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Annecy Unveils 2026 Shorts Lineup Featuring Hertzfeldt, Hulsing, Schwizgebel
Films from established animation voices debut alongside award-winning titles and emerging experiments, signaling a strong and diverse year for the French fest.
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From ‘Star Wars’ And ‘SpongeBob’ To International Indie Hits, Annecy Unveils 2026 TV, Commissioned Films Lineups
The festival’s latest selections span global series, music videos, ads, and auteur shorts, highlighting animation across formats and audiences.
Mike Judge To Receive Annecy’s Honorary Cristal For Career Achievement
The ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ creator will be honored at the 2026 edition of the festival with a career tribute and special screening event.
Annecy Teams With Berlin’s European Film Market On Landmark Push For Animation
One of the world’s top film markets is going all-in on animation, working with Annecy to shake up the industry’s usually quiet first quarter.
‘Scarlet,’ ‘Arco,’ ‘Little Amélie’ Headline 2025 Animation Is Film Lineup
Animation Is Film 2025 runs Oct 17–19 in Hollywood, featuring global and U.S. premieres, industry panels, and a diverse selection of shorts.
Stream A Half-Dozen 2025 Annecy Shorts On The Animation Showcase
Stream award-winning shorts from Annecy 2025, including ‘The Night Boots’ and ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls,’ now on The Animation Showcase.
Annecy Shifts 2026 Dates To Avoid G7 Summit
Annecy, typically held in the first week of June, saw a record 18,200 guests visiting the fest. What impact might a change in dates have?
When Did Animated Shorts Get So Long? An Investigation Into The Uncomfortable Rise Of Long Shorts
As animation directors explore longer film formats, the trend is causing headaches for producers, distributors, festival programmers, and educators.
Annecy Unveils Its 2024 Short Film Lineups
From first-timers to Oscar winners, this year’s four short film sections feature 67 films from 30 countries.
Annecy And MIFA Will Host A New VR And Games Showcase At This Year’s Festival
The festival is teaming with Spain’s Weird Market for a video game cinematics and trailers competition. Submissions are open now.
Indian Animation, VFX, And Video Games Take Center-Stage This Weekend At Animela Festival In Mumbai
Animela is billed as India’s first-ever international festival for animation, vfx, xr, video games, and comics.
City Of Annecy To Break Ground On $27.5 Million Animation Center
The facility will include a screening room, training spaces, exhibition space, and a year-round workplace for the festival’s organizers.
Animation Is Film 2023 To Open With ‘The Boy And The Heron,’ Close With ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’
The L.A.-based festival released its lineup today, featuring 100th anniversary events for Warner Bros. and Disney.
‘Ruby Gillman’ Directors On Creating Dreamworks Animation’s First Titular Female Lead (Video Interview)
“A lot of people have a lot of ideas how [Ruby] should be living her life and this journey she goes on is figuring out how she wants to,” says director Kirk DeMicco.
Mexico Is Creating A Digital Database To Protect Its Animation Heritage
Several titles spanning back to the 1930s have been digitized and were screened at this year’s Annecy Festival.
Guillermo Del Toro Will Only Make ‘A Couple More’ Live Action Films Before Shifting Entirely To Animation
In an Annecy masterclass, del Toro said recent box office hits like ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Mario’ could convince studios to give more leeway to animation filmmakers.
‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Smurfs’ Rightsholders Talk Adapting IP For Modern Audiences
Industry executives discuss how decades-old stories don’t always work with contemporary standards of representation, storytelling, and relatability.
Disney Presents Packed TV Slate With Loads Of New Trailers And Images
In Annecy, Disney announced four new animated series titles, sneak peeked eight more, and announced five renewals.
Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches 2023: Five Projects That Caught Our Eye
Annecy’s MIFA Feature Pitches offered up a visually and narratively diverse lineup that we’ll be tracking in the years to come.
Check Out The Weird And Wonderful World Of Annecy Contrechamp Player ‘Adam Change Lentement’ (Exclusive Trailer)
Director Joël Vaudreuil spoke to us about the film’s small-town influences and making the jump from short to feature filmmaking.