Programme 2017
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09:00
Disney Art Challenge Exhibition
- 09:00 → 23:00
- Préfecture
The artwork submitted to the Disney Art Challenge will take over the railings of the Prefecture during Festival week, presenting an exhibition around this year’s theme: road trip.
Virtual Reality in Production
- 09:00 → 10:30
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Virtual reality tools may be applied outside their original context, to the "classical" linear production line, like with preproduction for example
Creative Residencies in Animation
- 09:00 → 10:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
A moment to present information aimed at project leaders.
Cinéma d’animation, la French Touch
- 09:00 → 23:00
- Le Pâquier
Laurent Valière is putting on an outdoor exhibition to celebrate the release of his book entitled "Cinéma d’animation, la French Touch".
The Quest to Yes
- 09:00 → 10:30
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Heather Kenyon will give you the keys to turning your pitch into a success story.
Conversation With Carlos Saldanha
- 09:00 → 10:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Join director Carlos Saldanha and hear how he combined his background in computer science with his passion for storytelling to become one of the most creative voices of his generation.
Shorts & Breakfast
- 09:00 → 10:15
- Bonlieu Partner's Club
Following tradition, each day of the Festival (from Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th) will start out with a breakfast where Marcel Jean, the Festival’s Artistic Director, gives the floor to the filmmakers with shorts in competition.
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09:30
The Breadwinner WIP Feature
- 09:30 → 10:45
- Salle Pierre Lamy
Based on the best-selling children's novel by Deborah Ellis, "The Breadwinner" tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father gets arrested, Parvana dresses up as a boy in order to work and provide for her family. Together with her best friend Shauzia, she risks getting caught when she tries to find her father.
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10:00
Short Films – Competition: Official
Short Films ''Perspectives'' 2
- 10:00 → 11:21
- Bonlieu Petite salle
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 2
- 10:00 → 11:20
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
Augmented Reality
- 10:00 → 19:00
- Art by friends
Live out an unusual experience with the groundbreaking Augmented Reality exhibition.
VR@ANNECY: Gorillaz "Saturnz Barz" / Real-Time Virtual Reality Experience for Björk's "Notget"
- 10:00 → 17:00
- Bonlieu Salle de création
- English version
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10:30
China, Art in Motion
- 10:30 → 18:00
- Musée-Château d'Annecy Exhibition area
China, Art in Motion, invites you to take a trip to a China wavering between traditions and modern advances.
Animation by René Laloux
- 10:30 → 18:00
- Musée-Château d'Annecy Exhibition area
Get acquainted with animation legend René Laloux by visiting an exhibition devoted to his filmography.
An Animated Tour de France: Spotlight on Sacrebleu Productions
- 10:30 → 18:00
- Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire Musée du film d'animation
A close-up look at the successful French studio Sacrebleu Productions.
ANDIMATION – Accelerator for Andean Animation
- 10:30 → 11:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Come meet the next generation of Andean talents from the ANDIMATION programme and get a first glimpse at their developing projects.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 4: Big Fish & Begonia
- 10:30 → 12:15
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- Original version
- English subtitles
Chat With Walt Disney Animation Studios: An Interactive Portfolio Workshop
- 10:30 → 11:30
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Find out what Walt Disney Animation Studios look for in portfolios and demo reels.
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11:00
New Creation Contexts
- 11:00 → 12:30
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
The first part of this conference will be on "The pipeline, challenges and stakes" and the second part on "Redshift at Blue Zoo"
Getting Hired and Staying Hired in Animation/VFX Studios
- 11:00 → 12:30
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Join us for this expert panel discussion with animation/VFX talent recruiters from Europe and the USA.
Annecy Classics: Akira
- 11:00 → 13:04
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
- Original version
- English subtitles
Come into the post-apocalyptic world of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cult classic "Akira".
From Annecy to Seoul: The Annecy Asia Festival
- 11:00 → 12:00
- Impérial Palace Haendel
Discussions about the "Annecy Asia International Animated Film Festival" in Seoul
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11:15
Wish Dragon WIP Feature
- 11:15 → 12:30
- Salle Pierre Lamy
The fable of Aladdin originated in China and has since become a timeless story beloved around the world. "Wish Dragon" is a contemporary adaptation that will entertain and delight both children and adults as it transmits some of China's core values. The most important things in life –hard work, honesty and family – cannot be wished for.
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12:00
RECA: A Unique European Network
- 12:00 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
RECA currently unites 25 of the most prestigious animation schools in France.
Join The Force: A Chat With ILM Recruitment
- 12:00 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Simon Davies will give you the secrets to a successful application.
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12:30
'Once Upon a Time… Life': Behind the Scenes of a Hit
- 12:30 → 18:00
- Médiathèque de Seynod
Go beyond the screen of a generation’s favourite series with the Bonlieu media library’s exhibition entitled "Once Upon a Time… Life": Behind the Scenes of a Hit.
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13:30
Lewis Trondheim, Guy Delisle, Keramidas
- 13:30 → 15:30
- Bonlieu Boutique du Festival@BDfugue
3D Charactor Animator: A Career of the Future, Sponsored by the GOBELINS-CITIA Pedagogical Partnership
- 13:30 → 14:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
GOBELINS and CITIA offer training programmes for 3D character animation professions.
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14:00
La Town
- 14:00 → 19:00
- Haras Sellerie du haras
Come take a stroll through a chaotic and devastated world created by video artist Cao Fei for her La Town exhibition at the Haras grounds in Annecy.
After School – Paul Éluard
- 14:00 → 18:00
- Palais de l'Île - Hors les murs
The author of the poem Liberté is being honoured at the Palais de l’Île (hors les murs) in the After School – Paul Éluard exhibition.
A Stroll Through Evolution
- 14:00 → 18:00
- La Turbine
Come along with Maestro for A Stroll Through Evolution, a larger-than-life exhibition that retraces key moments in evolution.
Ella, Oscar & Hoo WIP TV
- 14:00 → 15:15
- Salle Pierre Lamy
A child meets a cloud and friendship blossoms into poetry! Oscar, the young boy, and Hoo, his cloud friend, set off together to discover the world. In the company of Ella, their young neighbor, they explore the joys and weather the small storms of childhood emotions without ever losing sight of their friendship.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 3: Ethel and Ernest
- 14:00 → 15:34
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
- English version
- French subtitles
From Playing to Watching: How can toys and video game-based properties be successfully adapted into exciting entertainment for a wide audience?
- 14:00 → 15:30
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Prominent marketing specialists and producers will lead this conference.
Conversation With Guillermo del Toro
- 14:00 → 15:30
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Guillermo del Toro returns to Annecy as this year's Patron of the Mifa Campus.
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14:30
Short Films – Competition: Official
Short Films ''Young Audiences''
- 14:30 → 15:42
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Chat With the Folimage Studio
- 14:30 → 15:30
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Take a look at how Folimage goes about recruiting
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15:00
The African Challenge: How to Spot and Support Africa's Talent
- 15:00 → 16:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Work in Progress sessions for two projects.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 9: Animal Crackers
- 15:00 → 16:35
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- English version
- French subtitles
Guest Country: China: China, The New Generation 1
- 15:00 → 16:08
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
As part of the special programme paying tribute to China, the Festival invites you to discover short films from the next generation of filmmakers.
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16:00
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 3
- 16:00 → 17:25
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
The Art & Science of Pixar's RenderMan
- 16:00 → 17:15
- Salle Pierre Lamy
During this Studio Focus, Pixar will present its diverse range of techniques and technologies.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 5: Loving Vincent
- 16:00 → 17:35
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- English version
- French subtitles
Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Craft of Story and Animation
- 16:00 → 17:30
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Come and meet artists from Walt Disney Animation Studios.
TeamTO Announces the Creation of a New Unifying 3D Animation School
- 16:00 → 16:30
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
An announcement from animation studio and producer, TeamTO.
"Rogue One", a Case Study in Virtual Production
- 16:00 → 17:30
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Discover a new way to approach filmmaking.
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16:30
The Art of Storytelling, from Comics to Animation
- 16:30 → 17:45
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Comics and animation are both graphic arts, and it's probably for this reason that the two expressions are often confused in popular discourse.
European Animation Bridge
- 16:30 → 17:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
European Animation Bridge: giving a boost to European production.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 8: Zombillenium
- 16:30 → 17:48
- Le Mikado Novel Cinéma Novel
- French version
- English subtitles
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17:00
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 4
- 17:00 → 18:18
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 2: Tehran Taboo
- 17:00 → 18:36
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- Original version
- English subtitles
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18:00
The Jungle Bunch
- 18:00 → 19:30
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- French version
- English subtitles
Take off for some crazy adventures with Maurice the penguin and his friends, in this big-screen adaptation of "The Jungle Bunch" series.
Chinese Outtakes
- 18:00 → 19:15
- Salle Pierre Lamy
Discussion around "Duck Duck Goose", directed by two film crews 10,500 kilometres apart.
Zoom in on My 1st Job
- 18:00 → 19:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
An appointment for creatives just starting out.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 6: A Silent Voice
- 18:00 → 20:09
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
- Original version
- French subtitles
Before the Animation Begins: Getting the Characters Ready to Act
- 18:00 → 19:30
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Kim Keukeleire and Kristof Serrand will talk about the characters that star in animation films.
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18:30
Short Films – Competition: Official
Short Films in Competition 5
- 18:30 → 19:45
- Le Mikado Novel Cinéma Novel
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18:45
Disney Television Animation Press Conference
- 18:45 → 20:00
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Hélène Etzi, Eric Coleman and Orion Ross will be hosting this press conference.
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19:00
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 7: Lou Over the Wall
- 19:00 → 20:52
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- Original version
- English subtitles
Annecy Classics: Peter Földes, a Boy with a Bright Future
- 19:00 → 20:30
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
- Original version
For a quarter century, Peter Földes (1924-1977) – originally Hungarian, then British and later French by adoption – marked French and world animation history with his protean style.
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20:30
Mutafukaz
- 20:30 → 22:00
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- English version
- French subtitles
Come and see the cinematic adaptation of the famous comic book published by Ankama Editions, Mutafukaz!
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20:45
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 1: In This Corner of the World
- 20:45 → 22:54
- Le Mikado Novel Cinéma Novel
- Original version
- French subtitles
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 4: Big Fish & Begonia
- 20:45 → 22:30
- La Turbine
- Original version
- French subtitles
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21:00
Short Films – Competition: Official
Short Films ''Perspectives'' 1
- 21:00 → 22:19
- Bonlieu Petite salle
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21:30
Erotic Animation: Tastes and Colours…: Wet Dreams
- 21:30 → 22:43
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
The Wet Dreams section ventures into the very intimate world of dreams, as part of the special programme Erotic Animation: Tastes and Colours….
Midnight Specials: Perfect Blue
- 21:30 → 22:53
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- Original version
- French subtitles
Get lost in a world mixing reality and fiction with Perfect Blue, the multi-awarded psychological thriller by Satoshi Kon.
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22:00
La Flûte et le Grelot
- 22:00 → 23:45
- Musée-Château d'Annecy Courtyard
Immerse yourself in traditional Chinese art with "La Flûte et le Grelot", a tribute to the country’s pictorial heritage.
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22:15
The Peanuts Movie
- 22:15 → 23:43
- Le Pâquier
- French version
Blue Sky Studios celebrates all the losers in the world with The Peanuts Movie, where tender-hearted Charlie Brown takes on any challenge in the name of love.
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23:00
Clyde Henry Productions: Pataphysical Detectives
- 23:00 → 00:16
- Bonlieu Petite salle
An exclusive meeting with the impetuous creators of Clyde Henry Productions, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.
Midnight Specials: Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted 40th Anniversary Show
- 23:00 → 00:30
- Bonlieu Grande salle
In order to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Program/Festival will unveil a brand-new show for the Annecy audience.
