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Annecy Festival
From 15th to 18th June 2021
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You still have few more days to purchase your accreditation to attend the first ever hybrid Mifa!

This first ever Mifa hybrid edition invites you to discover the 100% online content, in addition to the on-site discussions for those who are lucky enough to be able to travel to Annecy, the richest and most varied to date.

More importantly, it’s the opportunity to learn more about African animation through 21 projects selected from the entire continent, to meet Marguerite Abouet, the Mifa Campus’ patron, to share a moment with Triggerfish Animation Studios, winners of the Mifa Animation Industry Award 2021, and to have an audience with William Kentridge, the immense South African artist who has a retrospective at the Festival, and N’Goné Fall, General Commissioner of the Africa2020 Season.

Take a quick tour of the vast programme…

MIfa

Mifa professionals who will be present in Annecy

Meet the delegations on their stands, or companies at their Private Meeting Tables

Joining us again this year are: France Télévisions, Aura In Motion, Wallonie-Bruxelles Images, Film Fund Luxembourg, Films en Bretagne, Catalan Films, Magelis, Ville de Marseille, Ciclic, Région PACA, ALCA Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Région Grand Est as well as a stand dedicated to African animation, in partnership with the Africa2020 Season.

Unifrance, Anim France, ON kids & family, Superprod, Xilam, Toei Animation Europe, Cyber Group Studios, ViewSonic, Trace Global, Nomalab, Ranch Computing, CG Wire, Circus, Audio Workshop, etc.

Enjoy the lounges, restaurants and terraces to organise your meetings.

Don’t miss the traditional Press Conferences in the salle Pierre Lamy

  • AnimFrance, Wednesday 16th June, 2:00-3:00 pm
  • France Télévisions – Line-up Animation 2021, Wednesday 16th June, 4:30-6:00 pm
  • ON kids & family (Mediawan), Thursday 17th June, 4:30-5:30 pm

You can also find them online and on replay. As well as:

  • CANAL+ Youth Unit, Tuesday 15th June, 4:30-6:00 pm (online only)

Mifa professionals who are on-site or online remotely: discover the 100% online content.

CREATION

Never-before-seen narratives will spirit you away: 75 stories from here and elsewhere!

  • Mifa Pitches: France, Argentina, Brazil, Ireland, Greece, Latvia, Canada, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Iran, USA, Madagascar, Germany, Belgium, and more, discover 36 projects that were selected among the 500 received this year.
  • Partners Pitches: 15 sessions await you and will prolong your journey!
    In Africa: Digital Lab Africa, Nigeria Focus@Mifa, Africa2020 Season, Animation Films South Africa
    In Latin America: La Liga de la Animación Iberoamericana in Focus, Chilean Animation – Stories from the End of the World, Get the Kids Involved – Pitches from Colombia, Animation! Mentoring Program: Female Directors in Focus
    In Asia: Southeast Asia Focus 2021, Tokyo Partners Pitches, Taiwan Animated by TAICCA
    In the Middle East: Spotlight on Jerusalem
    In Europe: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Talents, CEE Animation Forum, Annecy Festival Residency

> Check out the Pitches programme and the Partners Pitches programme

CONNECTION

The Mifa Focus sessions will lean towards the industry and highlight

Mifa Animation Industry Award: in light of presenting the award to Triggerfish Animation Studios, the Mifa invites you to share an hour with the studio to discover their universe and career path.

Discover the rest of the programme and travel the world!

The Meet the… sessions assist you in your meetings with professionals

ABuyers, festival programmers, talents from the pitch sessions, and publishers.
> Check the programme and make your appointments!

Gap Financing is back! Discover the feature films seeking funding and make appointments with producers.
> Check out the programme

New

One-on-one meetings between graphic and literary authors. In partnership with the AGrAF
Dragonkeeper The Mifa is collaborating with the Sacem and the Festival d’Aubagne Music&Cinema for a 3rd Character meeting. 3 projects that are 50% financed will benefit from targeted meetings with composers.

Mifa Recruitment is also back!

> Check the list of studios present in the Mifa Virtual Recruitment Area, and the job offers.

Find out about the working conditions at the Recruiters Talk sessions.
> Check out the programme

Covid-19 Info

In order to guarantee everyone’s safety, the Annecy Festival is working on installing strict, evolving and performant health measures.

See you on 15th to 18th June 2021!

Browse through all the Annecy Festival pictures on Flickr