Annecy Festival

French-Canadian animator and illustrator Michèle Lemieux has designed this year's Annecy poster.

tout-en-haut-du-monde animation film stillIn a clever move that is far from a return to its domestic roots, the 2016 Annecy festival gives prominence to French Animation.

Once more, Konstantin Bronzit wins with his 2D, simple but pathos-driven story of friendship, We Can't Live Without Cosmos. All the results of the 2015 Annecy Festival.

The Red Turtle animation feature still

It is his first feature, but somehow Michael Dudok de Wit seems at ease. Vassilis Kroustallis reports from Annecy Festival about the much-awaited The Red Turtle feature.

The first results of the Mapping of the Animation Industry in Europe study by the European Observatory were presented during the 2015 Annecy Festival, and they do offer some insights into the state of the art.

The most warm-hearted dramatic features for kids are on their way for distribution. Annecy report from Ma vie de courgette.

A predominantly European output at this year's feature selection for the international Annecy festival.

Film producer and actress Salma Hayek will be present at the opening of Kahlil Gibran's animation feature at the French animation fest.

Children of the Holocaust animation film still

The UK short Ruth's Story, itself part of the BAFTA-nominated documentary series Children of the Holocaust, will compete in the commissioned section of the Annecy festival.

Via the music video of If You Go Away by Ashkan Rahgozar.

And 49 graduation films in the Annecy competitive programme.

A major study on European Animation will be unveiled in two parts, starting from the Annecy Festival in June, while comprehensive results will be presented in December 2015.

Read the story behind the 2015 Annecy poster, designed by Portuguese animator Regina Pessoa.

The veteran animator will be visiting the French festival to present The Thief and the Cobbler.

The Brazilian feature Boy and the World won the Annecy prize for best feature film, while the Korean short Man on a Chair won the Cristal for best short film. All the winners of the French animation festival.

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