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The 42nd International Animation Festival will start on 11th June. 220 selected films, highly-anticipated premieres, concert films and unique experiences in virtual reality are all on the programme. Here are some of the Festival’s unmissable moments! | ||||
Dilili in Annecy for the opening ceremony | ||||
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The director Michel Ocelot will be back at the Annecy Festival to present the world premiere of his new feature film, Dilili in Paris, for the opening ceremony on 11th June. | ||||
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Screening Events!Previously announced in an exceptional billing!Throughout the festival, discover screening events of the most anticipated animated films, such as: - Have a Nice Day, "the pulp fiction of Chinese animation” (Indiewire), on Monday 11th June at 6:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle - The world-exclusive screening of the non-finalised version of Hotel Transylvania 3, on Wednesday 13th June at 6:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle. - The screening of the first footage of How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World, on Thursday 14th June at 10:30 am in the Bonlieu Grande salle. - The world premiere of The Incredibles 2, on Friday 15th June at 4:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle. - One screening, two films. Dedicated to Godzilla! with the films Planet of the Monsters & City on the Edge of Battle, on Friday 15th June at 7:00 pm in the Bonlieu Grande salle Last minute newsAnother Day of Life Make It Soul | ||||
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Annecy Classics | ||||
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Annecy Classics allow the Festival to pay tribute to timeless films that are the heritage of animated cinema. This year, the classic films to be celebrated include the 30th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro by Miyazaki with a screening on Wenesday 13th June at 4:30 pm in the Bonlieu Petite Salle. There will also be a screening of The Prince of Egypt by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells in a digital restored version, then Des Cowboys et des Indiens, le cinéma de Patar et Aubier, directed by Fabrice Welz, as well as a restored version of Millennium Actress by Satoshi Kon. We are also offering a programme of short films with Instrumentarium (CNC programme), Celebrating 60 Years of Nukufilm Studio and Animation in Armed Forces Movies (in partnership with the ECPAD). | ||||
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Midnight Specials | ||||
At the end of the evening, allow yourself to be caught up in the madness of the Midnight Specials in the darkness of Annecy’s cinemas. There are several programmes for your enjoyment: WTF, Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, Titmouse Presents…Exclusively for a mature audience, these night-time screenings present the dark, subversive, sexy, crazy and controversial in a hair-raising event! | ||||
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Music and animation singing from the same hymn sheet!An animated concert with Dominique A
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Dominique A will perform onstage at the Brise Glace, accompanied with the director Sébastien Laudenbach who will draw his animations live. After collaborating for the Toute Latitude music video, the two artists will meet again on Friday 15th June at 8:30 pm to pay tribute to music and animated films. | ||||
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Concert filmsOctuor de France Concert film En sortant de l’école | ||||
Annecy celebrates Brazilian animation | ||||
This year, the Annecy Festival will shake to the rhythms of Brazil! Brazilian animation will be honoured throughout the week in order to highlight the country’s cultural energy, in particular from a cinematographic point of view. | ||||
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Consider getting accreditation before 31/05! | ||||
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