Official Selection
This year, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has received over 3,070 films (short and feature films, TV and commissioned films) from all over the world between November and March.
More than 200 films have been shortlisted to take part in the official selection.
Check out the official selection
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VR@ANNECY
Try out some brand new virtual reality projects!
At Annecy 2016, VR was presented as part of the Special Programmes, now it’s part of the Official Selection in a category of its own: VR@ANNECY.
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The Festival and Beyond!
Come to extra screenings before and after the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, participate in workshops or come join conferences led by industry professionals.
Programme available in May 2018
Students' Snack Time
When it's time for an afternoon snack, come along to meet and talk with the youngest filmmakers of the Festival, whose graduation films are in competition. You'll be getting up close to the talents of tomorrow!
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Screening Events
The Festival invites you to attend screening events, including sneak previews of shorts and features.
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Special Programmes
These programmes are devised by the Festival Artistic Director in connection with the guest country and the programme of the upcoming Festival.
They cover everything the Festival wants to present that is not part of the official selection.
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Feature Films in Competition Press Conferences
Every day, official selection feature films go under the microscope with a professional film journalist. The discussions are centred around topics like, artistic direction, graphic and technical choices and production distribution.
Programme available in May 2018
Shorts & Breakfast
A daily morning appointment, from 9:00 to 10:15 am, with the directors of short films in competition who are ready to talk about the genesis of their films, the development and their artistic and technical choices.
The public also gets a chance to ask questions.
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Zoom Annecy 2018
This year’s themes, poster, news, partners’ trailer, GOBELINS credits, and the Honorary Cristal Award… All of the information relating to the 2018 edition of the Festival, Meetings and Mifa can be found here! Stay connected!
Open-Air Screenings
The free open-air screenings take place on the Pâquier lawn every evening during Festival week.
During the Festival, other locations like the Musée-château, La Turbine, the Auditorium in Seynod and the Parc Vignières-Pommaries also offer other evening open-air screenings.
Open to all.
Signing Sessions
Meet your favorite artists in person thanks to the Festival's signing sessions.
All week long, take advantage of the signings in order to discover some big names in animation (writers, illustrators, filmmakers...) and leave with a personalised souvenir.
Programme available in May 2018
Exhibitions
Each year there are a number of free exhibitions during the Festival at La Turbine media library in Cran-Gevrier, the bibliothèque d'agglomération d'Annecy, Bonlieu and the Centre Courier.
Open to all.
Boutique
Prolong the animation magic with the Festival Boutique @ bdfugue where various Festival products are available, or take advantage of our online boutique to find items from previous festivals.
2017 Awards more info
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