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European Projects That Impressed At Annecy: ‘Ozi,’ ‘The Inventor,’ ‘Greetings From The Apocalypse’
We’ve picked out three… well four, of the most exciting European projects to catch our eye at this year’s Annecy festival.
Festivals
‘Little Nicholas,’ ‘Dozens of Norths,’ ‘Amok,’ ‘My Year of Dicks’ Take Top Honors At 2022 Annecy Festival
At a joyous closing ceremony, awards were handed out and Mexico was unveiled as the country of honor for Annecy 2023.
Annecy Pitches 2022: 5 Feature Projects That Caught Our Eye
From high-concept fantasy tales to deeply personal documentary, this year’s feature film pitches at Annecy’s MIFA market had a bit of everything.
How ‘Bambi,’ ‘Apocalypse Now,’ And The Bible Blend In Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Unicorn Wars’
Former Annecy winner Alberto Vázquez uses teddy bears and unicorns to deliver his colorful, vulgar, and hilarious anti-war allegory.
Annecy Pitches 2022: Three Promising Animation Projects From Nigeria
Cartoon Brew looks at three standout projects pitched at this year’s Nigeria Focus at Annecy’s MIFA.
Portuguese Short ‘The Garbage Man’ Wins Top Prize At Zagreb Animafest
Michaela Pavlátova’s My Sunny Maad took home the feature film prize.
Signe Baumane On Lessons Learned While Making ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’
“We have so much ability to love, but our ability to hate comes from the same place,” Baumane learned while researching the film.
WIA Unveils Program For 2022 Women In Animation World Summit At Annecy
WIA returns to Annecy 2022 to host a series of panels, a fireside chat, and the first-ever Stories x Women initiative.
Mamoru Oshii Will Serve As Jury President Of New Feature Animation Festival In Japan
The first Niigata International Animation Film Festival will take place in March 2023.
Stuttgart Wraps Hybrid 2022 Edition, ‘Bestia’ Takes Top Honors
Bestia, Steakhouse, and To the Last Drop featured among the winners at this year’s Stuttgart Festival.
Montreal’s Sommets Starts Today With Reformatted Canadian Animation Competition
The festival’s opening night film is Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand’s Les voisins de mes voisins sont mes voisins.
Morocco’s International Animation Film Festival Of Meknes Kicks Off With High-Profile Guest List
Michel Ocelot, Tomm Moore, and Florence Miailhe are just a few of the guests who will screen finished films and works in progress at the Moroccan event.
Annecy Unveils 15 Projects Picked For 2022 Work-In-Progress Sessions
Annecy will host early looks at projects from Naoko Yamada, Genndy Tartakovsky, Aardman Animations, Skydance Animation, Tonko House, and others.
Annecy Unveils 20 Features In Competition Lineups
Annecy is back with an entirely in-person format for 2022, and boasts an appropriately stacked competition lineup for the occasion.
Cannes Critics’ Week Selects Animated Films As Part Of Its Line-Up
Three shorts and one live-action feature with animated sequences will screen at this year’s Cannes Critics’ Week.
Festival News: ‘Little Nicholas’ Headed To Cannes, ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’ To Tribeca
Two new animated features are getting major festival debuts.
‘Mind Game’ Director Masaaki Yuasa To Present Annecy Masterclass
Yuasa’s other credits include cult favorite Lu Over the Wall and episodes of Japan Sinks: 2020 and Adventure Time.
GLAS Animation Festival Kicks Off With Loaded Competition Sections, Distinguished Speaker Lineup
The GLAS Animation Festival starts today – and you can see all of it online.
Annecy Selection Unveiled: 72 Short Films Will Compete In 2022 Edition
Fewer films were selected than last year due to the length of the shorts.
Annecy Will Not Host Any Official Russian Delegations At Its Festival
The festival, however, has said that it will continue to support anti-war filmmakers who live in the country.
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