Annecy 2018: Political, Social and Family Issues Stand Out in a Strong Line-Up of Feature Films
From Belle Époque Paris to biblical Egypt, the films in this year’s feature competition offer a bracing diversity of styles, themes and cultures.
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Triggerfish Announces ‘Seal Team’ Feature Ahead of Annecy
South Africa-based company also has the short film ‘Belly Flop’ screening during the festival’s closing ceremony and ‘The Highway Rat’ TV special, which it animated for Magic Light Pictures, is in competition.
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Philm CGI’s Co-Production Feature ‘Marnie’s World’ to Play Annecy
India-based company delivered the animation for the feature, based on Grimm’s tale of ‘The Musicians of Bremen.’
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Brazilian Animation: Ennio Torresan Returns to His Roots
Twenty-five years since leaving his native country of Brazil, DreamWorks Animation head of story Ennio Torresan is actively pursuing projects with a Brazilian flavor.
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TeamTO to Produce VR Welcome Video for Annecy 2018
Promotional video to feature the star of international hit series ‘Angelo Rules’ taking a virtual reality skateboarding romp around Annecy.
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Shout! Brings Home ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Aug. 7
Feature from China has earned acclaim at Annecy, BFI London Film Fest and Animation Is Film.
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Disney offers ‘Ralph 2’ Sneak Peek at Annecy
Co-head of animation Kira Lehtomaki and co-head of story Josie Trinidad will preview the upcoming Disney sequel for festival attendees.
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Annecy Festival Announces 2018 Juries
Jury members to hand out 18 separate awards to the 220 films screening in Competition.
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Program Set for Women in Animation World Summit at Annecy
Panels and speakers set for daylong event set for June 11 at the Imperial Palace Hotel.
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10 Animated Features Selected to Compete at Annecy 2018
Thirteen additonal features selected to screen out of competition at the 42nd Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
NFB’s VR ‘Museum of Symmetry’ Goes to Berlin and Annecy
Paloma Dawkins’ work to have its world premiere at the A MAZE. festival.
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Annecy Festival Announces 2018 Virtual Reality Selections
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DreamWorks Animation Unveils New Title, Synopsis for ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’
Attendees of the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to get a sneak peek at the culmination of director Dean DeBlois’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise.
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DreamWorks Animation Presenting Two New Shorts at Annecy
Studio lineup for the 2018 Edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival also includes a sneak-peek into the making of DWA’s 2019 release, ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.’
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Annecy Takes Five Features to Cannes Market
In-progress animated features will be presented to distributors, investors and sales reps for the third consecutive year.
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Annecy Sets Sneak Peek at ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’
Sony Pictures Animation previews its upcoming animated comedy feature with director Genndy Tartakovsky and producer Michelle Murdocca.
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Portfolio, Blue Dream Develop ‘Pet Robots’ Series
Show for ages 6-9 based on the graphic novel by Scott Christian Sava, who wrote and directed the animated feature ‘Animal Crackers.’
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CLIP: ‘Big Fish & Begonia’ Arrives in Theaters April 6
Shout! & Funimation bring acclaimed Chinese animated feature film 12 years in the making to North America.
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Annecy Announces 2018 TV, Commissioned Films
Festival selects total of 54 films to screen at the 2018 edition.
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GKIDS Releasing ‘Lu Over the Wall’ Nationwide on May 11
Acclaimed film from director Masaaki Yuasa will screen in both English and Japanese versions.
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Disney XD Sets Channel’s First-Ever Student Short Broadcast
Network to premiere director Yonatan Tal’s diva-inspired animated ‘Nightmare in the Morning.’
Annecy to Screen ‘Incredibles 2,’ Honor Director Brad Bird
Film’s French premiere slated for June 15, with an honorary Cristal Award to be presented to Bird for his acclaimed work.
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Annecy Announces 130 Shorts in Five Categories
Women directed or co-directed 46 percent of films that will screen in the festival.
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The Burden of Dreams
Niki Lindroth von Bahr’s stop-motion animated short ‘The Burden’ fuses Gene Kelly and Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki into a proletariat existential musical about an assortment of loners, losers and minimum wage earners working dead-end jobs in a dead-end world.
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Ukraine's 'Mavka' Returns to Cartoon Movie in Development
Film is first from the region to pitch at the conference, running March 7-9 in Bordeaux, France.
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