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#Annecy

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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.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

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‘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.

By Cole Delaney | 3 months ago

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.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Guillermo del Toro, Annecy 2023

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.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

‘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.

By Ryan Gaur | 4 months ago

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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.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

MIFA Feature Pitches 2023

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.

By Ryan Gaur | 4 months ago

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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.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Nimona

Netflix Drops Full ‘Nimona’ Trailer, New Stills Ahead Of Tonight’s Annecy World Premiere

Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane spoke with us about the visual development of the film’s medieval/futuristic world and characters.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

I'm Hip

‘Aladdin,’ ‘Moana’ Director John Musker Goes Indie With Annecy-Debuting Short ‘I’m Hip’

He’s directed some of Disney’s most beloved films of the modern era, but making I’m Hip required John Musker to do something he hadn’t done regularly in the last 40 years: animate.

By Aubry Mintz | 4 months ago

Annecy Shorts 2023

10 Shorts You Won’t Want To Miss At Annecy 2023

We’ve put together a list of ten shorts that demonstrate the breadth and diversity available at this year’s Annecy Festival.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Eight Features We’re Looking Forward To At Annecy 2023

With so many screenings, panels, workshops, pitches, and parties, it’s impossible to catch everything at Annecy.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Annecy

Annecy In Shock After Knife-Wielding Attacker Injures Four Children, Two Adults Days Before Festival’s Opening

Two of the children and one adult are in “serious condition.” All six were taken to the hospital.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

WIA World Summit 2023

GLAAD Joins Women In Animation To Co-Host WIA World Summit 2023 At Annecy

This year’s WIA World Summit will place a special emphasis on gender justice.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

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Animation Companies Are Going Green. Here’s How They’re Doing It

We spoke with animation organizations from around the world that are spearheading the industry’s green push.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Stories x Women

Get To Know The Five Delegates And Their Projects Selected For This Year’s Stories X Women Program

Stories x Women provides international opportunities to women animators from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Fixed

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.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Annecy WIP

‘Spellbound,’ ‘Batman Azteca,’ ‘Captain Laserhawk’ Headline Annecy’s Work In Progress Sidebar

In total, 17 films, series, and interactive works will host WIP presentations at this year’s Annecy.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

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Annecy Unveils 2023 Official Competition And Contrechamp Lineups

This year, 23 features will compete at Annecy, 11 in the official competition and 12 in Contrechamp.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

Elemental, Ruby Gillman

Hollywood Heads To France: Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Will World Premiere At Cannes Before Dreamworks’ ‘Ruby Gillman’ Debuts At Annecy

‘Elemental’ will then hit theaters on June 16, with ‘Ruby heading to cinemas on June 30.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

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