Second surprise visit at the Market after Jeffrey Katzenberg. President Hollande came to Annecy for a short visit. Excellent news for the festival with such a strong recognition of the success (and...

Creator-Producer John Kricfalusi, aka John K., presented his latest short, Cans without Labels, at the start of the week, and is back today for a Masterclass at the Annecy Meetings. This...

  Wines and Saké! Merci to IRIE Yoshiro from the Agency of Cultural Affairs

François Hollande's "surprise" visit to the Market put the city in high security mode. To my festival goer's knowledge it is a first in festivals history in France where the president attends one of...

 Interview of Shuzo John Shiota - President of Polygon Pictures Inc - MIFA 2016 MIFA: What are the biggest challenges facing the animation industry today? Shiota:  The challenge is...

Interview of Rachid El Guerrab - Project Lead - Google Spotlight Stories - MIFA 2016

Interview of Margie Cohn - Head of Animation DreamWorks Television

Interview of Philippe Alessandri - Chairman of French Animation Producer's association SPFA - MIFA 2016

Originally a test site for Cineon, Cinesite is now a leader in VFX. The company went independent in 2012 and has now fulfilled a long-held creative ambition to move into feature animation. Eamonn...