WIP 2025 – Photo : ANNECY FESTIVAL/B. Aguirre
As it does every year, the Festival's Work in Progress sessions present an all-new selection of works currently in production. These exclusive sessions provide a first-hand insight into the creative process, giving you the unique chance to follow the various production stages and to meet the teams to chat about their artistic approach.
Puppets rub shoulders with paper cut-outs, bold original stories interact with the might of iconic IPs, and independent studios mingle with big-name production companies, offering a reveal of the very best in global animation.
12 feature films, 3 series and 1 immersive project from ten countries have been selected and will be showcased at the Salle Pierre Lamy.
The Work in Progress selection reflects a diversity of techniques, cultures and, most of all, sensibilities. Each project offers a passionate and sincere perspective on the world and even on the filmmaking process.
This year, six of the sixteen projects are directed by women, and they demonstrate an essential diversity that the Festival both actively supports and encourages.
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Over the years, the Work in Progress sessions have become the launching pad for films that go on to have very successful runs.
Here, festivalgoers have been lucky enough to enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses and first-look footage of hits such as Allah Is Not Obliged (2024), Death Does Not Exist (2024), Flow (2023), Chicken for Linda! (2022), No Dogs or Italians Allowed (2020) and Flee (2019), which were all praised by both critics and audiences.
