Photo : ANNECY FESTIVAL/L. Gouttenoire

Festival Presentation

From 21^st to 27^th June 2026, participate in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival! For one week, this event celebrates the best of international animation.

Official Selection

Discover the Official Selection: competition and out of competition films, Screening Events and many more!
> 2025 Competition

Festival Meetings

Meet the professionals from the animation world: Work in Progress, Masterclasses, Making of, Shorts & Breakfast.

Meetings for All Audiences

Explore animation in all its forms through the events organized alongside the programming: Exhibitions, Signing Sessions and Festival Extras.

Annecy Festival Awards

Find the list of prizes that will be awarded during the Annecy Festival's ceremonies.

The Festival’s History

Read through the history of the Annecy Festival, from its beginnings in the 1960s with the Jica and Asifa; the creation of Cica; the economic dimension of the event and the arrival of the International Animation Film Market (Mifa) in the 80s; the Festival's flourishing years in the 2000s and the creation of CITIA.

Get your accreditations!

Would you like to participate in the Festival’s 2025 edition?
Check out the different accreditations on offer and choose the one which best suits your profile!

Festival Events

Photo d'illustration de la page Compétition 2025

Competition

Séance événement Vaiana 2 – Photo : ANNECY FESTIVAL/B. Aguirre

Screening Events

The Annecy Festival is full of exceptional programmes: discover all the Screening Events of the 2025 edition!

Work in Progress

Masterclasses

The Masterclasses are unique conversations with a leading figure from the animation world.

Making of

The Making of sessions are a privileged way of discovering films through a combination of screenings and discussions.

Shorts & Breakfast

Every morning, from 8:30 to 9:45 am, directors of the short films in competition share a privileged moment discussing their films.

Projection plein-air du Chat Potté 2 : la Dernière Quête.

Open-air Screenings

Discover the most successful animation films and the greatest classics every night on a giant screen.

Émission France Inter "C'est encore nous !"

Festival Extras

Come across a giant Playmobil, learn how to create sound effects, attend a live radio broadcast, have your photo taken inside a giant snow globe, participate in a Cosplay parade, and much more! The Annecy Festival is all this too!

Exposition de Théodore Ushev, la matière de la mémoire.

Exhibitions

For the Festival, animation takes over the entire town and is exhibited in the most unexpected places!

Signing sessions

Meet your favourite artists in person thanks to the signing sessions that are open to all, right in the middle of Bonlieu.