and the entire festival team were “shaken to the core” by the attack, in which a man assaulted bystanders in a park in the alpine city, wounding six people, including four young children. The four children received life-threatening injuries and are currently being treated in local hospitals as well as in neighboring Switzerland, local authorities said.
“It has now been established that this was an isolated act,” Annecy organizers said, noting that after “consultation with the...
In a statement, Dominique Puthod and Mickaël Marin, the chairman and CEO of Annecy organizers Citia, along with the festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean said they and the entire festival team were “shaken to the core” by the attack, in which a man assaulted bystanders in a park in the alpine city, wounding six people, including four young children. The four children received life-threatening injuries and are currently being treated in local hospitals as well as in neighboring Switzerland, local authorities said.
“It has now been established that this was an isolated act,” Annecy organizers said, noting that after “consultation with the...
- 6/9/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Organizers of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival said today that the event will open on June 11 as planned, but open-air screenings will be postponed a day following a Thursday knife attack in the city involving a group of nursery school-age children.
In a statement signed by Citia Chairman Dominique Puthod, CEO Mickaël Marin, and Artistic Director Marcel Jean, the fest said it had been “shaken to the core” by the attack, which had taken place Thursday morning.
“It has now been established that this was an isolated act,” the statement opened. “In consultation with the authorities and as specified by Mayor François Astorg, the Festival will be opening on Sunday 11th June. However, as a gesture of support to the families and victims, the Festival management and team have decided to postpone the open-air screenings until Monday 12th June.”
The statement continued to say that the festival will screen...
In a statement signed by Citia Chairman Dominique Puthod, CEO Mickaël Marin, and Artistic Director Marcel Jean, the fest said it had been “shaken to the core” by the attack, which had taken place Thursday morning.
“It has now been established that this was an isolated act,” the statement opened. “In consultation with the authorities and as specified by Mayor François Astorg, the Festival will be opening on Sunday 11th June. However, as a gesture of support to the families and victims, the Festival management and team have decided to postpone the open-air screenings until Monday 12th June.”
The statement continued to say that the festival will screen...
- 6/9/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The festival describes yesterday’s attack as ‘an isolated act’.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival will proceed as planned this weekend following yesterday’s shocking attack in the city centre, in which six people including four children were injured.
According to a festival statement issued today, “it has now been established that this was an isolated act”. Following consultation with authorities and “as specified by Mayor Francois Astorg”, the festival will open on Sunday, June 11 as planned, running until Saturday, June 17.
As “a gesture of support to the families and victims”, the festival will postpone its open-air screenings by one day,...
Annecy International Animation Film Festival will proceed as planned this weekend following yesterday’s shocking attack in the city centre, in which six people including four children were injured.
According to a festival statement issued today, “it has now been established that this was an isolated act”. Following consultation with authorities and “as specified by Mayor Francois Astorg”, the festival will open on Sunday, June 11 as planned, running until Saturday, June 17.
As “a gesture of support to the families and victims”, the festival will postpone its open-air screenings by one day,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
This year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival looks to break records with a wider international reach and greater studio participation than ever before. Already set to overtake last year’s attendance, the French lakeside fest, runs June 11-17 and had run up 13,300 guests by late May — among them a U.S. delegation more than 700 strong.
“[This year marks] the most important U.S. presence ever at Annecy,” says artistic director Marcel Jean. “We’re taking in historical players such as Disney, DreamWorks and Pixar who will still come, as well as global platforms such as Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery. And [we’re welcoming] a number of big titles.”
Disney, celebrating its 100th anniversary over the course of the year, plans a special screening of “Fantasia 2000” before offering Annecy’s famously boisterous and youthful crowd a first look at the upcoming animated musical “Wish.” Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery will present behind-the- scenes peeks...
“[This year marks] the most important U.S. presence ever at Annecy,” says artistic director Marcel Jean. “We’re taking in historical players such as Disney, DreamWorks and Pixar who will still come, as well as global platforms such as Netflix, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery. And [we’re welcoming] a number of big titles.”
Disney, celebrating its 100th anniversary over the course of the year, plans a special screening of “Fantasia 2000” before offering Annecy’s famously boisterous and youthful crowd a first look at the upcoming animated musical “Wish.” Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery will present behind-the- scenes peeks...
- 6/9/2023
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
Celebrating six decades as the animation industry’s premier international showcase and cementing a growing position as Hollywood’s preferred French getaway, the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival revealed its 2023 program in Paris on Thursday, unveiling a formidable selection of world premieres and industry debuts.
If only for the breadth of this year’s official selection, Annecy looks set to for its most fulsome and abundant edition.
Among the 11 titles competing for this year’s Cristal – Annecy’s top prize – Jérémie Périn’s sci-fi drama “Mars Express” and Jim Capobianco & Pierre-Luc Granjon stop-motion Leonardo da Vinci epic “The Inventor” will make their world premieres. Other eagerly anticipated titles include “Chicken for Linda!” from Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, “Four Souls of Coyote” from by Áron Gauder, and “The Inseparables” by Jérémie Degruson.
Titles like Liu Jian’s “Art College 1994” and Sepideh Farsi’s “The Siren” will arrive in the idyllic French...
If only for the breadth of this year’s official selection, Annecy looks set to for its most fulsome and abundant edition.
Among the 11 titles competing for this year’s Cristal – Annecy’s top prize – Jérémie Périn’s sci-fi drama “Mars Express” and Jim Capobianco & Pierre-Luc Granjon stop-motion Leonardo da Vinci epic “The Inventor” will make their world premieres. Other eagerly anticipated titles include “Chicken for Linda!” from Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, “Four Souls of Coyote” from by Áron Gauder, and “The Inseparables” by Jérémie Degruson.
Titles like Liu Jian’s “Art College 1994” and Sepideh Farsi’s “The Siren” will arrive in the idyllic French...
- 4/27/2023
- by Ben Croll and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Alaric McAusland Tapped For MD Role At Dneg’s New Sydney Hub
Top Australian film exec Alaric McAusland has joined VFX and animation company Dneg’s new Sydney hub as managing director and will take up the role in January 2023. McAusland has held a number of significant entertainment industry leadership roles in both Australia and the U.S. across his 25-year career. Most recently, he served as Executive Director for the Australian Directors’ Guild and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Emmy award-winning, Los Angeles-based production house, Grace: A Storytelling Company. He also served as Managing Director of Deluxe Entertainment Service Group Australia and is a past Chair of Ausfilm. Recently opened Dneg Sydney’s first project is leading the visual effects work for George Miller’s highly anticipated Mad Max prequel, Furiosa. “I am delighted to welcome Alaric onboard to lead our new Dneg Sydney team,” said Merzin Tavaria,...
Top Australian film exec Alaric McAusland has joined VFX and animation company Dneg’s new Sydney hub as managing director and will take up the role in January 2023. McAusland has held a number of significant entertainment industry leadership roles in both Australia and the U.S. across his 25-year career. Most recently, he served as Executive Director for the Australian Directors’ Guild and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Emmy award-winning, Los Angeles-based production house, Grace: A Storytelling Company. He also served as Managing Director of Deluxe Entertainment Service Group Australia and is a past Chair of Ausfilm. Recently opened Dneg Sydney’s first project is leading the visual effects work for George Miller’s highly anticipated Mad Max prequel, Furiosa. “I am delighted to welcome Alaric onboard to lead our new Dneg Sydney team,” said Merzin Tavaria,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Already the biggest animation event in the world, France’s Annecy Festival is about to grow larger, adding another day to its schedule in order to run a full week in 2023.
The expansion sees the festival’s opening day brought forward to Sunday June 11 with the Annecy Festival running through to Saturday June 17.
Traditionally, the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival has opened on a Monday, staging its opening ceremony and movie on a Monday evening. The ceremony will now still take place at the lakeside Bonlieu Grand Salle. Some screenings will be added on the Sunday afternoon.
Annecy’s International Animation Film Market (MIFA) keeps its four day Tuesday-Friday length, unspooling over June 13-16 next year.
The move comes after massive growth at Annecy in terms of attendance, up to a total best-ever 13,248 attendees, including MIFA 4,300 delegates, in 2022. That reflected global animation’s dramatic expansion at large, which has also...
The expansion sees the festival’s opening day brought forward to Sunday June 11 with the Annecy Festival running through to Saturday June 17.
Traditionally, the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival has opened on a Monday, staging its opening ceremony and movie on a Monday evening. The ceremony will now still take place at the lakeside Bonlieu Grand Salle. Some screenings will be added on the Sunday afternoon.
Annecy’s International Animation Film Market (MIFA) keeps its four day Tuesday-Friday length, unspooling over June 13-16 next year.
The move comes after massive growth at Annecy in terms of attendance, up to a total best-ever 13,248 attendees, including MIFA 4,300 delegates, in 2022. That reflected global animation’s dramatic expansion at large, which has also...
- 12/13/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Updated: The Animation Is Film Festival has added a special presentation of Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (Netflix) as the closing night selection. Del Toro will appear in person for an introduction and a Q&a. The world premiere of the English-language version of “One Piece Film Red,” Japan’s top box-office film of the year, will serve as the centerpiece.
Earlier: The fifth annual Animation Is Film (Aif) Festival has announced its 2022 lineup featuring the U.S. premiere of Academy Award winner Jordan Peele and BAFTA winner Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild.”
The Aif fest opens with “Wendell & Wild” on October 21, running through October 23 and closing with a special surprise screening on October 29. Programming highlights also include “My Father’s Dragon” from Oscar-nominated Nora Twomey and Annecy Cristal winner “Little Nicolas.”
“I’m delighted my new film ‘Wendell & Wild,’ co-written and produced with Jordan Peele, will have its U.
Earlier: The fifth annual Animation Is Film (Aif) Festival has announced its 2022 lineup featuring the U.S. premiere of Academy Award winner Jordan Peele and BAFTA winner Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild.”
The Aif fest opens with “Wendell & Wild” on October 21, running through October 23 and closing with a special surprise screening on October 29. Programming highlights also include “My Father’s Dragon” from Oscar-nominated Nora Twomey and Annecy Cristal winner “Little Nicolas.”
“I’m delighted my new film ‘Wendell & Wild,’ co-written and produced with Jordan Peele, will have its U.
- 10/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Shorts showcase presented in partnership with Annecy and Women In Animation returns.
The US premiere of Henry Selick’s Netflix stop-motion feature Wendell & Wild will open next month’s Animation Is Film (Aif) in Los Angeles.
Selick will attend the fifth, in-person edition and take part in a post-screening Q&a at Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood on October 21 to discuss his film about two scheming demons voiced by Jordan Peele and longtime comedy partner Keegan-Michael Key who strike a deal with a teen punk to escape the Underworld.
The film’s producer and founder/CEO of the Gotham Group...
The US premiere of Henry Selick’s Netflix stop-motion feature Wendell & Wild will open next month’s Animation Is Film (Aif) in Los Angeles.
Selick will attend the fifth, in-person edition and take part in a post-screening Q&a at Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood on October 21 to discuss his film about two scheming demons voiced by Jordan Peele and longtime comedy partner Keegan-Michael Key who strike a deal with a teen punk to escape the Underworld.
The film’s producer and founder/CEO of the Gotham Group...
- 9/22/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Alain Ughetto’s ‘Interdit aux chiens et aux italiens’ scoops two awards.
Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre’s French-Luxembourgish 2D animation Little Nicholas – Happy As Can Be won the Cristal for a Feature Film at Annecy International Animation Festival, which held its awards on Saturday, June 18.
Produced by France’s Foliascope and Luxembourg’s Bidibul Productions, the film follows the adventures of a mischievous boy and his schoolmates, teacher and parents in 1960s Paris.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
The story is by Anne Goscinny, Michel Fessler and Massoubre, with Julien Maret leading the animation. France’s Charades is handling world sales,...
Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre’s French-Luxembourgish 2D animation Little Nicholas – Happy As Can Be won the Cristal for a Feature Film at Annecy International Animation Festival, which held its awards on Saturday, June 18.
Produced by France’s Foliascope and Luxembourg’s Bidibul Productions, the film follows the adventures of a mischievous boy and his schoolmates, teacher and parents in 1960s Paris.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
The story is by Anne Goscinny, Michel Fessler and Massoubre, with Julien Maret leading the animation. France’s Charades is handling world sales,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Vicki Brown was previously director of international sales at Altitude.
UK social impact agency Together Films is branching out into sales, with the hire of former Altitude executive Vicki Brown to run Together Films Sales.
The sales division will present films that focus on social impact themes. In her new role of head of acquisitions, sales and distribution, Brown will report to Together Films CEO Sarah Mosses. The duo are looking to acquire titles at Sheffield DocFest later this week.
Brown joins from Altitude Film Sales, where she was director of international sales, working on titles including Rocks, Ali & Ava,...
UK social impact agency Together Films is branching out into sales, with the hire of former Altitude executive Vicki Brown to run Together Films Sales.
The sales division will present films that focus on social impact themes. In her new role of head of acquisitions, sales and distribution, Brown will report to Together Films CEO Sarah Mosses. The duo are looking to acquire titles at Sheffield DocFest later this week.
Brown joins from Altitude Film Sales, where she was director of international sales, working on titles including Rocks, Ali & Ava,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Annecy’s official short film competition is one of the festival’s centerpieces. Many years, at least one ends up snagging an Oscar nomination. Every year, Variety watches the shorts in Annecy’s main competition selection and picks 10 of our favorites. We’re not saying these are the best 10 shorts this year, though four won prizes, but we believe each brings something that shouldn’t be missed.
“Anxious Body,”
Screening at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Mizushiri’s fourth short and the first project co-produced by Japanese New Deer and France’s Miyu Productions. Employing Mizushiri’s hallmark focus on the senses, non-plot stories and geometric landscapes, a film about touch – “something very hard to do in animation basically because of the lack of a real body on screen,” Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean commented. Em
“Amok,” (Balázs Turai, Hungary, Romania)
Annecy’s 2022 best short film Cristal. Taunted, he thinks, by an evil Santa Claus gnome,...
“Anxious Body,”
Screening at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Mizushiri’s fourth short and the first project co-produced by Japanese New Deer and France’s Miyu Productions. Employing Mizushiri’s hallmark focus on the senses, non-plot stories and geometric landscapes, a film about touch – “something very hard to do in animation basically because of the lack of a real body on screen,” Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean commented. Em
“Amok,” (Balázs Turai, Hungary, Romania)
Annecy’s 2022 best short film Cristal. Taunted, he thinks, by an evil Santa Claus gnome,...
- 6/19/2022
- by Ben Croll, Emilio Mayorga, John Hopewell and Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Working titles of ‘Making Europe Through Fairy Tales’, ‘Petit Films Pour Les Grandes’.
French animation legend Michel Ocelot has detailed his next two projects, including a pan-European series of fairy tales taking one story from each country on the continent.
With the working title of Making Europe Through Fairy Tales, the project will be a collection of shorts.
Ocelot will provide his famous black silhouette characters, including the princes and princesses that populate many of his works; the stories themselves will be written and directed by different animation filmmakers in each country. The stories will have no connection to each...
French animation legend Michel Ocelot has detailed his next two projects, including a pan-European series of fairy tales taking one story from each country on the continent.
With the working title of Making Europe Through Fairy Tales, the project will be a collection of shorts.
Ocelot will provide his famous black silhouette characters, including the princes and princesses that populate many of his works; the stories themselves will be written and directed by different animation filmmakers in each country. The stories will have no connection to each...
- 6/17/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
France’s Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival is celebrating Swiss animation – which marked its 100th anniversary back in 2021 – with a slew of retrospectives, screenings and special events.
In its Official Selection, Switzerland is represented through 13 films spread across different sections. The fest has collaborated with various institutions on the tribute, including the Gsfa, the association of Swiss animation filmmakers, the Swiss Films Archive or the Animatou and Fantoche festivals.
All the while, notes artistic director Marcel Jean, the Focus tries to express the films’ variety and range.
“There isn’t one technique that’s associated with that country, there isn’t one style. I would say that the main characteristic is the fact that there are not that many feature films,” he says.
Still, Sam and Fred Guillaume’s “Max & Co,” Zoltán Horváth and Juan José Lozano’s “Red Jungle” will also be shown, as well as the Oscar-nominated “My...
In its Official Selection, Switzerland is represented through 13 films spread across different sections. The fest has collaborated with various institutions on the tribute, including the Gsfa, the association of Swiss animation filmmakers, the Swiss Films Archive or the Animatou and Fantoche festivals.
All the while, notes artistic director Marcel Jean, the Focus tries to express the films’ variety and range.
“There isn’t one technique that’s associated with that country, there isn’t one style. I would say that the main characteristic is the fact that there are not that many feature films,” he says.
Still, Sam and Fred Guillaume’s “Max & Co,” Zoltán Horváth and Juan José Lozano’s “Red Jungle” will also be shown, as well as the Oscar-nominated “My...
- 6/16/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Annecy this year is all about innovation, in animation style – seen in the villain of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” unveiled on Monday – in Europe’s push into adult animation, and even in new ways of connecting with audiences, as DreamWorks Animation has demonstrated in a joyous and packed open air screening of “The Bad Guys.”
A tradition at Annecy, the lakeside outdoor events usually serve to introduce new generations of Annecy kids and families to modern animation classics. Under Marcel Jean’s artistic direction, these are becoming ever more recent. This year’s program takes in Illumination’s Sing 2” and Disney’s “Encanto,” which both bowed in November 2021.
“The Bad Guys” is even more pristine, opening in France on April 6 to robust box office of 6.9 million through June 13, its fifth best box office result anywhere in international, behind China, the U.K. and Ireland (16.4 million), Australia ( 11.1 million) and Spain ( 7.2 million...
A tradition at Annecy, the lakeside outdoor events usually serve to introduce new generations of Annecy kids and families to modern animation classics. Under Marcel Jean’s artistic direction, these are becoming ever more recent. This year’s program takes in Illumination’s Sing 2” and Disney’s “Encanto,” which both bowed in November 2021.
“The Bad Guys” is even more pristine, opening in France on April 6 to robust box office of 6.9 million through June 13, its fifth best box office result anywhere in international, behind China, the U.K. and Ireland (16.4 million), Australia ( 11.1 million) and Spain ( 7.2 million...
- 6/15/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Director Kyle Balda and Illumination chief Chris Meledandri present animation.
The 46th Annecy International Animation Festival covered disparate bases in its opening ceremony on Monday (June 13) with a tribute to the people and filmmakers of Ukraine followed by the world premiere of Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru.
“We give our support to the Ukrainian people,” said Annecy mayor Dominique Puthod, who also offered his solidarity to the country’s film industry.
Puthod then introduced Heavenly Hundred, a 2021 Ukrainian short film by Daryna Zghurovets. Set in 2022 on the eighth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, it sees a young...
The 46th Annecy International Animation Festival covered disparate bases in its opening ceremony on Monday (June 13) with a tribute to the people and filmmakers of Ukraine followed by the world premiere of Universal’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru.
“We give our support to the Ukrainian people,” said Annecy mayor Dominique Puthod, who also offered his solidarity to the country’s film industry.
Puthod then introduced Heavenly Hundred, a 2021 Ukrainian short film by Daryna Zghurovets. Set in 2022 on the eighth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity, it sees a young...
- 6/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
After a virtual edition in 2020 and a hybrid outing last year, this week’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival looks set be back with a bang, fully and only onsite.
It also says a lot about the animation industry’s robust fundamentals. This and nine other takes on this week’s huge French animation reunion, which runs June 13—18:
Annecy’s Biggest Fest Ever
France’s Annecy Festival, the biggest event in the animation world, looks set for its largest edition ever. Accreditation numbers were heading towards a final 13,000, artistic director Marcel Jean told Variety mid-week. That compares to 2019’s then all time record of 12,500. With delegates still signing up, attendance at Annecy’s MIFA’s market was already at 4,200 Mickael Marin added Sunday. That’s a considerable feat given China and Russia are pretty well no-shows this year.
2022’s Stellar Lineup
Rarely if ever has Annecy packed so many U.
It also says a lot about the animation industry’s robust fundamentals. This and nine other takes on this week’s huge French animation reunion, which runs June 13—18:
Annecy’s Biggest Fest Ever
France’s Annecy Festival, the biggest event in the animation world, looks set for its largest edition ever. Accreditation numbers were heading towards a final 13,000, artistic director Marcel Jean told Variety mid-week. That compares to 2019’s then all time record of 12,500. With delegates still signing up, attendance at Annecy’s MIFA’s market was already at 4,200 Mickael Marin added Sunday. That’s a considerable feat given China and Russia are pretty well no-shows this year.
2022’s Stellar Lineup
Rarely if ever has Annecy packed so many U.
- 6/13/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Embracing Hollywood’s animation grandees, France’s Annecy Intl. Animation Festival will screen exclusive first images of Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2.” It will also host a world premiere of an unfinished version of Sony Pictures Animation’s Adam Sandler-voiced “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” presented by director Genndy Tarkovsky, the Festival announced Monday in Paris unveiling its full 2018 line-up.
In feature terms, Annecy will open with Michel Ocelot’s Wild Bunch-sold “Dilili in Paris,” with the celebrated French director, whose “Kirikou and the Sorceress” brought down the flag on Europe’s arthouse animation build, attending Annecy to present the feature.
Special sneak peek screenings for “Wreck It Ralph 2” and “Hotel Transylvania 3” join director Dean DeBlois’ work-in-progress footage presentation of “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” from DreamWorks Animation, which will open and close Annecy with two titles from its shorts program: “Bird Karma” and “Bilby.
In feature terms, Annecy will open with Michel Ocelot’s Wild Bunch-sold “Dilili in Paris,” with the celebrated French director, whose “Kirikou and the Sorceress” brought down the flag on Europe’s arthouse animation build, attending Annecy to present the feature.
Special sneak peek screenings for “Wreck It Ralph 2” and “Hotel Transylvania 3” join director Dean DeBlois’ work-in-progress footage presentation of “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” from DreamWorks Animation, which will open and close Annecy with two titles from its shorts program: “Bird Karma” and “Bilby.
- 4/23/2018
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Our weekly Film Festival Roundup column explores notable stories and news updates from the circuit. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Producer and distributor Gkids has a big idea for the animated world, best expressed in three little words: Animation Is Film. It’s both a philosophy and the name of a newly announced festival cooked by the company best known for bringing animated offerings from Studio Ghibli and other rising stars (think “My Life as a Zucchini” and “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) to domestic screens. Gkids will launch the festival this October in partnership with both France’s own Annecy International Animation Film Festival and IndieWire’s sister publication, Variety.
Envisioned as an annual event, the inaugural edition of the festival will run October 20 – 22 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood (better known to most as Mann’s Chinese Theater), complete with a showcase of 20 programs that includes feature films in competition, special presentations, retrospectives and short film programs.
Animation Is Film has been designed with a very specific goal in mind, to bring a world-class animation festival to the U.S. which, unlike Europe and Asia, is severely lacking when it comes to such annual offerings. Other countries boast animation-centric festivals like Annecy, Montreal’s Stop Motion Festival, the Ottawa International Film Festival, and the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, but the U.S. doesn’t have such large-scale events, instead festivals often screen animated films as part of other sections. Animation Is Film hopes to fill that gap and provide a new space for larger audiences to enjoy animated films in every form.
Read More: Gkids Supercut Pays Tribute to the Indie Animated Film Distributor — Watch
But while the festival’s most obvious aim is to bring high-quality animated offerings to North America via a splashy new event, its official mission reveals that the fest is also focused on exploring other needs in the industry, including an emphasis on supporting female filmmakers and other underrepresented groups. Animation Is Film doesn’t just want to screen the best in animation to its audience, it also wants to highlight and explore up-and-coming talents, new styles of work, and push past traditional ideas of the very medium itself.
Animation Is Film is built around five core missions, including “presenting a highly selective, annual showcase of the best new works of animation from around the world,” though it will also “champion and support filmmakers who use animation to pursue unique cinematic visions and who are unconstrained by conventional notions of what animation is capable of.” And those filmmakers? Aif hopes they can represent all sorts of creators, from female filmmakers to “filmmakers from a wide range of cultural, economic, and national backgrounds.”
In an official statement, Gkids Founder and CEO Eric Beckman commented, “Creating a stateside film festival that recognizes the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form has long been a dream of Gkids. We are thrilled…[to] bring exceptional animated filmmaking from around the world to audiences.”
Beckman is joined on the festival organizing committee by Patrick Eveno, Mickaël Marin, Marcel Jean, Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Steven Gaydos, Peter Debruge, and Fumi Kithara.
Check out the rest of our weekly Film Festival Roundup on the next page.
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Producer and distributor Gkids has a big idea for the animated world, best expressed in three little words: Animation Is Film. It’s both a philosophy and the name of a newly announced festival cooked by the company best known for bringing animated offerings from Studio Ghibli and other rising stars (think “My Life as a Zucchini” and “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) to domestic screens. Gkids will launch the festival this October in partnership with both France’s own Annecy International Animation Film Festival and IndieWire’s sister publication, Variety.
Envisioned as an annual event, the inaugural edition of the festival will run October 20 – 22 at the Tcl Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood (better known to most as Mann’s Chinese Theater), complete with a showcase of 20 programs that includes feature films in competition, special presentations, retrospectives and short film programs.
Animation Is Film has been designed with a very specific goal in mind, to bring a world-class animation festival to the U.S. which, unlike Europe and Asia, is severely lacking when it comes to such annual offerings. Other countries boast animation-centric festivals like Annecy, Montreal’s Stop Motion Festival, the Ottawa International Film Festival, and the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, but the U.S. doesn’t have such large-scale events, instead festivals often screen animated films as part of other sections. Animation Is Film hopes to fill that gap and provide a new space for larger audiences to enjoy animated films in every form.
Read More: Gkids Supercut Pays Tribute to the Indie Animated Film Distributor — Watch
But while the festival’s most obvious aim is to bring high-quality animated offerings to North America via a splashy new event, its official mission reveals that the fest is also focused on exploring other needs in the industry, including an emphasis on supporting female filmmakers and other underrepresented groups. Animation Is Film doesn’t just want to screen the best in animation to its audience, it also wants to highlight and explore up-and-coming talents, new styles of work, and push past traditional ideas of the very medium itself.
Animation Is Film is built around five core missions, including “presenting a highly selective, annual showcase of the best new works of animation from around the world,” though it will also “champion and support filmmakers who use animation to pursue unique cinematic visions and who are unconstrained by conventional notions of what animation is capable of.” And those filmmakers? Aif hopes they can represent all sorts of creators, from female filmmakers to “filmmakers from a wide range of cultural, economic, and national backgrounds.”
In an official statement, Gkids Founder and CEO Eric Beckman commented, “Creating a stateside film festival that recognizes the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form has long been a dream of Gkids. We are thrilled…[to] bring exceptional animated filmmaking from around the world to audiences.”
Beckman is joined on the festival organizing committee by Patrick Eveno, Mickaël Marin, Marcel Jean, Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Steven Gaydos, Peter Debruge, and Fumi Kithara.
Check out the rest of our weekly Film Festival Roundup on the next page.
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- 6/23/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Netflix and DreamWorks have 16 TV series in development, says DreamWorks CEO.
Director Guillermo Del Toro was joined by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg during an Annecy Film Festival masterclass this week in which the two men revealed some insider titbits on projects they have worked on and more general thoughts on animation.
“In my early days at DreamWorks, Jeffrey said I increased the murder rate at the company by 100%,” Pan’s Labyrinth director Del Toro joked.
The colourful Mexican director has been a consultant and executive producer on a handful of DreamWorks titles, and the audience heard how he was responsible for significant edits to 2010 feature Megamind and for some of the more exuberant action scenes in Kung Fu Panda 2.
Del Toro and Katzenberg have most recently collaborated on animated series Trollhunters, of which they showed several clips.
The recent Netflix acquisition about a school kid who takes possession of a magical amulet that transforms him into...
Director Guillermo Del Toro was joined by DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg during an Annecy Film Festival masterclass this week in which the two men revealed some insider titbits on projects they have worked on and more general thoughts on animation.
“In my early days at DreamWorks, Jeffrey said I increased the murder rate at the company by 100%,” Pan’s Labyrinth director Del Toro joked.
The colourful Mexican director has been a consultant and executive producer on a handful of DreamWorks titles, and the audience heard how he was responsible for significant edits to 2010 feature Megamind and for some of the more exuberant action scenes in Kung Fu Panda 2.
Del Toro and Katzenberg have most recently collaborated on animated series Trollhunters, of which they showed several clips.
The recent Netflix acquisition about a school kid who takes possession of a magical amulet that transforms him into...
- 6/17/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
The European Film Academy's three nominations for European Animated Feature Film 2015 are below. They are selected by a committee from a list of films provided by Cartoon, the European Association of Animation Film, as well as individual film submissions. The committee is Efa Board Member Antonio Saura, producer (Spain), animation experts Marcel Jean (Annecy Ff, Canada) and Anja Šošić (Human Ark, Poland), as well as Petteri Pasanen (Anima Vitae, Finland), Iain Harvey (The Illuminated Film Company, UK) and Jacques-Rémy Girerd (director, France), the latter three representing Cartoon. The nominated films will soon be submitted to over 3,000 Efa Members to select the winner. The European Animated Feature Film 2015 will be presented at the European Film Awards Ceremony in Berlin on Saturday, December 12th. Watch the live stream. As for the Oscar race, "The Song of the Sea" was nominated last year, while well-reviewed "Shaun...
- 10/13/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
France’s Adama also nominated for European Film Awards.
The European Film Academy has announced the three nominations in the category European Animated Feature Film 2015.
Based on a list of films provided by Cartoon, the European Association of Animation Film, as well as on individual film submissions, a committee decided on Simon Rouby’s French feature Adama; UK-France co-production Shaun The Sheep The Movie, written and directed by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton; and Song of the Sea, Tomm Moore’s Oscar-nominated fable that was a co-pro of Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France and Luxembourg.
The committee comprised Efa Board Member Antonio Saura, producer (Spain), animation experts Marcel Jean (Annecy Ff, Canada) and Anja Šošić (Human Ark, Poland), as well as Petteri Pasanen (Anima Vitae, Finland), Iain Harvey (The Illuminated Film Company, UK) and Jacques-Rémy Girerd (director, France), the latter three representing Cartoon.
The nominated films will soon be submitted to more than 3,000 Efa members, who will elect...
The European Film Academy has announced the three nominations in the category European Animated Feature Film 2015.
Based on a list of films provided by Cartoon, the European Association of Animation Film, as well as on individual film submissions, a committee decided on Simon Rouby’s French feature Adama; UK-France co-production Shaun The Sheep The Movie, written and directed by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton; and Song of the Sea, Tomm Moore’s Oscar-nominated fable that was a co-pro of Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France and Luxembourg.
The committee comprised Efa Board Member Antonio Saura, producer (Spain), animation experts Marcel Jean (Annecy Ff, Canada) and Anja Šošić (Human Ark, Poland), as well as Petteri Pasanen (Anima Vitae, Finland), Iain Harvey (The Illuminated Film Company, UK) and Jacques-Rémy Girerd (director, France), the latter three representing Cartoon.
The nominated films will soon be submitted to more than 3,000 Efa members, who will elect...
- 10/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Competition titles revealed; exclusive first footage to screen from Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and Disney’s Zootopia.
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 15-20) is to spotlight the contribution of women to animation and their growing presence in the medium.
This year’s Honorary Cristal will be awarded to French director Florence Miailhe, whose unusual technique has been called “film painting”. She was first at Annecy in 2000 with Au premier dimanche d’aout, which won the Cear for Best Short Film, and won a special mention at Cannes in 2006 for her short Conte de quartier.
Sticking with the female focus, there will be films about maternity and sexuality, the female imagination and a strand titled The Future Is Woman.
Canadian filmmaker Janet Perlman, who secured an Oscar nomination with The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981), will also be the subject of a special focus.
This year’s festival, overseen by artistic...
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 15-20) is to spotlight the contribution of women to animation and their growing presence in the medium.
This year’s Honorary Cristal will be awarded to French director Florence Miailhe, whose unusual technique has been called “film painting”. She was first at Annecy in 2000 with Au premier dimanche d’aout, which won the Cear for Best Short Film, and won a special mention at Cannes in 2006 for her short Conte de quartier.
Sticking with the female focus, there will be films about maternity and sexuality, the female imagination and a strand titled The Future Is Woman.
Canadian filmmaker Janet Perlman, who secured an Oscar nomination with The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981), will also be the subject of a special focus.
This year’s festival, overseen by artistic...
- 4/29/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Xavier Dolan tied contemporaries Philippe Falardeau and Denis Villeneuve by winning his second Best Feature award at the 17th annual Jutra Awards. Quebec’s answer to the Oscars was a rather suspense-less affair as Mommy claimed nine (plus the top box office award honor) awards winning in all major categories with the exclusion of Best Supporting Actor category win, which would only end up going to Dolan’s other nominated film, Tom at the Farm. Pierre-Yves Cardinal was sublime in his predatory type role and as was the case for several nominees, was hard at work on another project and therefore not on hand for trophyware. Ricardo Trogi’s throwback to awkward teen years tale 1987 did win a trio of awards, but if there were any surprises in the Dolan camp it was the acceptance speeches: Dolan delivered a keynote speech type quality for the last win of the night...
- 3/16/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
A Brazilian feature wins at the animation festival for the second consecutive year; market reports record high.Scroll down for full list of winners
Brazilian director Ale Abreu’s The Boy and the World, about a child who heads to the city in search of his father, has won both the Crystal Award and Audience Award for the best feature-length film at the 38th edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival.
“The rising strength of Brazilian animation is confirmed. The Boy and The World’s double honours signal yet again the vitality of this cinematography,” said the festival’s artistic director, Marcel Jean.
It is the second year in a row that a Brazilian film has won the top prize. Last year, Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096, capturing key periods in Brazil’s history though a man who lives for 600 years, clinched the Crystal for best feature.
In other awards, the [link=tt...
Brazilian director Ale Abreu’s The Boy and the World, about a child who heads to the city in search of his father, has won both the Crystal Award and Audience Award for the best feature-length film at the 38th edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival.
“The rising strength of Brazilian animation is confirmed. The Boy and The World’s double honours signal yet again the vitality of this cinematography,” said the festival’s artistic director, Marcel Jean.
It is the second year in a row that a Brazilian film has won the top prize. Last year, Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096, capturing key periods in Brazil’s history though a man who lives for 600 years, clinched the Crystal for best feature.
In other awards, the [link=tt...
- 6/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
For the second year running a Brazilian feature wins the festival.
Brazilian director Ale Abreu’s The Boy and the World, about a child who heads to the city in search of his father, has won both the Crystal Award and Audience Award for the best feature-length film at the 38th edition of Annecy International Animation Festival. “The rising strength of Brazilian animation is confirmed. TheBoyand The World’s double honours signals yet again the vitality of this cinematography,” said the festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean. It is the second year in a row that a Brazilian film has won the top prize. Last year, Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096 clinched the Crystal for best feature. The Jury Prize for best feature was awarded to Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’. The jury also gave a special mention to Mizuho Nishikub’s Giovanni’s Island. In other awards, the Crystal for the best short film went to French-Korean...
Brazilian director Ale Abreu’s The Boy and the World, about a child who heads to the city in search of his father, has won both the Crystal Award and Audience Award for the best feature-length film at the 38th edition of Annecy International Animation Festival. “The rising strength of Brazilian animation is confirmed. TheBoyand The World’s double honours signals yet again the vitality of this cinematography,” said the festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean. It is the second year in a row that a Brazilian film has won the top prize. Last year, Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096 clinched the Crystal for best feature. The Jury Prize for best feature was awarded to Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’. The jury also gave a special mention to Mizuho Nishikub’s Giovanni’s Island. In other awards, the Crystal for the best short film went to French-Korean...
- 6/14/2014
- ScreenDaily
Marks the first time a Latin American film has taken the top prize at the animation festival, which has also set the dates for its next edition.Scroll down for full list of winners
Brazilian director Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury has won the top Crystal prize for best feature-length animation at the 37th Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The film, produced by Buriti Filmes and Gullane, captures four distinct periods in Brazilian history through a central protagonist who lives for 600 years.
Rio 2096 is the first Latin American film to win the top prize at the lakeside festival at the foot of the French Alps.
Also in the feature-length category, French Marc Boréal and Thibaut Chatel’s My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill was granted a special mention.
Spanish Fernando Cortizo Rodriguez’s stop motion film The Apostle won the Audience Award.
Shorts
The Crystal...
Brazilian director Luiz Bolognesi’s Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury has won the top Crystal prize for best feature-length animation at the 37th Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The film, produced by Buriti Filmes and Gullane, captures four distinct periods in Brazilian history through a central protagonist who lives for 600 years.
Rio 2096 is the first Latin American film to win the top prize at the lakeside festival at the foot of the French Alps.
Also in the feature-length category, French Marc Boréal and Thibaut Chatel’s My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill was granted a special mention.
Spanish Fernando Cortizo Rodriguez’s stop motion film The Apostle won the Audience Award.
Shorts
The Crystal...
- 6/16/2013
- ScreenDaily
The Fantasia Film Festival is officially over and we here at Sound On Sight will always remember it as the year of brilliant first time features with the likes of Bellflower, Absentia, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, You Are Here, Beyond The Black Rainbow, Attack The Block and Retreat, to name a few. The final audience numbers are yet to be confirmed, but Fantasia estimates it has welcomed more than 100,000 audience members in the past three and a half weeks. 150 international directors, actors and producers came to present their films and we had a great time meeting new faces and drinking the nights away with some of the filmmakers. I can’t stress how fun the festival is and highly I recommend our international readers who love genre cinema to one day travel here to Montreal, and check it out.
This year’s fest opened big with the...
This year’s fest opened big with the...
- 8/8/2011
- by Kyle Reese
- SoundOnSight
The 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival has come to an end and as usual was a rousing success with more than 100,000 audience members. In addition 150 international directors, actors, and producers presented their films at the fest. Read on for the wrap-up and winners from this year's various competitions.
From the Press Release: sThe festival opened with a bang with the Canadian premiere of Red State by director Kevin Smith. This was only the first in a long line of sensational special events that took place over the course of the festival. Among those was the incredible homage to the great John Landis (Burke And Hare), marked by the presentation of Fantasia’s new trophy “Le Cheval Noir.” Mirroring our strong launch, the festival closed with the Canadian premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Don’T Be Afraid Of The Dark. Other memorable events included: the homage to André Link and John Dunning...
From the Press Release: sThe festival opened with a bang with the Canadian premiere of Red State by director Kevin Smith. This was only the first in a long line of sensational special events that took place over the course of the festival. Among those was the incredible homage to the great John Landis (Burke And Hare), marked by the presentation of Fantasia’s new trophy “Le Cheval Noir.” Mirroring our strong launch, the festival closed with the Canadian premiere of Guillermo del Toro’s Don’T Be Afraid Of The Dark. Other memorable events included: the homage to André Link and John Dunning...
- 8/7/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
- The Jury: Claude Lelouch, chairman (France), Felipe Cazals (Mexico), Chang Chen (Taiwan, China), Anna Galiena (Italy), Marcel Jean (Canada), Eberhard Junkersdorf (Germany) and Eva Zaoralová (Czech Republic). Festival President Alain Simard is able to bring out the pearly whites despite a dismal first edition. Damián Alcázar (Mexican actor who was in Citrillo’s Corner) Pascale Marcotte’s short film Revolver Tango collected 3 awards. The Silver Iris for Best Director went to Hiroshi Ishikawa (Left) for Su-ki-da Why is Luc Picard smiling? Cuz he cleaned up at this year's fest. L’audition won the audience award for best Canadian feature, for best performance in a Canadian feature and Golden Iris of Montreal – Grand Prize of the Festival. Photos by Pierre-Alexandre Despatis (c) 2005....
- 9/26/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
TORONTO -- French filmmaker Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman) will head up the jury for the inaugural New Montreal FilmFest, which is set to run Sept. 18-25, organizers said Thursday. Lelouch will be joined on the jury by Italian screen star Anna Galiena, Mexican director Felipe Cazals, Chinese actor Chang Chen, Quebec animation producer Marcel Jean, German producer Eberhard Junkersdorf, and Eva Zaoralova, head of the Karlovy Vary Festival. The New Montreal FilmFest jury will screen 14 features and 7 short films in competition for the Golden Iris award.
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