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 Programme 2015

  • 08:00

  • Exhibitions

    Keep an Eye Out

    • 08:00 → 23:59
    • Impérial Palace Mifa

    Nature will be keeping an eye on us with Marc Limousin's ephemeral exhibition.

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  • 09:00

  • Shorts & Breakfast

    Shorts & Breakfast

    • 09:00 → 10:15
    • Bonlieu Bar du théâtre

    A daily morning appointment, with the directors of short films in competition who are ready to talk about the genesis of their films.

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  • The Festival and Beyond!

    Atelier de cinéma d'animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie

    • 09:00 →
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    The Atelier de cinéma d'animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie is opening its doors and wants to let you in on some animation secrets.

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  • 09:30

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    CANAL+

    Laurence BLAEVOET - Head of Youth Programmes

    • 09:30 → 10:00
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • Work in Progress

    The Peanuts Movie

    • 09:30 → 10:45
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • Conferences

    MPC Creature Feature: Animated Features Vs Feature Film VFX Animation

    • 09:30 → 10:30
    • Chambre de métiers Salle Mont-Blanc

    With the industry divided between character and creature animation, as studios produce features requiring character performance or realistic creatures, animators must be able to do cartoon as well as a horse walk. After 34 years of experience in both fields, Paul Chung will shed light on the differences that are not as great as they were before.

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  • 10:00

  • Mifa Pitches

    Mifa Pitches: Short films

    • 10:00 → 12:30
    • Impérial Palace Ravel
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  • Exhibitions

    Animation Fame

    • 10:00 → 19:30
    • Cinéma Pathé Hall d'attente

    Come along with your kids, big or small, to take a stroll around the three exhibitions from Les Artychauts.

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  • TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films

    TV films in Competition 2

    • 10:00 → 11:25
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • Special Programmes

    Guest Country: Spain – The Next Generation

    • 10:00 → 11:05
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    Spanish animation takes pride of place with the From Doodles to Pixels project that looks back at more than 100 years of evolution. The Next Generation programme groups shorts made by animators without borders.

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  • 10:15

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    CBBC

    Sarah MULLER - Head of CBBC Aquisitions & Drama Development

    • 10:15 → 10:45
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 10:30

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 4 Miss Hokusai

    • 10:30 → 12:00
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Special Programmes

    Women and Animation - Women Filmmakers

    • 10:30 → 11:21
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    Annecy 2015 is paying tribute to all the women who have helped to change attitudes and promote female expression in the world of animation. The aftermath of 1968 enabled the emancipation of a new generation of women filmmakers.

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  • Exhibitions

    Focus on Les Films de l'Arlequin

    • 10:30 → 18:00
    • Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire Musée du film d'animation

    Come to the CITIA Exhibition at the Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire and discover Les Films de l'Arlequin studio.

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  • Exhibitions

    Alexeieff/Parker, Shadow Tamers

    • 10:30 → 18:00
    • Musée-Château d'Annecy Exhibition area

    Discover the secrets of the pinscreen through an exhibition dedicated to Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker, the couple who invented it.

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  • Exhibitions

    After School – Robert Desnos

    • 10:30 → 18:00
    • Palais de l'Île - Hors les murs

    Check out this exhibition made up of 13 animated films illustrating 13 of Robert Desnos' poems.

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  • 10:45

  • Conferences

    Weta Digital: Worlds of Characters & Creatures

    • 10:45 → 12:45
    • Chambre de métiers Salle Mont-Blanc

    Gollum, King Kong, Caesar (from "The Planet of the Apes"), Smaug, the Na’vi of Pandora... For the past 20 years, Weta Digital has set the standard with digital characters that deliver nuanced emotional performances and can carry a story. Animation Supervisor Eric Reynolds, Oscar nominated for his work on "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", will talk about the unique way Weta blends traditional animation techniques and cutting-edge technology to create believable, photo-real characters.

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  • 11:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 3 Long Way North

    • 11:00 → 12:20
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
    • French version
    • English subtitles
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  • 11:15

  • Work in Progress

    Ballerina

    • 11:15 → 12:30
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • 11:45

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    DISNEY CHANNEL

    Orion ROSS - VP Content – Animation & Digital, Beth GARDINER - VP, Production & Developement

    • 11:45 → 12:15
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 12:30

  • Share With

    ARTE

    Hélène VAYSSIERES - Head of Short Films

    • 12:30 → 13:00
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 14:00

  • Conferences

    Animated Features: Small Budget, Huge Success

    • 14:00 → 15:30
    • Impérial Palace Ravel

    What are the distribution strategies from sales to release? Independent animation films are up against special costs and are in competition with blockbusters supported by strong budgets, promotion and merchandising, how can independent animation films stand out and meet their audience? Professionals from all groups of the audiovisual ecosystem will discuss how, thanks to innovation and creativeness, limited resources are not necessarily a barrier on the way to success.

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  • Studio Focus

    The Art & Science of RenderMan: A Workshop by Pixar

    • 14:00 → 15:15
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 7 Adama

    • 14:00 → 15:22
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition 3

    • 14:00 → 15:20
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
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  • TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films

    TV films in Competition 1

    • 14:00 → 15:20
    • Cinéma Le Mikado
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  • Special Programmes

    Women and Animation - Florence Miailhe: Honorary Cristal

    • 14:00 → 15:07
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    Annecy 2015 is paying tribute to all the women who have helped to change attitudes and promote female expression in the world of animation. This programme accentuates Florence Miailhe's subtle work, technical singularity and remarkable skill.

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  • Special Programmes

    CANAL J, les Espoirs de l'animation

    • 14:00 → 15:20
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    Check out the winners of the 14th Edition of the Espoirs de l'animation competition with the theme "All the Same, All Different".

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  • Signing Sessions

    Magali Le Huche

    • 14:00 → 15:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 14:30

  • Conferences

    Feature Film and Graphic Creation

    • 14:30 → 17:30
    • Chambre de métiers Salle Mont-Blanc

    An animated feature film is primarily an original visual experience, disregarding the numerous and pervasive ones standardised through marketing. This conference aims to explain fundamental artistic choices, changes made to them during production and how they affect the skill-sets and resources used in a creative adventure that is always tied to economic restrictions.

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  • Share With

    DREAMWORKS TV

    Annika BLUHM - Creative Executive

    • 14:30 → 15:00
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 15:00

  • TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films

    TV films in Competition 3

    • 15:00 → 16:18
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
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  • The Festival and Beyond!

    Les Toiles Enchantées

    • 15:00 → 16:30
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    Back to Annecy for Les Toiles Enchantées, coming to dazzle as many kids as possible.

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  • Signing Sessions

    Bertrand Gatignol, Tebo, Keramidas

    • 15:00 → 16:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 15:15

  • Share With

    CARTOON NETWORK

    Adina PITT - Vice President Content Acquisitions and Co-productions, Cecilia PERSSON - Vice President Acquisitions and Co-Productions

    • 15:15 → 15:45
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 15:30

  • Signing Sessions

    Florence Miailhe

    • 15:30 → 16:30
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 16:00

  • Studio Focus

    Nickelodeon’s Global Animated Shorts Program

    • 16:00 → 17:15
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • Screening Events

    Magic Mountain

    • 16:00 → 17:25
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
    • French version
    • English subtitles

    Check out this animated documentary presenting a "20th century Don Quixote".

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  • Mifa Pitches

    Mifa Pitches: Feature films

    • 16:00 → 18:00
    • Impérial Palace Ravel
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  • Share With

    RTL DISNEY Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG (SUPER RTL)

    Marion WINTER - Senior Manager Programme Acquisitions & Co-Productions, Janine WEIGOLD - Head of Editorial Daytime

    • 16:00 → 16:30
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 8 Mune

    • 16:00 → 17:26
    • Cinéma Le Mikado
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition 2

    • 16:00 → 17:20
    • La Turbine
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition 3

    • 16:00 → 17:20
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • Graduation Films

    Graduation Films in Competition 3

    • 16:00 → 17:19
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
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  • Special Programmes

    Guest Country: Spain – The Stamp of the Artist

    • 16:00 → 17:10
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    Spanish animation takes pride of place with the From Doodles to Pixels project that looks back at more than 100 years of evolution. The Stamp of the Artist is a programme presenting artistic experimentations from the '70s up until today.

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  • Signing Sessions

    Regina Pessoa

    • 16:00 → 17:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 16:45

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    RTVE

    Santiago FANDIÑO LOUSA - Head of Kids Content

    • 16:45 → 17:15
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 17:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 6 Sabogal

    • 17:00 → 18:46
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Signing Sessions

    Spike

    • 17:00 → 18:00
    • Bonlieu Forum
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  • 17:30

  • Share With

    TF1

    Yann LABASQUE - Head of Youth Programmes

    • 17:30 → 18:00
    • Impérial Palace Haendel B
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  • 18:00

  • Studio Focus

    Art of Character Development at Walt Disney Animation Studios

    • 18:00 → 19:15
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 6 Sabogal

    • 18:00 → 19:46
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
    • Original version
    • French subtitles
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 8 Mune

    • 18:00 → 19:26
    • La Turbine
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition 3

    • 18:00 → 19:20
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in competition 5

    • 18:00 → 19:22
    • Cinéma Le Mikado
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  • Special Programmes

    Women and Animation – The Girlfriends

    • 18:00 → 19:21
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3

    Annecy 2015 wanted to pay tribute to all the women who have helped to change attitudes and promote female expression in the world of animation. This programme assembles a collection of films that simply can't be summed up with a single theme.

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  • 18:30

  • Mifa Press Conferences

    Press Conference: France Télévisions, leading partner of animation

    • 18:30 → 19:30
    • Impérial Palace Chill out area
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  • 19:00

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 3 Long Way North

    • 19:00 → 20:20
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
    • French version
    • English subtitles
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  • 20:30

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 1 The Case of Hana & Alice

    • 20:30 → 22:12
    • La Turbine
    • Original version
    • French subtitles
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 2 Possessed

    • 20:30 → 21:53
    • Cinéma Le Mikado
    • Original version
    • French subtitles
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  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 5 April and the Twisted World

    • 20:30 → 22:15
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition 3

    • 20:30 → 21:50
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
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  • Short Films – Competition: Official

    Short films in Competition Off-Limits 6

    • 20:30 → 21:59
    • Bonlieu Petite salle
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  • Graduation Films

    Graduation Films in Competition 4

    • 20:30 → 21:49
    • Salle Pierre Lamy
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  • Special Programmes

    Guest Country: Spain – Macián, the Master

    • 20:30 → 21:43
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
    • Original version
    • English subtitles

    Spanish animation takes pride of place with the From Doodles to Pixels project that looks back at more than 100 years of evolution. This programme is a collection of films by Francisco Macián, aka el Maestro.

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  • 21:30

  • Feature Films – Competition: Official

    Feature Film in Competition 6 Sabogal

    • 21:30 → 23:16
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
    • Original version
    • English subtitles
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  • Commissioned Films

    Commissionned films in Competition

    • 21:30 → 23:02
    • Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
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  • 22:00

  • Open-air Screenings

    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    • 22:00 → 23:20
    • Musée-Château d'Annecy Courtyard
    • French version

    You will be amazed by the technical skills of the oldest surviving animated feature film (1926), when you see it on the big screen.

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  • 22:15

  • Open-air Screenings

    Yellowbird

    • 22:15 → 23:46
    • Le Pâquier
    • French version

    Take flight with Gus on a great migratory journey, while sitting in the grass on the Pâquier!

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  • 23:00

  • Graduation Films

    Graduation Films in Competition 2

    • 23:00 → 00:27
    • Bonlieu Grande salle
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  • Special Programmes

    Guest Country: Spain – Humour and Massacre

    • 23:00 → 00:24
    • Bonlieu Petite salle

    Spanish animation takes pride of place with the From Doodles to Pixels project that looks back at more than 100 years of evolution. The Humour and Massacre programme is the least politically correct of the cycle.

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