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 Annecy outdoor projection, 2014 | |
| Location | Annecy,France |
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| Founded | 7 June 1960; 65 years ago (1960-06-07) |
| Most recent | 2025 |
| Directors | Mickaël Marin |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
TheAnnecy International Animation Film Festival (French:Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as theAnnecy Festival, or simplyAnnecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town ofAnnecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998.
In the 1960s, the existence of a very active film club in theSavoy region, combined with the encounters of its organizers with the team from the Journées du Cinéma (Cinema Days), facilitated the establishment of the Journées Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation (JICA) in Annecy. Pierre Barbin, André Martin, and Michel Boschet were the founding members. Indeed, in 1956, the directors of the film club, present in Cannes to attend the first edition of the JICA alongside the major festival, realized that the festival wasn't working, as film stars monopolized the attention of the public and journalists. The meeting between the two teams gave rise to the idea of establishing an animation festival in Annecy.
In 1968, the festival, like many others that year, was interrupted by theMay 68. In 1971, discussions took place between the organizers and theInternational Animated Film Association (ASIFA) regarding the method of selecting the films presented. Until 1975, the Festival experienced a sharp increase in attendance, both among professionals and foreign delegations, subscribers and spectators. The arrival of the first images produced using computers created a split between conventional artists and those who were in favor of these new techniques.
In the 1980s, the festival popularized by the audiences included Hungarian animatorJózsef Gémes'Heroic Times won the first feature film award in 1985. At the same year, the first edition of the International Animation Film Market (MIFA) was organized concurrently, with a complementary role. American studios became increasingly visible at the event, notably with a public screening of a program of 9Oscar-winning Disney films, with a tribute toWarner Bros. Animation in 1987, and with the reception of a large delegation fromWalt Disney Pictures for the first time in 1989. Between 1983 and 1997, the number of participants increased from 900 accredited in 1983 to 4,300 in 1997 and the number of films received from 386 to 1,271. These factors led to increasingly significant media coverage, with nearly 300 journalists present at the end of the 1990s. From 1983, the success of the event led to an increase in the number of professionals with a cultural or economic orientation.
In the 2000s, the Annecy Festival was booming, with preview screenings multiplying, leading to greater media coverage of the event. France and Europe began producing animated films as well in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, Latin America, etc.
In 2006, the Cité de l'Image en Mouvement (CITIA) was created. Its project revolved around three pillars (culture, economy, and training), and various initiatives were implemented at the local level: a permanent exhibition on animated cinema, the development of arts education programs, the establishment of higher education programs with the Gobelins Film School, the creation of an event dedicated to content and new media, the White Forum, and the establishment of a fund to support the production of digital works.
At the end of the 2012 edition of the festival, Marcel Jean was appointed artistic delegate. He succeeded Serge Bromberg, who had held the position since 1999. In 2015, he decided to honor women and formed an all-female jury, dedicating numerous heritage programs to women directors who have made their mark on history.[1] He created new competitive sections with the aim of promoting the presence of all kinds of films in the selection. This led to the creation of the short film sections Off Limits (2014), Perspectives (2017), and Young Audiences (2017), as well as a second competitive section dedicated to feature films, called Contrechamp (2019).[2]
The 60th edition, initially scheduled for 15–19 June 2020, was canceled on 7 April due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and the 61st edition were held on 14–19 June 2021.[3]
The festival is a competition betweenanimated films of various techniques (traditional,cut-outs,claymation,CGI, etc.) classified in various categories:
Throughout the festival, in addition to the competing films projected in various cinemas of the city, an open-air night projection is organized on Pâquier, in the centre of the town, amongst the lake and with the mountains. According to the topic of the festival, classic or recent films are projected upon the giant screen. On Saturday evening, all the award winners are presented.
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Away | Gints Zilbalodis |  Latvia | |
| The Big Wish | Dia de Muertos | Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano |  Mexico | |
| Children of the Sea | 海獣の子供 | Ayumu Watanabe |  Japan | |
| Homeless | José Ignacio Navarro, Jorge Campusano, and Santiago O'Ryan |  Chile Argentina | ||
| Kung Food | 美食大冒险 | Sun Haipeng |  China | |
| Underdog | 언더독 | Oh Sung-yoon and Lee Chun-baek |  South Korea | |
| Ville Neuve | Félix Dufour-Laperrière |  Canada | ||
2020 | My Favorite War | Mans Mīļākais Karš | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen | Latvia Norway |
| Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus | Slučajna Raskoš Prozirnog Vodenog Rebusa | Dalibor Barić |  Croatia | |
| Beauty Water | 기기괴괴 성형수 | Cho Kyung-hun | South Korea | |
| The Knight and the Princess | الفارس والأميرة | Bashir el-Deek |  Egypt | |
| Lava | Ayar Blasco | Argentina | ||
| The Legend of Hei | 罗小黑战记 | Zhang Ping | China | |
| The Old Man | Vanamehe Film | Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa |  Estonia | |
| On-Gaku: Our Sound | 音楽 | Kenji Iwaisawa | Japan | |
| The Shaman Sorceress | 무녀도 | Ahn Jae-hoon | South Korea | |
| True North | Eiji Han Shimizu | Japan Indonesia | ||
2021 | Bob Cuspe - We Don't Like People | Bob Cuspe - Nós Não Gostamos de Gente | Cesar Cabral |  Brazil |
| Absolute Denial | Ryan Braund |  United Kingdom | ||
| Archipelago | Archipel | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | Canada | |
| Chicken of the Mound | 土鸡 | Xi Chen | China Germany | |
| City of Lost Things | 廢棄之城 | Yee Chih-yen |  Taiwan | |
| Climbing | 클라이밍 | Kim Hye-mi | South Korea | |
| Cryptozoo | Dash Shaw |  United States | ||
| Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train | Le Mont Fuji vu d'un Train en Marche | Pierre Hébert | Canada | |
| My Uncle José | Meu Tio José | Ducca Rios | Brazil | |
2022 | Dozens of Norths | 幾多の北 | Kōji Yamamura | Japan |
| Aurora's Sunrise | Inna Sahakyan | Germany Lithuania Armenia | ||
| Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On | 전태일 | Johnny Hong Jung-pyo | South Korea | |
| Home Is Somewhere Else | Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos | MexicoCanadaUnited States | ||
| Khamsa – The Well of Oblivion | خامسة – بئر النسيان | Khaled Chiheb |  Algeria | |
| My Grandfather's Demons | Os demónios do meu avô | Nuno Beato |  Spain France Portugal | |
| The Other Shape | La Otra Forma | Diego Guzman |  Colombia | |
| Quantum Cowboys | Geoff Marslett | United States | ||
| Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Lei Lei |  NetherlandsUnited States | ||
| Yaya e Lennie – The Walking Liberty | Alessandro Rak |  ItalyFrance | ||
2023 [16] | Robot Dreams | Pablo Berger | SpainFrance | |
| When Adam Changes | Adam change lentement | Joël Vaudreuil | Canada | |
| Tender Metalheads | Heavies tendres | Carlos Perez-Reche and Joan Tomas | Spain | |
| Johnny & Me – A Journey through Time with John Heartfield | Johnny & Me - Eine Zeitreise mit John Heartfield | Katrin Rothe | Germany Austria Switzerland | |
| Komada: A Whisky Family | 駒田蒸留所へようこそ | Masayuki Yoshihara | Japan | |
| The Sacred Cave | La Grotte sacrée | Daniel Minlo and Cyrille Masso |  Cameroon | |
| Rosa and the Stone Troll | Karla Nor Holmbäck |  Denmark | ||
| Saleem | Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha |  Jordan | ||
| Slide | Bill Plympton | United States | ||
| Toldi | Marcell Jankovics and Csakovics Lajos |  Hungary | ||
| Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light | Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo | Filip Pošivač | Hungary Czech Republic Slovakia | |
| White Plastic Sky | Műanyag égbolt | Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo | HungarySlovakia | |
| [18][21] | Sultana's Dream | El Sueño de Sultana | Isabel Herguera | SpainFrance |
| Gill | Ahn Jae-huun | South Korea | ||
| The Missing | Iti Mapukpukaw | Carl Joseph Papa |  Philippines | |
| Living Large | Život k sežrání | Kristina Dufkova | Czech Republic | |
| Black Butterflies | Mariposas Negras | David Baute | Spain Panama | |
| Our Crazy Love | Nelson Botter Jr. | Brazil | ||
| Pelikan Blue | Kék Pelikan | László Csáki | Hungary | |
| Journey of Shadows | Reise der Schatten | Yves Netzhammer | Switzerland | |
| Sunburnt Unicorn | Nick Johnson | Canada | ||
| Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe | 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎 | Gō Koga | Japan | |
| The Glassworker | شیشہ گر | Usman Riaz |  Pakistan | |
| [20] | Endless Cookie | Seth and Peter Scriver | Canada | |
| Balentes | Giovanni Columbu | Italy | ||
| Jinsei | 無名の人生 | Ryuya Suzuki | Japan | |
| Lesbian Space Princess | Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese |  Australia | ||
| Memory Hotel | Heinrich Sabl | GermanyFrance | ||
| Nimuendajú | Tania Cristina Anaya | Brazil Peru | ||
| Olivia & the Clouds | Olivia & Las Nubes | Tomás Pichardo Espaillat |  Dominican Republic | |
| Space Cadet | Eric San (Kid Koala) | Canada | ||
| Tales from the Magic Garden | David Sukup, Patrick Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec | Czech RepublicFranceSlovakia Slovenia | ||
| The Great History of Western Philosophy | La gran historia de la filosofía occidental | Aria Covamonas | Mexico | |
| The Square | 광장 | Kim Bo-sol | South Korea | |
| Countrie(s) | First awarded | Latest awarded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1991 | 2022 | 21 |
| 10 Cristals du long metrage forRobinson & Co,Kirikou and the Sorceress,Renaissance,The Rabbi's Cat,April and the Extraordinary World,My Life as a Zucchini,Funan,I Lost My Body,Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary,Flee andLittle Nicholas: Happy As Can Be.6 Audience Awards forMax & Co,The Secret of Kells,Approved for Adoption,Long Way North,My Life as a Zucchini andI Lost My Body.4 Jury Awards forEleanor's Secret,My Mommy is in America and she has met Buffalo Bill,The Girl Without Hands andNo Dogs or Italians Allowed.Directors: Jacques Colombat,Michel Ocelot,Christian Volckman,Dominique Monféry,Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux, Laurent Boileau, Marc Boréal, Thibaut Chatel, Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares, Rémi Chayé, Sébastien Laudenbach, Denis Do, Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre. | |||
| United States | 1997 | 2021 | 10 |
| 7 Cristals du long metrage forJames and the Giant Peach,I Married a Strange Person!,Mutant Aliens,Sita Sings the Blues,Coraline,Fantastic Mr. Fox andFlee.1 Audience Award forFantastic Mr. Fox.2 Jury Awards forIdiots and Angels andCheatin'.Directors:Bill Plympton two times,Henry Selick twice, andWes Anderson andNina Paley once. | |||
| Japan | 1993 | 2017 | 8 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage forPorco Rosso,Pom Poko andLu over the Wall.1 Audience Award forColorful.4 Jury Awards forThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time,Colorful,Miss Hokusai andIn This Corner of the World.Directors:Keiichi Hara twice andHayao Miyazaki,Isao Takahata,Mamoru Hosoda,Masaaki Yuasa andSunao Katabuchi once. | |||
| United Kingdom | 1987 | 2021 | 7 |
| 6 Cristals du long metrage forWhen the Wind Blows,Alice,James and the Giant Peach,Renaissance,Flee andFree Jimmy.2 Audience Awards forMax & Co andLoving Vincent.Directors:Jimmy T. Murakami,Hugh Welchman. | |||
 Belgium | 1999 | 2018 | 6 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage forKirikou and the Sorceress,April and the Extraordinary World andFunan.3 Audience Awards forMax & Co,The Secret of Kells andApproved for Adoption. | |||
 Luxembourg | 1999 | 2018 | 6 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage forKirikou and the Sorceress,Renaissance andFunan.1 Audience Award forThe Breadwinner.2 Jury Awards forMy Mommy is in America and she has met Buffalo Bill andThe Breadwinner. | |||
| Switzerland | 1989 | 2016 | 5 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage forAlice andMy Life as a Zucchini.3 Audience Awards forMax & Co,Approved for Adoption andMy Life as a Zucchini.Directors: Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume, andClaude Barras. | |||
| South Korea | 2002 | 2012 | 3 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage forMy Beautiful Girl, Mari andOseam.1 Audience Award forApproved for Adoption.Directors:Lee Sung-gang, Sung Baek-yeop and Jung Henin. | |||
| Brazil | 2013 | 2014 | 3 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage forRio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury andThe Boy and the World.1 Audience Award forThe Boy and the World.Directors: Luz Bolognesi andAlê Abreu. | |||
| Canada | 2015 | 2018 | 3 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forApril and the Extraordinary World.1 Audience Award forThe Breadwinner.1 Jury Award forThe Breadwinner. | |||
| Denmark | 2015 | 2021 | 3 |
| 1 Audience Award forLong Way North.2 Cristals du long metrage forCalamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary andFlee. | |||
| Australia | 2009 | 2024 | 2 |
| 2 Cristal du long metrage forMary and Max andMemoir of a Snail.Directors:Adam Elliot. | |||
| Hungary | 1985 | 2005 | 2 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage forHeroic Times andThe District!.Directors:József Gémes and Áron Gauder. | |||
| Germany | 1989 | 2008 | 2 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forAlice.1 Audience Award forThe Three Robbers.Directors: Hayo Freitag. | |||
| Norway | 2007 | 2021 | 2 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage forFree Jimmy andFlee. | |||
 Poland | 2012 | 2017 | 2 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forCrulic: The Path to Beyond.1 Audience Award forLoving Vincent.Directors: Dorota Kobiela. 1 Mention du jury forKill It and Leave This Town.Directors: Mariusz Wilczyński. | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forAlice.Directors:Jan Švankmajer. | |||
 Soviet Union / Russia | 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forAlice. | |||
 Hong Kong | 2003 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forMy Life as McDull.Directors:Brian Tse. | |||
 Romania | 2012 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forCrulic: The Path to Beyond.Directors: Anca Damian. | |||
 Sweden | 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage forFlee. | |||
 Ireland | 2009 | 2018 | 3 |
| 2 Audience Awards forThe Secret of Kells andThe Breadwinner.1 Jury Award forThe Breadwinner.Directors:Nora Twomey twice andTomm Moore once. | |||
| Spain | 2012 | 2019 | 3 |
| 1 Audience Award forO Apóstolo.2 Jury Awards forWrinkles andBuñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles.Directors: Ignacio Ferreras, Fernando Cortizo and Salvador Simó. | |||
| Italy | 2010 | 2 | |
| 2 Jury Awards forEleanor's Secret andNo Dogs or Italians Allowed. | |||
| Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | |
| 1 Jury Award forBuñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. | |||
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Insektors: Le pont de la Konkorde(Grand Prix pour un spécial TV) |
| 1997 | Famous Fred(Grand prix du film TV) |
| 1998 | Die Hard(Grand prix attribué à une série TV) |
| 2000 | The Periwig-Maker(Grand prix du film TV) |
| 2002 | Hamilton Mattress(Grand prix) |
| 2003 | Verte(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2004 | Creature Comforts "Cats or Dogs?"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2005 | Peppa Pig "Mummy Pig at Work"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2006 | Pocoyo "A Little Something Between Friends"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2007 | Shaun the Sheep "Still Life"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2008 | Moot Moot 'L'enfer de la mode(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2009 | Log Jam "The Log", "The Rain", "The Moon", "The Snake"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2010 | Der Kleine und das Biest (The Little Boy and the Beast)(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2011 | The Amazing World of Gumball, "The Quest"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, "Nightmare Sauce"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2013 | Room on the Broom(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2014 | En sortant de l'école "Tant de forêts"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2015 | Hello World!"Long-Eared Owl"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2016 | Stick Man(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2018 | PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems "Yellow Flower", "Hello Nice to Meet You"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2019 | Panique au village "La Foire agricole" (Panic in the Village "The County Fair")(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2020 | L'Odyssée de Choum (Shooom's Odyssey)(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2021 | Vanille(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2022 | My Year of Dicks[25](Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2023 | Pebble Hill(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2024 | The Drifting Guitar[21](Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2025 | Christo The Civilized Barbarian "Hunting Party"(Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
