No, there is no entry fee required.

No.

No.

The feature should have been made for the cinema and should have a running time of at least 60 minutes.

It should not have been commercially exploited in France (before or after its official release date) before the end of the Festival (16^th June 2018).

You can only submit your finished short to the official selection in the short film category.

If you have developed this short film into a feature project you can submit it to the Mifa Pitches along with all the documents required by the regulations. However, the Mifa Pitches selection committee will evaluate it as a feature project and not judge the short film.

Short films: The Festival will subtitle non-French short films presented in competition using laser engraving.

Non-French versions of feature films and TV films (series and TV specials) selected for the competition must be subtitled in French by the producers themselves, at their own expense.

French features and TV films (series and specials) selected for the competition must be subtitled in English by the producers themselves, at their own expense.

Out of competition features, graduation films in competition and Perspectives will be screened in their original version unless subtitled versions are supplied.

The date is 20^th May, but if we have to subtitle the film we will need it before 1^st May.

No. You must send all the graphic research material with your project. Also try to find a graphic designer to work with if possible.

No. Your project should be completely personal and not part of your animation training course.

No.
Your project for a series is a spin-off product.
The Mifa Interactive Creations & Transmedia Pitches are only open to projects originally created to be developed for at least 2 different media (cinema, TV, video games, mobile phones, internet...).

Projects for the cinema and TV only are also excluded.

Yes, but only if it didn't win any prizes in the Mifa Pitches and has undergone major changes in the meantime.

You can only submit your finished short to the official selection in the short film category.

If you have developed this short film into a feature (or a series) you can submit it to the Mifa Pitches along with all the documents required by the regulations. However, the selection committee will evaluate it as a feature or series project and not judge the short film.

Yes.

Of course, a storyboard is required for short film projects but not for features.

It is very important that your paperwork contains examples of the design and graphics to be used, to have an idea of the style and atmosphere of the project.

No. You cannot submit a project in two categories; you'll have to choose which one.

Yes.

No.
The projects for TV series or specials and short films can only be submitted by one or more of the writers of these projects. A project that has already been subject of interest from a producer can be submitted but this must be stipulated. One producer cannot be associated to more than 3 short films in the same year.

Yes, you can. As a producer (associated or not with one or more creators), you can submit a feature or Interactive Creations & Transmedia project, as long as all regulations in the category concerned have been respected.

Yes, as long as you include an authorisation statement from the writer of the comic strip in question.

As long as they are two different projects for two different categories (e.g. a short film project and a project for a series).

You can only submit one project per category.

No. If your film is finished or in production, you cannot submit it to the Mifa Pitches, which is only for projects in their first formulation stage and not yet in production.

Yes.

Panels made up of professionals including representatives from CITIA look after choosing projects for each category.

Several different partners offer prizes for the projects. Each partner chooses a particular project to reward.

For further information, please contact Géraldine Baché.

No, only project leaders of selected projects receive a free accreditation and if the accreditation has already been bought, it shall be reimbursed.

Yes, a project awaiting news of a subvention can compete, providing the subvention has not been granted before entering it for the Mifa Pitches. The information should be mentioned in the paperwork.

Only projects that have never been selected or pitched at other European events can be submitted to the Mifa Pitches feature and TV series or specials categories. Networking and personal interviews with TV channels, financers and broadcasters are nevertheless possible.

The results will be published at the end of March for short films, TV and commissioned films and graduation films and at the end of April for features.

The list of films in the Official Selection and in competition will be available on www.annecy.org at the end of March (end of April for features).

Selected films: the Festival will inform the person who has submitted the film by email at the end of March. The invitation and/or accreditation form(s) sent with this mail should be returned before 30^th April (15^th April for directors of graduation films).
The person who has submitted the film must inform and forward documents to the film director(s).

Unselected films: the Festival will inform the person who has submitted the film no later than mid-April 2015.

If you haven't received this mail, please contact Laurent Million.

The list of prizes is available in the regulations for the category concerned:

• feature films
• short films
• TV films
• commissioned films
• graduation films

Invitation conditions are available in the regulations for the category concerned:

• feature films
• short films
• TV films
• commissioned films
• graduation films

  
DIRECTOR

COMPETITION – Directors of short films in the Official Competition (with Animation "Off-Limits", and of short films in Young Audience and Perspectives categories, feature films, TV films (TV series & specials):

• Accommodation for 6 nights for the director (one director only per film*);
• "Mifa" official selection accreditation for the director(s) appearing in the credits.

COMPETITION - Directors of graduation films:

• Accommodation in a holiday centre for 6 nights for the director (one director only per film*) – form to be sent back before 15^th April;
• "Mifa" official selection accreditation for the director(s) appearing in the credits.

* IN CASE OF CO-DIRECTION: ONLY ONE director can benefit from accommodation.

COMPETITION - Director of commissioned films (educational, scientific or industrial, advertising or promotional, music videos):

• "Mifa" official selection accreditation for the director(s) appearing in the credits. Accommodation is not offered.

OUT OF COMPETITION - Directors of features:

• "Mifa" official selection accreditation for the director(s) appearing in the credits. Accommodation is not offered.

   
PRODUCER

PRODUCERS OF FEATURES IN OR OUT OF COMPETITION

• "Mifa" accreditation (for one producer only, in case of co-production).
  Accommodation is not offered.

In no case will the Festival cover travel expenses.
The invitation and/or accreditation form(s) is/are sent to the person who submitted the film with the notification of the official selection results.
To be returned before 30^th April to confirm your visit (15^th April for directors of graduation films).

The feature films in the Official Selection out of competition do not compete for prizes, but are screened and highlighted as part of the Festival.

The directors (appearing in the credits) of features out of competition will be offered "Mifa" official selection accreditation.

Accommodation and travel expenses are not offered.

All directors appearing on the credits will be offered "Mifa" official selection accreditation.

Accommodation offered to 1 director depends on the category.

• feature films
• short films
• TV films
• commissioned films
• graduation films

In accordance with the Festival regulations, only producers of features in the official selection will be offered "Mifa" accreditation (for one producer only in the case of co-production). They must however pay for their own accommodation.

For the other categories, producers must get accreditation and reserve/pay for their own accommodation.

Producers with a film in the official selection present in Annecy are invited to the award ceremony on Saturday 16^th June at 8:30 pm, followed by the closing party.

No. The invitation (whether an accreditation or accommodation) is strictly personal and non-transferable.
In no case can it/they be transferred to another person, even for a producer or if the invited director cannot come to the Festival.

The producer, or any other representative of the film wishing to attend Annecy 2018, must reserve and pay for accreditation and accommodation.

This free accreditation offered to directors in the official selection is strictly personal and non-transferable and gives access to Mifa accreditation.

The directors and producers of all films in the official selection (in and out of competition) must reserve their tickets online, even for the screening sessions of their films.

Online reservation is open from the beginning of June for those with accreditation, via Annecy Network.

Directors and producers of all the films in the official selection (in and out of competition) are invited to the following ceremonies:

• Opening ceremony, Monday 11^th June 2018 at 8:30 pm – Grande salle, Bonlieu
• Special prize ceremony, Friday 15^th June 2018 at 7:30 pm – Annecy Town Hall
• Closing award ceremony, Saturday 16^th June 2018 at 8:30 pm – Grande salle, Bonlieu

Ceremonies accessible by invitation only (via Annecy Network personal space).

Each director (and producer of feature films) must send back the invitation or accreditation form by email before 30^th April to confirm their visit, except for directors of graduation films, who must send back their form by email before 15^th April.

You will receive confirmation and necessary information for your stay by email from 29^th May. Failing this, please contact Miila Norros.

Handy information for organising your stay:

• Accreditation
• Accommodation (hotels, appart-hôtels, group accommodation, rentals, bed & breakfast...)
• Acces (coming to Annecy, getting around, Mifa/Festival shuttles, lake shuttles, bikes, buses, taxis, boats, car parks)
• Visa
• On site (times and places, on site accreditation pick up or purchase, useful addresses)

Any person travelling with directors will not have free accommodation or accreditation.

To attend Annecy 2018, they must get either

• an accreditation
• individual screening tickets

Accommodation,

• if the person is sharing a room with the director (except for graduation films), supplements for a double room and breakfasts must be paid for personally (maximum 50 EUR per night)
• if not, reserve and pay accommodation

Contact Miila Norros specifying your full name and film title.

The person who submitted the film should receive official notification (no later than mid-April) that the film has not been selected.

To take part in Annecy, you must get your own accreditation and reserve accommodation.

In order to offer you the best possible welcome, inform you about the arrangements at the different sites or how to reserve seats, please contact us by email before your visit: info@citia.org.

Please note that not all our screening theatres provide access to small PRM groups. Requests of this nature should be made to our Ticketing department.

Most of the event sites have PRM access.

However, in order to welcome you under the best conditions, you should inform the hospitality staff on arrival.

If you were unable to let us know beforehand about your visit, go to the reception area of the site or if you would like to get into an event:

• telephone +33 (0)4 50 10 09 00 and one of the team will help you get into the theatre;

OR

• call one of our team in person (T-shirt Annecy), who will make the necessary arrangements.

We will do all we can to help, just let us know!