Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed,’ Kenji Kamiyama’s ‘LOTR: The War of the Rohirrim’ Get Annecy First Looks
Other Annecy highlights include debuts for ‘Nimona’ and ‘Ruby Gillman’ plus tons of high-profile first looks.
Other Annecy highlights include debuts for ‘Nimona’ and ‘Ruby Gillman’ plus tons of high-profile first looks.
In total, 17 films, series, and interactive works will host WIP presentations at this year’s Annecy.
This year, 23 features will compete at Annecy, 11 in the official competition and 12 in Contrechamp.
Producers from 11 countries are represented in the six-picture lineup, creating an exciting and diverse field.
Other titles Netflix will tease at Annecy include ‘Leo,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget,’ and ‘The Monkey King.’
‘Elemental’ will then hit theaters on June 16, with ‘Ruby heading to cinemas on June 30.
Highlights include a South Africa country focus, Disney’s 100th-anniversary celebration, and an honorary Trickstar for Signe Baumane.
Other honors went to ‘Khamsa – The Well of Oblivion,’ ‘Thee Wreckers Tetralogy,’ and ‘Vampire in the Garden: The Movie.’
The festival will unveil other competition sections later this month, before kicking of in June.
There are plenty of familiar titles heading to Zagreb this year, including a pair of Oscar nominees.
Four short films won prizes as well: ‘The Borderline,’ ‘The Queen of the Foxes,’ ‘Swing to the Moon,’ and ‘Intestine Road, Fish Island.’
On March 10, attendees will learn about the advocacy group #we_do!, Austria’s contact and counseling center for filmmakers.
Liu’s latest was originally meant to premiere at Cannes last year, but Chinese Covid restrictions made that impossible.
We highlight all the animation that will screen at Germany’s Berlinale next month.
Kiel single-handedly, directed, and animated the film.
Niigata’s competition lineup features 10 titles with producers from 12 countries. Japanese animation legend Mamoru Oshii is the jury president of the first edition.
The festival’s in-person return will take place in 2024.
Annecy 2023 will host a seven-day program slate, with Mexico honored as the year’s spotlight country.
One of Eastern Europe’s biggest animation get-togethers, this year’s CEE will be hybrid, with most events available to watch online.
Other prize winners included features ‘My Father’s Dragon’ and ‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ and the short film ‘Ice Merchants.’