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These special programmes are linked to the guest country and the programme of the Festival, and are devised by the Festival artistic direction.
The films are not part of the official selection but ones that the Festival would like its visitors to have the possibility to discover.
Annual appointments
- Politically Incorrect: a look at the more out-of-step and impertinent side of animation, treating political, religious or social subjects.
- The Big Sleep: a tribute to the people who have left the world of animation between two festivals.
- Animation with Attitude: subjects like illness, racism, drugs or the holocaust, seen through an animated eye.
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The Big Sleep
- Vincent Joseph Cafarelli (1930-2011)
- Karen Aqua (1954-2011)
- Zdeněk Miler (1921-2011)
- Aihara Nobuhiro (1944-2011)
- Jean Giraud (1938-2012)
Vincent Joseph Cafarelli (1930-2011)
Vincent Cafarelli joined Paramount's Famous Studios as an assistant animator in 1948.
He then worked in advertising for Gifford Animation and Stars and Stripes, followed by Perpetual Motion Pictures and Buzzco Production, before heading up Buzzco Associates in 1985. This company produced hundreds of commercials and specials for TV including Planned Parenthood: Talking about Sex, which won the Education Film Award at Annecy 1997.
Some of his films are now part of the animation collection at the MOMA in New York.
Adapted from a text by Olivier Cotte
Karen Aqua (1954-2011)
We pay tribute to Karen Aqua and her highly distinctive style. Her drawings play on visual transformations and explore, among other things, culture, ritual, and the human condition. Her work enjoys international recognition. Three days before her death in May 2011, she had been named a Fellow in Film & Video by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
"I strive to create films which are more poetry than prose, making visible the invisible." Karen Aqua
Zdeněk Miler (1921-2011)
Zdeněk Miler joined the Bat'a Studio in 1942 to specialise in animation, at the same time narrowly escaping deportation due to his political views. After the Second World War, he went to work at the famous Bratri v triku studio.
He was inspired by Walt Disney's work on cels and soon created his own celebrated rodent, the little mole Krtek, which featured in over fifty films.
Adapted from a text by Oliver Cotte
Aihara Nobuhiro (1944-2011)
Aihara Nobuhiro was part of a group of independent filmmakers who marked the history of animation in Japan. His drawing, especially his line work using coloured crayons, was much acclaimed and created a style akin to Japanese minimalism.
He worked in commercial studios to gain a living, while also creating his own films such as Stone (1975), one of his most praised pieces, which he made in Sweden.
He was also a member of Asifa Japan, working as an administrator.
Adapted from a text by Olivier Cotte
Jean Giraud (1938-2012)
We are paying tribute to Jean Giraud, better known as Mœbius, who passed away on 10th March 2012.
His imagination, an example of which is shown in the comic book L'Incal, has inspired numerous works of animation. No one has yet matched his talent.
"I wanted to honour him during his lifetime by making a film that lived up to his work." Pascal Blais.
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Forty Frames of Green: programme 4
Mental and/or physical imprisonment has been a recurring theme in Irish Animation: examples are Fifty Percent Grey and Window (programme 1), Demon and From An Evil Cradling (programme 3).
The Last Elk is the first film from Brown Bag Films to benefit from funding from Frameworks, which also helped finance their TV series Roy (programme 2).
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CalArts: a 40 Year Evolution, programme 1
CalArts is one of the most reputed animation schools in the US. Go back over the history of the school through a selection of films and see how it has grown since it welcomed its first students back in the 70s.
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20 Years of Independent Animation in Armenia
Lev Atamanov set up the first animation studio in Armenia in 1937.
After the fall of the Soviet Union and independence in 1991, restrictions cut off any development to the animation industry.
Yet thanks to professionals such as Gayane Martirosyan, Lyudmila Sahakyants, Yubik and Naira Muradyan, Stepan Galstyan, and Vladimir Mailyan animation films continued to be made. This programme pays tribute to them.
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The Audacious, Paradoxical and Extravagent World of Robert Sahakyants
Cult director and founder of Armenian animation, Robert Sahakyants has made his mark on cinema history.
Centred on paradox, his work changed over time, taking in various genres such as fantasy film and political pamphlets.
Welcome to the impertinent and crazy world of Robert Sahakyants!
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Love is in the Air: Courtly Love
An eclectic programme that show that love stories can sometimes find a happy ending.
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Far Out Isn't Far Enough: the Tomi Ungerer Story
"Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story retraces the unusual story of an man who has continued to shake up social conventions throughout his subversive work ."
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Forty Frames of Green: programme 1
17 seconds – here is what's left of the first Irish animation film by James Horgan, a pioneer from 1909! It took until the '70s for the genre to reappear with Death of a Bullet Jimmy Murakami. At this time TV was coming into its own, making it possible to develop animation for children's programmes: Fluffy Gardens was a typical example of what was being produced for this emerging category, along with series such as Anam an Amhrain, Skunk Fu and Olivia.
Irish animation cinema saw a revival at the start of this new millennium with the Oscar nominations for Ruairi Robinson's Fifty Percent Grey and Cathal Gaffney's Give Up Yer Aul Sins (programme 3). They were also both nominated for an IFTA Award, along with Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly's History of Ireland.
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Love is in the Air: Saucy Love
Physical love, love that is sensual or carnal, adultery, jealousy... Discover a programme that reveals the different states of depraved or saucy love.
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Börge Ring, Animator and Jazz Musician
Key figure and master cartoonist, Børge Ring is the doyen of animation. Annecy pays tribute with a programme full of swing.
Børge Ring directed his first film at 13 years old. But it was through music that he first became known, becoming a jazz guitarist and bassist playing, most notably, for Sidney Bechet and Kenny Clarke. In 1949, he returned to animation. Since then, he has worked on numerous feature films, including several Asterix & Obelix. He still lives and works in a small village in Denmark with his wife, who is a sculptor.
His personal work explores the cel animation technique, combining realism and dreamlike images into his drawings. Always lively and poetic, Børge Ring reproduces family and loving relationships into his work: Oh My Darling focused on the relationship between mother and daughter, won a prize at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar in 1978; Anna & Bella which tells the story of twin sisters growing old, brought in an Oscar in 1985; and Run of the Mill relates the relationship between parents and their drug-addicted teenager, went on to win the Unicef prize in 1999.
These stories are often autobiographical, but always universal: "We tell a story to someone: we want to attract and keep their attention. Everything revolves around that." Børge Ring, 2006.
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Forty Frames of Green: programme 3
Animation really took off in Ireland when the Sullivan Bluth Studios were set up in Dublin in 1985.
A number of animators and directors from studios such as Boulder Media, Caboom, Brown Bag Films, Kavaleer, Jam Media, Cartoon Saloon, Barley Films and Giant Creative were taught at Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
Other renown courses are taught at The National Film School in IADT Dun Laoghaire, Colaiste Dúiligh, etc.
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CalArts: a 40 Year Evolution, programme 2
CalArts is one of the most reputed animation schools in the US. Go back over the history of the school through a selection of films and see how it has grown since it welcomed its first students back in the 70s.
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Forty Frames of Green: programme 2
Micilín Muc is one of the oldest Irish works of animation which has survived.
Glenn Mitchell's Butterfly is an example of the adoption of non-narrative and experimental film making. Also The Depository (programme 1), The Polish Language (programme 3) and Dutch Darkness (programme 4) emphasise that animation is not just for entertainment or escapism, but can be a noble art in itself.
The Irish Film Board (IFB) supports the production of Irish animated short films through its Frameworks funding scheme, helping out five or six projects each year.
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty by Nicky Phelan, backed by Frameworks, was nominated for an Oscar in 2010.
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The Mouse with a Mouth and Other Shorts
A programme for young film fans about a bear, some snails, a wolf and a mouse.
The Mouse with a Mouth is an ambitious and successful project from the Films du Préau.
Discover the four films in the programme and their different graphic styles: La Main de l'ours (2008) by Marina Rosset, Joseph's Snails (2009) by Sophie Roze, The Wolf Turned Shepherd (2010) by Rebecca Akoun and The Mouse with a Mouth (2008) by Andrea Kiss.
You will also find an exhibition and a workshop at La Turbine to find out more about the mouse and the making of the film.
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Le Laboratoire d'Images
Le Laboratoire d’images is the perfect demonstration of a successful collaboration between illustration or European comic books and students studying CG animation. Seven artists have let sixty students see their work and graphic styles and the challenge is to transfer these qualities to 2D and 3D animation.
The Laboratoire's Artistic Director, Christophe Janicot believes that exploring and communicating styles and ideas is fundamental to artistic creation. The Laboratoire d’images is a place for experimentation and gives creatives the opportunity to invent new writing styles and open new avenues of exploration.
"Just imagine: ten animated films, ten writers, ten scenarios, ten different teams in ten different work places, teachers, musicians, production, it's like a potential mini-studio.
The school, the art and the company are brought together in a collective, friendly and professional adventure. We're hoping that the experience will lead to vocations and other projects. We already know that it is helping to enrich the creation and dynamics of animation in France and Europe."
Jean-Jacques Beineix and Carine Leblanc / Cargo Films, Executive Producers
Check out the films
- Cornée, Stéphane Blanquet (5’43)
- Sacrée soirée, Steve Michiels (5’53)
- De l’autre côté, Icinori (5’39)
- Abel, Stéphane Kiehl (4’30)
- Deux îles, Éric Lambé (5’35)
- La Chute, Gwénola Carrère (4’41)
- Once Upon a Time, Pieter de Poortere (5’27)
Partner schools
- Supinfocom, Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
- Emca, Angoulême (Charente, France)
- La Cambre, Bruxelles (Belgium)
- École supérieure d'infographie Albert Jacquard, Namur (Belgium)
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Brendan and the Secret of Kells
The undeniable success of Brendan and the Secret of Kells by Tomm Moore, which received the Annecy Audience Prize 2010, has put Irish animation on the world stage, as in the same year, the director was also nominated for an Oscar for best animation film.
Nora Twoomey (From Darkness, programme1) and the producer Paul Young had also begun working with Tomm (Anam an Amhrain - A Puc ar Bhuile, programme 2) on this project when they were still students.
Thanks to this wonderful film we can learn about the story of the Book of Kells, Ireland's national treasure.
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CinéSon, l'image lit le son
Created in 2009, CinéSon, l’image lit le son has for its objective to show the inseparable relationship which exists between animated images, music, and sound.
Starting from a soundtrack created by composer Christophe Heral, fifty animation students have made one-minute films.
This session is presented by Sylvie Porte (Forum des images) and composer Christophe Heral.
Discover the "best of" CinéSon, l’image lit le son 2 made up of twenty-two animation films of about one minute in length.
École supérieure des arts appliqués et du textile
- Matô-Topé by Valentin Stoll and Sara Vercheval (1'09)
- Le Marché by S. Bouiri, P. Butet, J. Cunha and F. Molinié (1'08)
- L’ Œuf, la poule et les dragons by C. Calvi, P. Grillère, N. Gruner and E. Phuong (1'03)
- Danse africaine by B. Lortic, A.L. Nemorin and C. Thoby (1'00)
- Éclat by L. Fabreguettes and M. Mentec (1'01)
École des beaux-arts de Versailles
- Coupez pas ! by l'Atelier de création d'images numériques (1'08)
L’institut supérieur des arts appliqués
- Court-circuit by Jean-Marc Imele, Alexis Kerjosse, Emmanuelle Ngan Sing, Leslie Perry, Guillaume Poueymarie and Mai Ahn Tran (1'14)
- Euh by Ludovic Dambreville, Claire Lentz, John Marrec, Célia Perpoil, Aurore Thory and Justine Vattier (1'41)
- Le Moine et le Mandala by Guillaume Aussant, Robin Bazot, Lorène Condouin, Coralie Gougeon, Caroline Lépée and Magalie Pham (1'08)
École européenne supérieure de l'image
- Formes by Audrey Hess (56 sec)
- En ville ! by Vincent Aubry (56 sec)
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
- Memory by Jean-Baptiste Peltier (59 sec)
École des métiers du cinéma d'animation
- Antoone, 56 sec
- Anneso, 58 sec
- Huang Kai, 59 sec
- Loïc Espuche, 1'
- Mailys Garcia, Philemon Belhomme, Mathieu Chich, 1'
- Marion, 57 sec
- Le Petit Café by Marion Leblanc, 1'
- Sophie by Sophie Devautour, 1'04
- Emma by Emma Carré, 59 sec
- Panic Room by Éponine Jacquet, 1'06
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When the Wind Blows
This story about a elderly British run-of-the-mill couple is adapted from the celebrated graphic novel When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs. A nuclear war is imminent. The couple follows the Government's instructions of survival by the letter.
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CANAL J, les Espoirs de l'animation
The goal of Les Espoirs de l’animation is to showcase up-and-coming talent from France's animation schools.
35 films have been made for this 12th edition, centred on the theme "Ma cour de récré: la grande aventure... (My Playground: The Big Adventure)".
This project, initiated in 2001 by CANAL J, gives students an opportunity to confront a professional situation. They need to make a commissioned short film (maximum of one minute long). Their work is then put to a vote, being judged by an 8–12-year-old television audience and a panel of professionals.
Les Espoirs de l’animation is supported by the SPFA, the CNC, and the SACD.
Fives schools have adopted this project into their 2012 curriculum:
- La Poudrière in Valence,
- École Émile Cohl in Lyon,
- Emca in Angoulême,
- Esaat in Roubaix,
- École Estienne in Paris.
Check out the selected films:
Emca
- Un petit goût de savane by Léo Schweitzer
- Tous les enfants sont méchants by Mathilde Parquet
- Récréatures by Tristan Domenjus, Mathieu Gouriou, Adrien Jalade, Jeanne Marchive
- Récré impossible by Alizée Cholat, Kai Huang, Clélia Nguyen
- Quand maman vient nous chercher by Nina Bocahut, Claire Inguimberty, Éponine Jacquet
- Le Zizi à Suzie by Loïc Espuche, Xavier Sailliol
- Le Justicier Lapin by Adrien Elmlih
- Aldo by Emma Carré
- L’Arbre aux souvenirs by Thomas Fournier,Thomas Fromenteil
- Cosmo Kids by Laura Carton, Anne-Louise Erambert, David Maingault
- En rondeurs by Marion Auvin, Charlie Belin
- Les Guerriers de l'arc-en-ciel by Philémon Belhomme, Mathieu Chich, Dorian Lee
- La Pause minuscule by Maïlys Garcia, Anaïs Poilpre
- La Marelle by Julie Molter
Émile Cohl
- Confisqué ! by Lorène Barioz, Amandine Metton, Justine Saint-Lô
- Maths Attack by Félicien Colet Daâge, Joan Gouviac, Nicolas Rolland
- SuperMoi by Jérémie Balais, François Dufour, Sandra Fesquet
Esaat
The students from Esaat and l’École Jean Rostand have worked together on the sound of their films.
- L’Envahisseur by Marie-Anne Dupont, Clélia Leroux, Yann Söng Le Van Ho, Anaïs Maamar, Isabelle Marty
Sound: Médéric Corroyer, Paul François - Basse-cour by Léa Bancelin, Violette Delvoye, Gloria Goderecci, Lisa Matuszak, Alice Ringot, Laurence Szymaszek
Sound: Pierre Berthelot, Thibaut Dupuis - Le Plâtre by Valentine Delqueux, Camille De Knÿff, Hadrien Kobylarz, Hélène Laille, Marie Lechevallier
Sound: Amandine Charre, Margaux Elouagari - Tu rêves by Iris Abols, Eva Bougeard, Thibault Cezard, Denis Fleurion, Paola Pulsoni, Valentin Stoll
Sound: Julien Bouly, Camille Hartmann - Au loup ! by Claire Brodelle, Maelig Jüngst, Aude Leplège-Ha, Alix Michel, Isabelle Piolat, Marina Roger
Sound: Maxime Cordon, Pierre Meunier - Super normal by Antoine Delebarre, Gaïa Lamiot, Gaultier Salcedo, Suzie Lou Chetcuti
Sound: Isabelle Giry, Marine Monnez
École Estienne
- Jeux de vilains by Camille Barthélémy, Clément Bernis, Lucille Briand, Matthieu Cousin
- Évasion by Florine Abad, Jules Garreau, Chloé Le Prunenne
- L’École des dieux by Lucile Gainche, Quentin Laurent, Stéphane Lefèbvre
- Mission : *** by Maud Biscay, Laura Hottot, Maïté Robert
La Poudrière
- Macadam Battle by Elsa Duhamel
- Pas de papier by Rocio Alvarez
- Eh la passe ! by Rémy Schaepman
- La Pâtarécré by Armelle Mercat
- Mon petit hamster by Olesya Shchukina
- Shoes de Lose by Lucrèce Andrea
- La Cour des grands by Marie Vieillevie
- La Balançoire by Stéphane Presle
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Positif Turns 60
Celebrate the Positif magazine's 60th birthday and discover which 14 short films it has chosen to highlight.
Positif has spent 60 years looking at many issues on all aspects of the animation world. It has published interviews with Bozzetto, Chomet, Dragić, Driessen, Laguionie, McLaren, Miyazaki, Ocelot, Plympton, Selick, Svankmajer, Takahata, among others.
Since its creation, it has faithfully followed the Annecy Festival.
The programme
- Magical Maestro, Tex Avery (1952)
- Blinkity Blank, Norman McLaren (1955)
- What's Opera, Doc?, Chuck Jones (1957)
- Human Zoo, Yoji Kuri (1961)
- La Demoiselle et le Violoncelliste, Jean-François Laguionie (1964)
- Tup-Tup, Nedeljko Dragić (1972)
- Le Hérisson dans le brouillard, Youri Norstein (1975)
- Les Possibilités du dialogue, Jan Svankmajer (1982)
- Luxo Jr., John Lasseter (1986)
- 25 façons d'arrêter de fumer, Bill Plympton (1988)
- Le Manteau de la vieille dame, Michel Ocelot (1989)
- Oncles et Tantes, Paul Driessen (1989)
- L'Avis des animaux, Nick Park (1989)
- Le Moine et le Poisson, Michael Dudok de Wit (1994)
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Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation
An always much-awaited event at the Festival, Spike will be back again this year with a new and equally zany Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation.
You'll be able to catch up with such characters as Dr Tran, films from Denmark and France, a western themed short and lots more besides!
The first 2 dozen people at Decavision 2 will receive a free DVD !
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