The arrival of SVOD platforms in distribution and broadcasting of content present new opportunities for producers and directors.
Each morning, Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th June, directors of the competing short films from the previous day will reveal their film-making secrets to Marcel Jean, the Festival’s Artistic Director.
Celebrate 100 years of Brazilian animation in this never-before-seen exhibition in the heart of Annecy!
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the creators of "The Lego Movie", bring their unique talents together to present a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man universe in a groundbreaking visual style. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" presents Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, a universe where more than one person can wear the mask.
Embark on a one-way trip to the Estonian animation of Nukufilm Studio!
Explore language with the exhibition Punchlines!, in the Art By Friends gallery.
Feedback from Guillaume Hellouin and Carole Toledo (TeamTo) about the inaugural year group at ECAS - the first united vocational school providing training in the field of 3D animation.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the chubby audacious Shadoks at this unique retrospective.
Enter into the great filmmakers world of animation and discover what goes on behind the scenes of creating an animated film.
Virtual Reality (and its various forms) presents new possibilities for directors, authors and content producers in the animation industry.
Tonio, the son of Leonce, king of the bears, has been kidnapped by hunters in the Sicilian mountains. When winter threatens his people with famine, Leonce decides to invade the land of men and, with the help of his army and a wizard, he succeeds in finally finding Tonio. But he will soon find out that bears are not meant to live in the land of men.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
A panorama of commissioned works in Brazil during the last 100 years.
At the Annecy Festival, Films in Bretagne, in partnership with the École européenne supérieure d’art de Bretagne, will launch a training course entirely dedicated to the field of stop-motion!
Enter into the world of Vincent Paronnaud aka Winshluss and enjoy an exhibition devoted to his work.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
"Les Espoirs de l'Animation" provides a valuable space for expression and creation for budding new talents. Discover the 2018 prizewinners!
An apprentice sorcerer Seth embarks on a magical mission in search of the Radiant where the feared Nemesis are said to arise. Seth believes he can become the great sorcerer who exterminates the Nemesis. With his newly made friends, he battles powerful enemies and overcomes hardships – all the while under pursuit from the mysterious Inquisition.
Used by animation studios to compensate the lack of developers team, 3D libraries and smart assets (objects, textures, shaders...) are more and more appealing strategies.
Immerse yourself in the digital art of Brazil, at the heart of the Annecy Haras.
Young Audiences Short Films in Competition
Immerse yourself in the origins of Brazilian animation!
Immerse yourself in the heart of the creative process of the two blowhards in Belgium animated cinema: Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier!
Enter the unique world of Jan Švankmajer's new film!
France Télévisions is holding a sound creation workshop that is aimed at youngsters from the age of 8 to 12 years old for an animated film that will be screened in the open air in the courtyard of the Château d'Annecy.
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Paramount Animation President Mireille Soria will introduce Ilion Animation Studios' Javier Abad Moreno, Javier Romero and Juan Garcia Gonzalez.
While the USA, Japan or Europe have had thriving film industries and animation series for decades, producers and directors from emerging countries in this sector are managing to launch projects that have achieved resounding success nationally and internationally.
Discover or rediscover the cult film "My Neighbor Totoro", its fantasy world and marvelous creatures!
Oculus Medium is a VR creative tool that lets you quickly sculpt and paint digital assets.
Rediscover the good-natured humour of the group of friends from Sous-Bois-Les-Bains!
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Google Spotlight Stories started with an idea – do something emotional on a phone.
Don't miss out on the world screening of the non-finalised version of "Hotel Transylvania 3", offered by Sony Pictures Animation!
Discover the animation line-up of France Télévisions.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Films – Competition: Official
It is the turn of pop rock music to show its best riffs in this exclusive retrospective!
Discover the pilot episodes of Japanese series made as part of the "Anime Tamago" training programme.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Off-Limits Short Films in Competition
Go and meet this group of friends placed in foster care, who fight back against unhappiness with humour and friendship!
Does Brazilian animation have an identity? This is what we will discover during these three programmes of short films.
After celebrating its 40th birthday during the 2017 Festival, the over-the-top "Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival" is back!
Rediscover the first film of this monstrously funny trilogy!