Le Quotidien Annecy

2011 Prizewinners

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:00:00 +0200

The jury have named the winners for the 2011 Festival, during the closing ceremony.
Discover the winning works!

Annecy 2011 YouTube competition: winners

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:00:00 +0200

The winners of the Annecy 2011 YouTube competition are:

1 / Peter Lowey (Australia)
2 / Mathias Lachal (France)
3 / Georgina Dunn (UK)

They have been selected by a jury including Kevin Deters from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Elsa Keslassy from Variety, and Mathias Malzieu, leader of Dionysos.
Discover the videos

Remember that the public has selected 10 films, amongst which 3 were awarded by the jury. The winner has been invited to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, from 6^th to 11^th June, where their film was screened. They were also offered a 5 night trip to L.A. by Disney studios for a guided tour of the studios in Burbank (California).
The two other winners received a licence for the animation software Autodesk.
Congratulations!

Until next year

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:10:00 +0200

The 2011 edition is over. The Festival would like to thank once again the 250 volunteers who contributed to its success.
If you couldn't attend the Festival then head to the screenings in the Forum des images, in Paris:

Wednesday 22^nd June at 8:00 pm, Best of Annecy 2011 in collaboration with L'agence du court métrage;
Saturday 25^th June at 4:30 pm and 7:00 pm, 2011 Prizewinners;
Sunday 26^th June at 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm, 2011 Prizewinners.

Dates for your diary

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:10:00 +0200

Conference summaries uploaded mid-July.
Attend the Forum Blanc: 2 and a half days of exchange dedicated to cross-media, from 11^th to 13^th January 2012.
Next Festival from 4^th to 9^th June 2012, with a new installation, as well as a new artistic proposition and a revamped programme!
Design the poster for the next Annecy Festival! CITIA, which organises the Festival and Mifa, is launching a Call for Projects for the 2012 poster: details and specifications available from October 2011 on www.annecy.org

Closing ceremony

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:10:00 +0200

Discover the winners from the 2011 Festival.
The ceremony will begin at 8:00 pm in the Grande salle at Bonlieu. It will be broadcast directly into the Petite salle (access upon presentation of badge).

Screenings of the winning films

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:10:00 +0200

General public: attend the screenings of the winning films, Sunday 2:30 pm: Winning short films
4:30 pm: TV and commissioned films
6:30 pm: Winning feature film
9:00 pm: Winning short films (re-showing of the 2:30 pm programme)

(Caution: not all films are suitable for all audiences; please see film posters)

See the videos from Gobelins, l'école de l'image

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:30:00 +0200

Discover videos directed by the students enrolled on the animation designing and directing courses at Gobelins, l'école de l'image (Paris).
They have been specifically designed for the International Animation Film Festival.

Hello Brooklyn

In New York during the 50s, five young people are wandering in the streets of Brooklyn, riding bicycles through the alleys of Central Park and loafing around on the beach of Coney Island.

By Alice Bissonet, Benjamin Moreau, Corentin Penloup, Marion Roussel, Louis Thomas.

See

Lights out
In the city at night, the light spawns its way into the shadow territory.
By Aloyse Desoubries Binet, Sandrine Han Jin Kuang, Stéphanie Pavoine, Jonathan Vermersch, Étienne Metois.
See the video

Oh Gee Oh Why
A gendarme walking in the dark suddenly becomes many, and then a kaleidoscope.
By Hanne Galvez, Yoann Hervo, Juliette Laurent, Stéphanie Mercier, Pierre Zensius.
See the video
Grand Central

A trip across the streets of a mega-city visually revealed by an hypnotic line game.
By Charlotte Cambon, Théo Guignard, Noé Lecombre, Hugo Moreno, Soizic Mouton.
See the video
Jazzin'
In the United States during the 30s, a jazz fan gets carried away by the music.
By Joël Corcia, Wandrille Maunoury, Bong Nguyen, Thomas Reteuna, Bernard Som.
See the video

Optical poetry: Oskar Fischinger Retrospective

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:27:00 +0200

Oskar Fischinger started making experimental sound and visually abstract films from the beginning of the 1920s.