Specialised in animated films, shorts, medium and feature length. Annecy is the place for discovering, sharing, organizing meetings, finding partners, the place where animation is made, develops, innovates and holds people`s attention. The Mifa will greet you on 13th to 18th June with an entire online programme. The key words of this very unique edition will be exchanges, discoveries, meetings, networking and of course, negotiations and acquisitions!
The Winners
of an Unprecedented Edition
Annecy, the world capital of animation film.
The International Animation Film Festival and Market welcomed 15,820 accredited attendees (a 19% increase on 2022) from 102 countries.
"More than ever, Annecy deserves its status as world capital of animation film.
This new attendance record symbolises the acknowledgement and trust of industry professionals.
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The International Animation Film Festival’s 9 Special Prizes were awarded today at 6:00 pm in the Centre Bonlieu.
Discover the list of Special Prizes attributed by partners or complementary to the Official Prizes.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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An overview and some figures
You were 13,248 attendees, partners, professionals, and institutions to come, and thanks to you all this edition was rich in emotions, meetings, and discoveries! Thank you for making the heart of Annecy, the world capital of animation film, beat so intensively!
In addition:
300 screenings
50,000 spectators for the Open-air Screenings on Le Pâquier
165 events and professional meetings
XR@An...
The Annecy Festival was thrilled to honor not one, but two greats in animation: Jennifer Lee and Michel Ocelot as recipients of the Honorary Cristal, an honor rarely bestowed in the decades of the Festival’s history.
For the Festival’s Artistic Director, Marcel Jean, "the return of the Annecy Festival to its pre-pandemic state is the reason behind awarding two Honorary Cristals, one each to two exceptional personalities who ...
This 2022 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its market, the Mifa, was one of reunions and record-breaking figures.
There were 13,248 badgeholders (an 8% increase compared to 2019, our record year), coming from 106 countries, who got together for a week dedicated to animation film. Directors, producers, distributers, students, composers, and more.
"We promised you fireworks but this week was over and above our expecta...
Following the announcement of the Short films in competition, here is the 2nd part of the Annecy Festival’s Official Selection!
Discover the Graduation films, and...
Feature Films
Corinne DESTOMBES
Head of Development
Folimage
France
Benoit PAVAN
Journalist
Agence France-Presse
France
Dominique SEUTIN
Director
Anima Festival
Belgium
Short Films
Matt KASZANEK
Director
Animation Is Film Festiv...
76 films were submitted to our selection committees and to the Artistic Director, Marcel Jean. 20 films are competing in our two competitive sections. Among them, and apart from the usual producer countries (France Japan, South Korea, Russia, etc.), you will notice there is a film from Chile, Mauritius and Egypt.
The two French films are by Joann Sfar (Cristal for a Feature Film in 2011 for The Rabbi’s Cat) and Rémi Chayé (Audience Award in...
The Mifa has prepared a 2020 edition rich in content and meetings. Let’s keep our good habits and meet up on 15th June 2020! From 6th May you can get your accreditations and start filling your diary with numerous screenings and meetings set up for you:
Virtual Stands
Build your profile and meet professionals from other countries, either individually or reunited delegations such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Belgium, Chile, Russia, Argentina, Mexico,...
VR@ANNECY :
Virtual Reality is a part of the official selection in out of competition with a dedicated category: VR@ANNECY.
Come along to discover animated short films in virtual reality!
New projects will be offered every day in Bonlieu, salle de création, where it will be possible to use HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear headsets.
Official partners of these sessions:
Discover the programme
New f...
Mifa 2018: Growth
The Mifa, which is the biggest international market dedicated to animated films, has just closed with a new record year.
With nearly 3,800 participants (+23% compared to 2017) from 75 countries, this event, which brings together professionals and emerging talents working in the audiovisual and animated films sectors from around the world every year, continues its ...
The 42nd Annecy International Animation Film Festival has just finished with a historic number of visitors including 11,700 badgeholders, which was 17% more than in 2017.
The juries awarded 19 prizes on Saturday 16th June at the closing ceremony. It was an awards ceremony that reflected the wide range of emotions felt by audiences during the competition.
Dominique Puthod, Chairman, Mickaël Marin, Managing Director, Marcel Jean, Artistic Director, and all of the CITIA team would like to pa...
The International Animation Film Festival is delighted to announce the 13 prizewinners of the 2018 Special Prizes, the presentation of which will take place on Friday 15th June at 8:30 pm in the Salle Pierre Lamy.
Festivals Connexion Award – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / In partnership with Lumières Numériques & Mèche Courte
Bloeistraat 11
Nienke Deutz
LUNANIME BVBA, NEED PRODUCTIONS, WINDMILL FILM, BEAST ANIMATION
Be...
On Tuesday 12th June, Patrick Eveno, the CEO of CITIA, signed the 5050x2020 Charter for parity and diversity in film, audiovisual and animated images festivals. CITIA is thus continuing its commitment to a fair place for women within the Annecy International Animation Festival and, more generally, in the animated films sector, as well as reinforcing its wish to achieve parity within its own organisation.
The commitments of the Festival
Patrick Eveno, C...
Exportable skill-sets and expertise serving animation: Annecy, a global "brand"!
The Annecy brand exported to the four corners of the earth
Following Annecy Goes to Cannes and Animation Is Film, and with a future event planned for South Korea in 2019, Annecy continues to reach worldwide and export its expertise.
"All these steps are essential in our strategy for global expansion and enable us to promote films and artists from around the world to ever-increa...
The Jury on the beach!
17 Awards for an Eclectic Selection
The different juries from the 41st International Animation Film Festival have revealed the winners from Annecy 2017! Amongst the 216 films nominated in the official competition (all categories combined), 17 awards were attributed during the Closing Ceremony on Saturday 17th June.
HONORARY CRISTAL
Marcel Jean handed over the Honorary Cristal to Georges Schwizgebel to commemorate his p...
A meaningful achievement for the Mifa 2017, where everything this year was bigger and greater, responding to the needs of even more participants. 3,000 professionals from 74 countries showed up and lauded the Annecy International Animation Film Market in its new dimension.
This record attendance was echoed on the Festival side as well, as Annecy 2017 surpassed the symbolic milestone of 10,000 accreditations.
"We feel like we’ve really broken down a...
Special Prizes
Under embargo till Friday 16 June, 7:30 pm
(Paris time)
Discover the list of films that won Special Prizes, congratulations to all the winners!
Festivals Connexion Award – Régio...
GKIDS, ANNECY INT’L ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL and VARIETY LAUNCH ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL in LOS ANGELES
ANIMATION IS FILM /
FIRST EDITION OCTOBER 20-22, 2017
MANN’S CHINESE THEATER
GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audienc...
"Annecy" Deploys its Trademark Abroad
Harry (Sang Chul) YOON (SK BROADBAND), Hyungchul JOO (SBA - SEOUL ANIMATION CENTER), Patrick EVENO (CITIA)
Photo : G. Piel/CITIA
On Tuesday 13th June 2017 during the Annecy International Animation Film Market, CITIA, Image et industries créatives (France), the SBA Animation Center (South Korea) and SK Broadband (South Korea) sig...
The Annecy Festival, a household name in the animation world since 1960, will be opening next Monday, on 12th June. Over the course of six days, you can choose from the 230 films selected in the Official Selection, from over 500 screenings and some highly-anticipated sneak previews. Here’s a selection of some highlights that you won’t want to miss!
Opening Ceremony: Zombillenium with directors Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord
After reveali...
Feature films
Mohamed Beyoud
Artistic Director for the FICAM (Meknès International Animation Film Festival)
Institut Français Meknès
Morocco
Céline Sciamma
Director & Screenwriter
France
Alberto Vázquez
Animation director, art director & comic artist
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Specialised in animated films, shorts, medium and feature length. Annecy is the place for discovering, sharing, organizing meetings, finding partners, the place where animation is made, develops, innovates and holds people`s attention.
