Programme 2019
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08:00
A Tribute to Bernard Palacios, Creator of Animated Images
- 08:00 → 18:00
- Jardin d'hiver, Mairie Seynod
Tribute to an eminent figure in Annecy animation
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09:00
Creating an Animated VR Experience: How Writers and Directors Have to Face Storytelling Challenges? XR
- 09:00 → 10:15
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Storytelling a VR experience involves thinking about writing in a 360-degree environment, with varying levels of interaction.
An In-Depth Look at my First Contract
- 09:00 → 10:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
The SACD are offering a presentation concerning the major copyright principles and the key workings of audiovisual contracts.
Arte Exhibition – Athleticus
- 09:00 → 19:00
- Parc Charles Bosson La Volière de l'Impérial
The Athleticus animals are escaping the small screen to show themselves off in an exhibition!
Oshiyama Kiyotaka's Correcting Sakuga Lesson, Break the Rules
- 09:00 → 11:00
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Oshiyama Kiyotaka is one of Japan's top animators and directors.
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09:15
The aaa Appointments
- 09:15 → 17:00
- Atelier de cinéma d'animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie (aaa)
The atelier de cinéma d’animation d’Annecy invites the Annecy locals to experience immersion and discovery sessions, open to all!
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09:30
That's a Wrap!
- 09:30 → 19:30
- Centre Courier Gallery
To celebrate the world premiere of Playmobil: The Movie at the Festival’s opening ceremony, your favorite toys are setting-up in Courier!
Giant Playmobil on the Pâquier
- 09:30 → 00:30
- Le Pâquier
Two XXL figures are taking over the Pâquier!
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10:00
Debza: Solo Expo
- 10:00 → 19:00
- Art by friends
When manga and kawaii collide with graffiti and tattoos.
Perspectives Short Films in Competition
Short Films Perspectives in Competition 2
- 10:00 → 11:23
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Photo Booth Courtesy of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
- 10:00 → 19:00
- Bonlieu Forum
Smile, you're on camera! A photo booth for everyone to enjoy during this year's Festival!
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10:30
Animation Film: Filmmaking Secrets
- 10:30 → 18:00
- Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire Musée du film d'animation
A large collection of drawings, puppets and other surprising materials, a touch of technique and a huge dose of magic await you at the Conservatoire d’art et d’histoire!
Benefit from Coaching before Going Job Dating!
- 10:30 → 11:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Pôle emploi Scènes et Images have been collaborating for several years with studios, meeting the professionals and advising them.
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 3: White Snake
- 10:30 → 12:12
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- Original version
- English subtitles
Tribute to Japanese Animation: A Board Overview of Contemporary Japanese Animation
- 10:30 → 11:43
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
A concentration of independent creative works from both up-and-coming and well-established directors.
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11:00
Framestore: a Place to Create
- 11:00 → 12:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
A talk based around some of Framestore's exciting upcoming projects, including Fantastic Beasts 3 and Tom&Jerry, and how we crew for them.
Free vs. Pay: What Digital Strategies are Available for Animation Producers? Business
- 11:00 → 12:15
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Between free digital platforms (AVOD) and OTT services, animation producers and distributors are increasingly using digital networks as new sources of growth for their revenues. But is this a guaranteed strategy?
Interactive Creations & Transmedia Mifa Pitches
- 11:00 → 12:30
- Impérial Palace Salle du lac
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11:30
Master Your Career in Animation/VFX
- 11:30 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Join us for this annual discussion with a panel of animation/VFX talent recruiters and artists from Europe and the USA.
Meet the Festival Programmers
- 11:30 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Ravel
Meetings between film organisations and festival programmers, to promote the diffusion of works in Europe and around the world.
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 2
- 11:30 → 12:54
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 9: Checkered Ninja
- 11:30 → 12:53
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- English version
- French subtitles
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11:45
RenderMan 22 | The Latest & Greatest from Pixar
- 11:45 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Rotonde de l'Europe
Come see the cutting-edge features for animation and VFX in the latest version of RenderMan.
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12:00
Residences for Animated Films
- 12:00 → 13:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Since 2017, an organisation is connecting together different artist-in-residence programs in the field of animation in France and internationally.
VR Dome
- 12:00 → 19:00
- Haras VR Dome
Enter into the VR Dome and experience animation as you have never seen before!
Ville Neuve
- 12:00 → 01:00
- La Cave, Annecy
Take a behind the scenes look at one of the feature films in competition in the Contrechamp category.
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12:30
Acting and Gestures in Animation
- 12:30 → 14:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Andrew Gordon, Head of Character Animation at DNEG, will show how to make better and clearer poses from the perspective of animation, and will take a look at the idea of pushing poses and appeal through draw over procedures.
Beast Animation – 15 Years of Handmade Animation
- 12:30 → 18:00
- Bonlieu Médiathèque
Come and celebrate 15 years of stop-motion creation with Beast Animation studio!
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13:00
The Artistic Journey of the Saga How to Train Your Dragon
- 13:00 → 19:00
- Haras Manège du haras d'Annecy
For one last time dive into the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy with an exclusive exhibition displaying over 200 works from the making of!
Japonohara
- 13:00 → 19:00
- Haras Sellerie du haras
From cartoons to VR, Japanese contemporary art is coming to Annecy!
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13:30
Walt Disney Animation Studios: An Artist's Journey to Storyboarding
- 13:30 → 15:00
- Impérial Palace Verdi
Join Natalie Nourigat (story artist) for a look at her journey from comics to storyboarding at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Is it Necessary to Learn About Real-time to Work in Animation?
- 13:30 → 14:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Real-time is a technique that was previously used in video games that is increasingly being used in animation filmmaking.
Off-Limits Short Films in Competition
Short Films Off-limits in Competition
- 13:30 → 14:44
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 6
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 5: The Bears Famous Invasion
- 13:30 → 14:54
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
- French version
- English subtitles
Tribute to Japanese Animation: Puppets in Animation and Beyond: a Work by Tadahito Mochinaga and Tadanari Okamoto
- 13:30 → 15:00
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
Learn about the history of Japanese puppet animation through the works of two renowned directors.
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14:00
Open Source: (Creative) Fantasy or (Economical) Reality? Production Organisation
- 14:00 → 15:15
- Impérial Palace Salle du lac
Many studios have announced that they are integrating Open Source software like Blender, or even developing their own tools in their pipeline.
Swing Behind-the-Scenes of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"
- 14:00 → 15:15
- Impérial Palace Rotonde de l'Europe
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse set out to create a completely new cinematic experience.
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14:30
Unity: A Hybrid Platform for Linear and Interactive Content
- 14:30 → 16:00
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Discover how a real-time engine can be used to create short movies, animated TV series, feature films, VR experiences and anything in between!
Music Throughout Production, and How It Gets Done
- 14:30 → 15:45
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Danielle Diego, head of music for 20th Century Fox, will share her experience as a studio music executive.
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 1
- 14:30 → 15:52
- Cinéma Le Mikado
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 2: Salma's Big Wish
- 14:30 → 15:58
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 5
- English version
- French subtitles
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 3: Away
- 14:30 → 15:48
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
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14:45
The Walt Disney Company presents: "Monsters At Work" Studio Focus
- 14:45 → 15:45
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Take a first look at the new Disney+ animated series, Monsters At Work.
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15:00
The CNC’s Funding for Animation Scriptwriting: Step-by-step Support
- 15:00 → 16:00
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Presentation of the FAIA (assistance funds for audiovisual innovation) and their various phases of scriptwriting support, in the presence of Delphine Nicolini (Producer, Vice-Chairman of the Commission).
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15:30
Screenwriting for Animation: The First Step in Creative Conversation
- 15:30 → 17:00
- Impérial Palace Verdi
"To make a great film, you need three things - the script, the script and the script." – Alfred Hitchcock
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16:00
Draw Me a Voice… Creation
- 16:00 → 17:15
- Impérial Palace Salle du lac
In the original language version, actors cast in animated films play an increasingly essential role in the incarnation of their characters: their personal physique becomes a source of inspiration, it modifies the personality, even the dialogue and not forgetting their role in promoting the film, which subsequently becomes even more visible.
DreamWorks
- 16:00 → 17:30
- Bonlieu Grande salle
DreamWorks Animation unveils its new productions at Annecy!
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 8: Homeless
- 16:00 → 17:28
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 6
- English version
Annecy Classics: Cat City
- 16:00 → 17:35
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
- Original version
- English subtitles
A special agent mouse, the cat mafia, top secret missions… a fantastic parody of the spy film genre!
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16:15
Discover the Disney Channels and Disney+ Animated Series
- 16:15 → 17:15
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Please join Hélène Etzi (Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company France), Orion Ross (Vice President, Animation, Digital & Acquisitions, Disney EMEA) and Caterina Gonnelli (Director, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Disney EMEA).
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16:30
Meet the Composers
- 16:30 → 18:00
- Impérial Palace Ravel
For more information contact: Violaine Cormy.
Chat with Nickelodeon Animation Studio
- 16:30 → 17:30
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
With Ariel Goldberg
PARIS-LYON-SINGAPOUR – My Vision of My City, a Multicultural Students’ Project
- 16:30 → 17:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Following a French delegate’s animation assignment in Singapour, three schools – the Atelier de Sèvres (Paris), Émile Cohl (Lyon) and LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapour) – asked their students to make animation films on the theme "city visions"
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 6: The Wonderland
- 16:30 → 18:25
- Cinéma Le Mikado
- Original version
- French subtitles
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17:00
TV and Commissioned Films – Competition: TV Films
TV Films in Competition 4
- 17:00 → 18:24
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 3
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 4: Ville Neuve
- 17:00 → 18:21
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- French version
- English subtitles
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 6: Children of the Sea
- 17:00 → 18:53
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 5
- Original version
- English subtitles
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17:30
The Working World After School: Fantasy and Reality
- 17:30 → 19:00
- Impérial Palace Verdi
We hear allsorts concerning animation professions and imagine all manner of things, but what does this industry genuinely look like?
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18:00
Netflix Original Anime: A Celebration of Anime and a Look Ahead
- 18:00 → 19:15
- Impérial Palace Salle de l'Europe
Netflix will showcase the unique diversity of high-quality original anime titles.
Creating with Wacom: Framestore's Art Department on Designing Award-Winning Images for Film
- 18:00 → 19:30
- Impérial Palace Salon impérial
Framestore's Art Dept work with directors and filmmakers to visualise a script and enable them to ‘see’ the images they are seeking to create.
Presentation of Quirino Ibero-American Animation's White Paper and New Projects
- 18:00 → 18:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
Exhaustive radiography of the Ibero-American's animation industry.
Jill Culton, Suzanne Buirgy, Todd Wilderman, Nicolas Marlet - "Abominable"
- 18:00 → 19:00
- Bonlieu Forum
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 4: Marona's Fantastic Tale
- 18:00 → 19:35
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- French version
- English subtitles
A Giant Netflix Christmas Snow Globe
- 18:00 → 22:00
- Le Pâquier
A postcard-perfect photo call while waiting for Christmas to come…
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18:30
Young Audiences Short Films in Competition
Short Films Young Audience in Competition
- 18:30 → 19:47
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 2: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles
- 18:30 → 19:58
- La Turbine
- Original version
- French subtitles
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 10: I Lost My Body
- 18:30 → 19:53
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 1
- French version
- English subtitles
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 7: Zero Impunity
- 18:30 → 20:08
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 6
- Original version
- French subtitles
Gastronomy: Soul Food
- 18:30 → 19:45
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
Gourmet food is on the menu at the Annecy Festival!
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19:00
Européens Sans Frontières – Call for Projects for RECA Students
- 19:00 → 19:30
- Impérial Palace Berlioz
The Européens Sans Frontières (ESF) association will present its 4th edition for a call for projects for the graphic creation of a short film animation.
"The Four Seasons" Concert-film Performance
- 19:00 → 20:30
- Musée-Château d'Annecy Grande salle
The Four Seasons as you have never experienced it before!
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19:30
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 7: The Swallows of Kabul
- 19:30 → 20:54
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
- French version
- English subtitles
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 5: Underdog
- 19:30 → 21:15
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 5
- Original version
- English subtitles
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20:30
The Prince's Voyage
- 20:30 → 22:30
- Bonlieu Grande salle
- French version
Jean-François Laguionie, alongside co-director Xavier Picard, introduces us to his latest feature film.
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20:45
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 1: Ride Your Wave
- 20:45 → 22:23
- La Turbine
- Original version
- French subtitles
Feature Films – Competition: Official
Feature Film in Competition 8: The Relative Worlds
- 20:45 → 22:21
- Cinéma Le Mikado
- Original version
- French subtitles
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21:00
Perspectives Short Films in Competition
Short Films Perspectives in Competition 1
- 21:00 → 22:20
- Bonlieu Petite salle
Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition
Feature Film in Competition Contrechamp 1: Kung Food
- 21:00 → 22:41
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 6
- English version
Tribute to Japanese Animation: Atsushi Wada
- 21:00 → 22:11
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 4
Focus on a uniquely perceptive director
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22:00
Midnight Specials: Titmouse presents
- 22:00 → 23:20
- Cinéma Pathé Pathé 2
Titmouse invites you to the most absurd screening in this year’s Annecy Festival program!
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22:15
Ratatouille
- 22:15 → 00:15
- Le Pâquier
- French version
The passionate little rat who dreams of becoming a chef in the most renowned Paris kitchen... Remy, your favorite rodent and hero of the animation film Ratatouille, is coming to the Pâquier!
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23:00
Midnight Specials: Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation
- 23:00 → 00:30
- Bonlieu Petite salle
An explosive cocktail of alternative animation!
