Annecy Reveals Short & TV Films In Competition At 2021 Edition
The world’s leading animation festival will be held this year on June 14–19. The organizers are planning a hybrid edition.
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The feature, an adaptation of Jiro Taniguchi’s famed manga, was presented as a work in progress at Annecy.
GKIDS Will Release ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’ In The U.S.
Ever-reliable animation distributor GKIDS has acquired North American distribution rights to the indie Japanese animated feature On-Gaku: …
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The final panel of Cartoon Saloon’s “Irish folklore triptych” is almost here.
No Budget? No Professional Animators? No Problem For Kenji Iwaisawa, Director Of The Madcap Anime Feature ‘Our Sound’
Kenji Iwaisawa made his award-winning film for one tenth of a normal anime feature’s budget. He tells us how he did it.
In Wake Of George Floyd Protests, Women In Animation Summit To Address Race And Solidarity
The symposium will be available to Annecy Online badgeholders from June 17.
Annecy Preview: 6 Highlights From This Year’s Virtual Program
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Annecy Announces 20 Animated Features In Competition For 2020 Edition
Twenty animated features will be presented during next month’s online-only edition of Annecy.
