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 Programme 2016

  • 00:00

  • Exhibitions

    Future French Animation Talents Exhibit their Work at the 2016 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

    • 00:00 →
    • Préfecture

    The Disney Art Challenge is highlighting the talent and creativity of French Graphic Arts students at the Annecy Festival.

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  • 09:00

  • Shorts & Breakfast

    Shorts & Breakfast

    • 09:00 → 10:15
    • Bonlieu Partner's Club

    Every morning from Tuesday 14th through Saturday 18th June, have your breakfast while you hear from the directors with short films in competition.

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  • 10:00

  • Exhibitions

    Inverso Mundus The World Upside Down

    • 10:00 → 19:00
    • Haras Salle du haras

    It’s the French premiere of this remarkable video installation that was conceived by the internationally acclaimed Russian art group: AES+F.

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  • Exhibitions

    After School – Guillaume Apollinaire

    • 10:00 → 18:00
    • Palais de l'Île - Hors les murs

    An exhibition retraces 14 young filmmakers’ screen adaptations of 13 poems.

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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films in Competition 1

    • 10:00 → 11:15
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • Commissioned Films

    Commissioned Films in Competition 2

    • 10:00 → 11:00
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – The Invisible Child

    • 10:00 → 11:03
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    Ironically, given its title, André Lindon’s 1983 feature The Invisible Child hasn’t been widely seen.

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  • Exhibitions

    Virgilio Villoresi’s Mechanical Fantasy

    • 10:00 →
    • La Turbine

    Italian filmmaker Virgilio Villoresi, best known for his work in advertising, is showing three of his kinetic sculptures at La Turbine.

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  • The Festival and Beyond!

    aaa Appointments

    • 10:00 → 18:00
    • Cinéma Pathé Hall d'attente

    The aaaworkshop (Animation Atelier of Annecy and Haute-Savoie) is back this year with new animated appointments during Festival week.

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  • Exhibitions

    La Chouette du cinéma presents The Mitten. Clémentine Robach’s trade secrets

    • 10:00 → 19:00
    • Le Mikado Novel Cinéma Novel

    During the Annecy Festival, you can go behind the scenes of Clémentine Robach’s short "The Mitten" at the MJC Novel.

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  • 10:15

  • Shorts & Breakfast

    'Off-Limits' Shorts & Breakfast

    • 10:15 → 11:15
    • Bonlieu Partner's Club

    On Saturday 18th June, come and have breakfast with the filmmakers from the "Off-Limits" category who are coming to talk about their films.

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  • 10:30

  • Exhibitions

    The AFCA Collection: An International Vision of Animation

    • 10:30 → 18:00
    • Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire Musée du film d'animation

    This exhibition presents a chapter out of the history of animation around the world through material collected by the AFCA.

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  • Exhibitions

    The Poetic Worlds of Jean-François Laguionie

    • 10:30 → 18:00
    • Musée-Château d'Annecy Exhibition area

    From initial graphic research to backgrounds, come and visit an exhibition that takes you through the films of Jean-François Laguionie.

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  • 11:00

  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films "Off-Limits" in Competition 6

    • 11:00 → 12:19
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – Animation in France 3: Films with Endless Possibilities

    • 11:00 → 12:15
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    As part of Annecy’s tribute to France, this documentary on the nation’s animation scene puts the spotlight on its fast-paced and changing industry.

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  • 14:00

  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films in Competition 2

    • 14:00 → 15:13
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • Signing Sessions

    Erwann Surcouf - 'Pouvoirpoint'

    • 14:00 → 16:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 14:30

  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – All for the Family

    • 14:30 → 15:45
    • La Turbine

    As part of the cycle dedicated to French animation, Matilda Tavelli decided to compile a programme of shorts for children.

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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – The Longing of Michaël Dudok de Wit

    • 14:30 → 15:45
    • Bonlieu Petite salle
    • Original version
    • English subtitles

    A portrait of the talented Dutch filmmaker and animator Michaël Dudok de Wit, best known for his short "Father and Daughter" which won the 2002 Oscar for Best Animated Film, is on the programme this year.

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  • 15:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 5: My Life As a Courgette

    • 15:00 → 16:05
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
    • French version
    • English subtitles
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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – Specials

    • 15:00 → 16:18
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    The Annecy Festival’s tribute to French animation wouldn’t be complete without a programme dedicated to their unusual TV specials.

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  • Signing Sessions

    Michèle Lemieux

    • 15:00 → 16:30
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • Signing Sessions

    Barbara Canepa - 'Sky Doll'

    • 15:00 → 17:30
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • Signing Sessions

    Arthur de Pins - 'Zombillénium'

    • 15:00 → 17:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • Signing Sessions

    Tony Sandoval - '1000 Tempêtes'

    • 15:00 → 18:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • Signing Sessions

    Tommy Redolfi - 'Holy Wood'

    • 15:00 → 18:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • Signing Sessions

    Marina Roel - 'Dessine-moi le vent'

    • 15:00 → 19:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 16:00

  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films in Competition 4

    • 16:00 → 17:14
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • 16:30

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 5: My Life As a Courgette

    • 16:30 → 17:35
    • La Turbine
    • French version
    • English subtitles
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  • Special Programmes

    Animation in Advertising: A True Art Form – The Art of the Spot

    • 16:30 → 18:00
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    To celebrate the 75th anniversary of animation in advertisements, the Museum of Animated Commercials is presenting some of the most outstanding ads to be seen around the world.

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  • 17:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 6: Sheep and Wolves

    • 17:00 → 18:18
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
    • English version
    • French subtitles
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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – Small Screen Giants

    • 17:00 → 18:18
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    French animation became known beyond its borders during the 1960s, through TV series for kids.

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  • 18:00

  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films in Competition 3

    • 18:00 → 19:14
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • 18:30

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 6: Sheep and Wolves

    • 18:30 → 19:48
    • Le Mikado Novel Cinéma Novel
    • English version
    • French subtitles
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 9: Snowtime! (Aka: Cleo)

    • 18:30 → 19:54
    • La Turbine
    • French version
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  • Special Programmes

    The Big Sleep

    • 18:30 → 19:55
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    The Big Sleep pays tribute to filmmakers who have passed away over the past year: Colin Low, Jane Aaron, Pascual Perez, Robert Balser and Giuseppe Maurizio Laganà.

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  • 19:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 9: Snowtime! (Aka: Cleo)

    • 19:00 → 20:24
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
    • English version
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  • Special Programmes

    French Animation: The Mirror Effect – 2016: A Prolific Year

    • 19:00 → 20:15
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    The Annecy Festival receives an ever-increasing number of short films each year, which makes the selection process a difficult task that also means leaving out a great quantity.

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  • 20:30

  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short Films in Competition 5

    • 20:30 → 21:44
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • 22:00

  • Open-air Screenings

    Kirikou and the Men and Women

    • 22:00 → 23:30
    • Musée-Château d'Annecy Courtyard
    • French version

    With this third opus dedicated to the Kirikou character, Michel Ocelot shows he’s capable of reviving a big hit.

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  • Open-air Screenings

    Mune, le Gardien de la lune

    • 22:00 → 23:26
    • Parc Vignières Pommaries Open-air screen
    • French version

    Mune, the little elf-like character created by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan, is back at the Annecy Festival after making his first appearance here in 2015.

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  • 22:10

  • Open-air Screenings

    Les Shadoks

    • 22:10 → 22:15
    • Le Pâquier

    Each evening as an opener to the screenings on the Pâquier, catch an episode of the famous Shadoks!

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  • 22:15

  • Open-air Screenings

    Long Way North

    • 22:15 → 23:45
    • Le Pâquier
    • French version

    Embark upon a real adventure with "Long Way North", which already won over the hearts of Annecy festivalgoers when it took home the Audience Award in 2015.

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