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Specialised in animated films, shorts, medium and feature length. Annecy is the place for discovering, sharing, organizing meetings, finding partners, the place where animation is made, develops, innovates and holds people`s attention. The Mifa will greet you on 13th to 18th June with an entire online programme. The key words of this very unique edition will be exchanges, discoveries, meetings, networking and of course, negotiations and acquisitions!
After celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2015, the Mifa is set to be an amazing year once again with an even bigger exhibition space to continue hosting companies with stands and the ever-increasing number of delegates. With delegations visiting for the first time from Turkey, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and New Zealand, and the Animation du Monde pitch sessions for projects from emerging markets becoming a regular event, the Mifa has an even greater international feel about it. Share W...
Second surprise visit at the Market after Jeffrey Katzenberg: President Hollande came to Annecy for a short visit. Excellent news for the festival with such a strong recognition of the success (and hard work) behind the status of Annecy Festival and Mifa in the industry worldwide. ...
Creator-Producer John Kricfalusi, aka John K., presented his latest short, Cans without Labels, at the start of the week, and is back today for a Masterclass at the Annecy Meetings. This budding creative introduced the Golden Age cartoon era in the 90s with the Mighty Mouse series and then he rocked our worlds with Ren and Stimpy. Come and meet this Canadian cartoonist who revolutionized animation styles and techniques. ...
François Hollande's "surprise" visit to the Market put the city in high security mode. To my festival goer's knowledge it is a first in festivals history in France where the president attends one of our festivals in France. A nice achievement for CITIA the team running Annecy Festival and Market ...
Interview of Shuzo John Shiota - President of Polygon Pictures Inc - MIFA 2016 MIFA: What are the biggest challenges facing the animation industry today? Shiota: The challenge is also a big benefit that we have been seeing in the past two years. Because of the advent of the streaming video like the Netflixes, the Amazons, and the Hulus, there is suddenly a huge window of opportunity to show our work whereas before our genre, which is anime. &nb...
Originally a test site for Cineon, Cinesite is now a leader in VFX. The company went independent in 2012 and has now fulfilled a long-held creative ambition to move into feature animation. Eamonn Butler originally trained under veteran Disney animator David Brain before joining Disney Feature Animation in California, where he worked on several animated classics. After a successful career transition into visual effects in London, he co-founded Cinesite's new f...
Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the founders of DreamWorks SKG, which brought forth DreamWorks Animation, wanted to come to the Festival to attend Guillermo del Toro’s Masterclass. The producer behind international hits like The Prince of Egypt, Chicken Run and Madagascar, he also worked at Disney on the famous features Aladdin, The Lion King and others. The Annecy Festival wanted to commemorate his achievements by giving him a Golden Tick...
Created in 2015, this award pays tribute to figures who have contributed to the evolution of the animation industry. It’s only natural that the Annecy Festival decided to give it to the two who started up Aardman Animations, the Bristol-based studio that’s produced funny and original international sensations like Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. A fitting reward for these two animation icons who are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their studio ...
Vancouver aggressively seeks to talent at Annecy fill more than 800animation jobs, and local film is major award contender.
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is glad to be back for our third year at Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market! The VEC storms Annecy alongside nine studios – a sample of the healthy digital media, VFX and animation ecosystem in Vancouver – to connect to an international market of professionals, seek new opportunities for collaboration, and to showcase Vancouver’s robust animation portfolio. One of the VEC’s key purposes at Annecy ...MORE I Contacts in Annecy I Booth at Canada Pavilion
Le 17 Juin au Festival International du film d’Animation d’Annecy 2016 les studios d’animation Disney et Pixar présenteront des images exclusives de leurs nouvelles productions ! · Les studios d’animation Walt Disney reviennent au Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy avec le célèbre duo de réalisateurs Ron Clements et John Musker (LA PETITE SIR&Egra...
Specialised in animated films, shorts, medium and feature length. Annecy is the place for discovering, sharing, organizing meetings, finding partners, the place where animation is made, develops, innovates and holds people`s attention.
