The Festival events not
to be missed!

The 42^nd International Animation Festival will start on 11^th June. 220 selected films, highly-anticipated premieres, concert films and unique experiences in virtual reality are all on the programme. Here are some of the Festival’s unmissable moments!

Dilili in Annecy for the opening ceremony

The director Michel Ocelot will be back at the Annecy Festival to present the world premiere of his new feature film, Dilili in Paris, for the opening ceremony on 11^th June.

Screening Events!

Previously announced in an exceptional billing!

Throughout the festival, discover screening events of the most anticipated animated films, such as:

- Have a Nice Day, "the pulp fiction of Chinese animation” (Indiewire), on Monday 11^th June at 6:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle

- The world-exclusive screening of the non-finalised version of Hotel Transylvania 3, on Wednesday 13^th June at 6:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle.

- The screening of the first footage of How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World, on Thursday 14^th June at 10:30 am in the Bonlieu Grande salle.

- The world premiere of The Incredibles 2, on Friday 15^th June at 4:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle.

- One screening, two films. Dedicated to Godzilla! with the films Planet of the Monsters & City on the Edge of Battle, on Friday 15^th June at 7:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle

Last minute news

Another Day of Life
Recently added to the official selection, this forceful feature film by Damian Nenow and Raúl de La Fuente will be screened on Tuesday 12^th June at 6:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle.

Make It Soul
Discover the short film Make It Soul by Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo following the screening of This Magnificent Cake! (medium-length Belgian film) in the presence of Marc James Roels and Emma De Swaef, on Thuesday 14^th June at 6:00 pm.

Annecy Classics

Annecy Classics allow the Festival to pay tribute to timeless films that are the heritage of animated cinema. This year, the classic films to be celebrated include the 30^th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro by Miyazaki with a screening on Wenesday 13^th June at 4:30 pm in the Bonlieu Petite Salle. There will also be a screening of The Prince of Egypt by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells in a digital restored version, then Des Cowboys et des Indiens, le cinéma de Patar et Aubier, directed by Fabrice Welz, as well as a restored version of Millennium Actress by Satoshi Kon. We are also offering a programme of short films with Instrumentarium (CNC programme), Celebrating 60 Years of Nukufilm Studio and Animation in Armed Forces Movies (in partnership with the ECPAD).

Midnight Specials

At the end of the evening, allow yourself to be caught up in the madness of the Midnight Specials in the darkness of Annecy’s cinemas. There are several programmes for your enjoyment: WTF, Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, Titmouse Presents…Exclusively for a mature audience, these night-time screenings present the dark, subversive, sexy, crazy and controversial in a hair-raising event!

Music and animation singing from the same hymn sheet!

An animated concert with Dominique A

Dominique A will perform onstage at the Brise Glace, accompanied with the director Sébastien Laudenbach who will draw his animations live.

After collaborating for the Toute Latitude music video, the two artists will meet again on Friday 15^th June at 8:30 pm to pay tribute to music and animated films.

Concert films

Octuor de France
The musicians of the Octuor de France will play live on Friday 15^th June at 9:00 pm in the Bonlieu Petite salle. It will be an opportunity for rediscovering the classics of animated films in an original music score written by Gabriel Thibaudeau.

Concert film En sortant de l’école
Short films inspired by poetry and created by young directors from French animation schools will be interpreted live by four musician-narrators. These 16 films from the "En sortant de l'école" collection will be screened in the courtyard of the château d’Annecy during a concert film on Thursday 14^th June at 10:00 pm.

Annecy celebrates Brazilian animation

This year, the Annecy Festival will shake to the rhythms of Brazil! Brazilian animation will be honoured throughout the week in order to highlight the country’s cultural energy, in particular from a cinematographic point of view.

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