Annecy Reveals TV and Commissioned Film Selection

For one week every June a picturesque alpine town in France becomes the centre of the animation industry. The Annecy International Animation Festival attracts animation professionals and enthusiasts from around the world. The festival features lots of screenings as well as work-in-progress sessions, masterclasses and making-of panels. The programme for these events are to be announced in May.

This year the festival will run from 11-17 June,  and will put Portugal in the spotlight. The festival has previously announced the first part of this year's official selection. Now they have also announced the TV Films and Commissioned Films selection. The Feature Films and VR selections are still to be announced.

Additionally, prior to the festival, Annecy will also host Animation Day at the Cannes International Film Festival. Annecy will preview five independent animated features currently in production as Work-In-Progress sessions.

This year's selection features A New Dawn, a Japanese/French co-production from Yoshitoshi Shinomiya (previously an animation on Your Name); Mu-Ki-Ra, a Spanish/Colombian production from the producers of Unicorn Wars, Mexican feature The Language Of Birds; In Waves, a French/Belgian/US production and Conference Of The Birds, a France-Luxemburg.

We would assume that these films are likely to feature at the festival itself, although whether they will get a repeat of the work-in-progress sessions remains to be seen.

Here are the newly announced films for this year's selection:

TV Films In Competition

I Adopt You! "Pedro and Kuky"

Argentina

A Bear Named Wojtek

United Kingdom, Poland

Bad Bad Belgium "Uranium"

Belgium

Behind the Beats "Salsa Meets R&B: A Story of Latin Pop (Featuring Kali Uchis)"

France

Blue Eye Samurai "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride"

USA

Clawlolo "Gramophone"

Cyprus

In the Know "Yogurt Week"

USA

My Life in Versailles "Versailles Ghost"

France

Lola et le Piano à bruits

France, Poland, Switzerland

Mike Judge's Beavis & Butt-Head "Sleepover"

USA

Alice's Diary "The No Sleep Over"

Portugal

Our Summer of Freedom "The Slap"

France, Belgium

Pip and Posy Let's Learn "All About Butterflies"

United Kingdom

Pokemon Concierge "Episode 2: What's on Your Mind"

Japan

Smiling Friends "A Allen Adventure"

Australia

Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin

USA

Tabby McTat

United Kingdom

The EKSPATS "We’re Going to Africa"

Nigeria

The Mouse Mansion, Sam & Julia "The Story with no End"

France

The Very Small Creatures "The Farm"

United Kingdom

Un air de Glissant "Les yeux la voix"

France

The Drifting Guitar

France

Wow Lisa "Seashells"

Chile

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead "Akira of the Dead"

Japan

Commissioned Films In Competition

"Federal Owl Commission": OIAF 23 Festival Signal Film

Canada

14th Anibar Animation Festival "Trailer: Love"

Estonia

15 Years of Studio Eeksaurus "The Seed"

India

Adult Swim "The Cute Cat ID"

Colombia

Adult Swim Off the Air "Magic Buzz"

Germany

Alzheimer's Research UK "Change the Ending"

United Kingdom

Ashnikko "Worms"

Germany

Belong "More of the Good Stuff"

Brazil

Célestin "Ma mère"

France

Chantelouve

France, Portugal

Chien Méchant "Étoile filante"

France

Chinese Man feat. Stogie T, KT Gorique & FP "Too Late"

France

DOA 2023

Norway

Blood Between the Legs

France, Georgia

Federal Ministry – BMK "The Madhouse"

United Kingdom

GODS ft. NewJeans "Worlds 2023 Anthem – League of Legends"

USA

Hulu IDs – Season 2 "Exquisite Corpse"

USA

INTERFILM 39 "Festival Trailer"

Germany

Just Dance 2024 "Rapper's Delight"

France

ACLU Arizona's "I Had Nothing"

USA

María Morfeo "Fish"

Mexico

Naraka: Bladepoint – Asian Games

Brazil

Pictoplasma "Opener 2023"

United Kingdom

Playgrounds In Motion "2023 Opening Titles"

Netherlands

Sharjah Book Authority "Best Seller"

Egypt

Shortcuts "Rivière sans retour"

France

Siamés "My Way"

Argentina

StopTrik 2023 "Trailer"

Slovenia

TED-Ed "Does Planting Trees Actually Cool the Planet?"

USA, Croatia

TED-Ed "How Did South African Apartheid Happen, and How Did It Finally End?"

USA, South Africa, Egypt

The Lords of Water "Launch Film"

United Kingdom

Valsa la vista !

France

Verified: Xika vs the Disinformation

Argentina

We Campaign Because They Can't

United Kingdom

World Economic Forum "Dance to Live"

Switzerland

WWF "Up in Smoke"

United Kingdom