Following last month’s announcement of 2024 Annecy Festival official feature film selections in competition, the festival has released its program for the general public featuring a rich and diverse lineup of animation aimed to entertain and delight at all audiences.

Festivities kick off June 9 with Annecy s’anime screenings, previews, open-air screenings and other events and entertainment. Screenings will include Panda Bear in Africa, Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Garfield Movie, Indie Out 2, and others. 

Open-Air Screenings:

Rediscover classic animation films as well as some of the festival’s award-winning feature films from previous years. The event promises at least 14 screenings on Le Pâquier. The open-air screenings are free, accessible to everyone with no need to reserve.

For young viewers the following films will be shown on a daylight screen:

• Sunday, June 9 at 7:30 pm: Athleticus (exclusive episodes from Season 4)

8 PM screening:

• Monday, June 10: Dounia: The Great White North
• Tuesday, June 11: Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• Wednesday, June12: Le Grand Voyage de Gouti
• Thursday, June 13: SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
• Friday, June 14: Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
• Saturday, June 15: Once Upon a Time… 45 Years of Animation with Maestro

Big screening evenings continue on Le Pâquier at 10:15 PM:

• Sunday, June 9: Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
• Monday, June 10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Tuesday, June 11: How to Train Your Dragon
• Wednesday, June 12: Despicable Me 3
• Thursday, June 13: Wolfwalkers
• Friday, June 14: The Lion King
• Saturday, June 15: Chicken for Linda!

Additional screenings take place throughout the city from 10:15 PM:

• Robot Dreams at the Place Chorus in Cran-Gevrier
• Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams in Seynod’s Town Hall square
• Leap! in the square in front of the Château d'Annecy
• The Inventor in the Vignières Pommaries park.

Other festival highlights include:

• ARTE Summer Tour: June 8-10, Place François de Menthon featuring a photo booth, video game terminal, quiz, VR workshop and deckchairs for chilling.
• Signing Sessions: Throughout the week in Bonlieu and at other partner sites.
• Moving Image Discovery Workshops: All day June 12 and June 15 June in Les Nouvelles Galeries. Reservation required via e-mail: info@annecysanime.com
• France Inter’s On va déguster ! broadcast live: June 9 at 11:00 am in the Bonlieu Grand Salle, free entry to all.
• The Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes’ Corner: June 11-15 on Le Pâquier.
• Concert by the Union Musicale de Cran: June 15 8:00 pm on Le Pâquier

Action! Let's Dance – Dance Performances - At the Musée-Château d’Annecy, June 14, 7:30 pm

Three dance performances:

• “Following in the Petit Prince’s Footsteps”
• "Singularity.
• Paper Hole Memory”

XR Experiences with Two Works:

• Éternelle Notre-Dame (awaiting confirmation)
• Oto’s Planet - La Turbine Sciences, June 12 and June 15, 2:00-6:00 pm

Complete program information is available here.

Source: Annecy 2024