The Annecy Festival 2016 Initial Line-up Has Been Revealed
Every year people from the animation industry the world over descend on the town of Annecy, France to attend the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This year's event is being held between 13th and 18th June 2016.
The line-up is always impressive and this year is no exception. Attendees this year will get to see work in progress of Genddy Tartakovsky's returning Samurai Jack, and DreamWorks Animation's upcoming Trolls, plus hear keynote speeches from figures including Aardman's Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi will also be in attendance giving his first ever masterclass at the festival. And then there's the small matter of the 200 plus animated works (including TV episodes, shorts and commercials) that will screen at this year's fest.
The festival have also released the information of the Official Selection (excluding Feature Films, which will be released in late April).
The line-up is always impressive and this year is no exception. Attendees this year will get to see work in progress of Genddy Tartakovsky's returning Samurai Jack, and DreamWorks Animation's upcoming Trolls, plus hear keynote speeches from figures including Aardman's Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi will also be in attendance giving his first ever masterclass at the festival. And then there's the small matter of the 200 plus animated works (including TV episodes, shorts and commercials) that will screen at this year's fest.
The festival have also released the information of the Official Selection (excluding Feature Films, which will be released in late April).
TV Films/episodes
- A Rhino Named Paul "Everybody Sleeps"
- Basia "I upalw w zoo"
- Bob's Burgers "Housetrap"
- Candide "Home, Sweet Home"
- Dawn of the Croods "Night of the Living Croods"
- Yin & Yana "Forbidden Food"
- F is for Family "Episode 105"
- La Rentrée des classes
- The Girls of the War "Berenice"
- Lastman "T'es un abruti Aldana"
- Les Animaux domestiques "Le Chien"
- Anthems, the True Story "God Save the Queen"
- The Misfits
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold Season 3 "The Daimyo Shimadzu"
- Lili "Lili Loves Food"
- Moonlight Storytime "Woolydragon"
- Paper Mates "Mistaken Bee-dentity
- Professionals "Carpenter"
- Teenage Diary "Alma Mathijsen"
- Paper Port "The Young & the Paperless"
- Radiovision "Of Slaves and Robots"
- Regular Show "Brilliant Century Duck Crisis Special"
- Riki "Felt Pens"
- Stick Man
- Super Short Comics "Into The Pocket"
- SuperMansion "The Inconceivable Escape of Dr. Devizo "
- Zecchino d'Oro "It'll Stay With You"
Short Films
- 4min15 in the Developer
- A Coat Made Dark
- Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
- Bamboo Temple Street
- Beast!
- Beer
- Before Love
- Cold Coffee
- Way of Giants
- He Who Has Two Souls
- Scenery
- Last Door South
- The Story of the Fox Who Lost His Mind
- e:e:e:e:e
- Erlking
- Estate
- Waiting for the New Year
- Ginny
- How Long, Not Long
- If You Say Something See Something
- One Upon 3 Times
- Journal animé
- Kaputt
- Stone Soup
- Le Bruit du gris
- Bird Flu
- Mamie
- Moms on Fire
- Cloudberry
- Mr Sand
- NÅ“vus
- One Minute Art History
- Peripheria
- Piano
- Planemo
- Plein été
- Self
- Spoon
- Squame
- Stems
- Datum Point
- The Dancing Line
- The Empty
- The Great Escape
- The Reflection Of Power
- The Sparrow's Flight
- Tracheal Shave
- The Head Vanishes
- Blind Vaysha
- Wall Dust
- Waves '98
- Yalda
Commissioned Films
- A Self Compassion Excercise
- A.A. World Services, Inc. "Doors"
- Adult Swim: First Dates
- American Indian College Fund "One Percent"
- Amnesty "Change the Story"
- Animanima 2015 "King of The Woods"
- Awesome Beetle's Colors
- Banques Alimentaires "La Migration des dons"
- Barriers
- DDWIWDD: Dan Deacon When I Was Done Dying
- De Staat "Witch Doctor"
- Eight
- The Eye of the Storm
- FMX 2016 "Jazz Orgie"
- Forest 500
- Full ANL
- Good Books "We Need to Talk About Alice"
- ITFS 2015 "Fleischwelt"
- J'ai fait la Fnac "Nekfeu"
- James "To My Surprise"
- La Pegatina "Y Se Fue"
- Landgrabbing
- Last Ex "Girl Seizure"
- The Red Thread of Our Actions
- Meteor "Narcose"
- NSPCC "Pete's Story"
- Ogris Debris "See the World"
- Otto "The Letter"
- Out the Monster
- Private Parts
- Rajasthan Tourism Logo Reveal
- Run the Jewels "Meowpurrdy"
- Sasanomaly "The Synesthesia Ghost"
- Shared Hope "Waiting For You To Notice"
- Slack "Animals"
- Stretching the Boundaries
- Stromae "Carmen"
- Stromae "Quand c'est ?"
- Syria: When the Water Runs Out
- The A-Z of YouTube
- The Ethical Dilemma of Self-driving Cars
- The New York Times "Modern Love - A Kiss, Deferred"
- The Torturous History of the Treadmill
- The World of Autism
- Triumph "Find the One"
- UNHCR "Morning Rituals"
- Vitamin X "About to Crack"
- Youth Lagoon "The Knower"
- YuleLog GIF Sizzle
For more information on all these films plus the out of competition and Graduate categories please visit the official website. Watch this space for the Feature Film category!
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