Organizers of the 2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival presented their customary Paris press conference today, during which Artistic Director Marcel Jean some of the Festival and the Mifa program highlights, as well as the Official Selection of animated feature films in competition:
Feature Films in the Official competition
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- Into the Wonderwoods by Vincent Paronnaud & Alexis Ducord (France, Luxembourg)
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, Belgium, France)
- Ghost Cat Anzu by Yoko Kuno & Nobuhiro Yamashita (Japan, France)
- The Colors Within by Naoko Yamada (Japan)
- The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius (France, Belgium)
- Totto-Chan: The Litte Girl at the Window by Shinnosuke Yakuwa (Japan)
- Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot (Australia)
- Rock Bottom by Maria Trenor (Spain, Poland)
- Sauvages by Claude Barras (Switzerland)
- A Boat in the Garden by Jean-François Laguionie (France)
- The Imaginary by Yoshiyuki Momose (Japan)
- The Storm by Zhigang Yang, a.k.a. Busifan (China)
Feature Films in the Contrechamp competition
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- Sultana’s Dream by Isabel Herguera (Spain)
- Gill by Jae huun Ahn (South Korea)
- The Missing by Carl Joseph Papa (Philippines)
- Living Large by Kristina Dufkova (Czechia)
- Black Butterflies by David Baute (Spain, Panama)
- Our Crazy Love by Nelson Botter Jr. (Brazil)
- Pelikan Blue by Laszlo Csaki (Hungary)
- Journey of Shadows by Yves Netzhammer (Switzerland)
- Sunburnt Unicorn by Nick Johnson (Canada)
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe by Goh Koga (Japan)
- The Glassworker by Usman Riaz (Pakistan)
Annecy 2024 will kick off opening night film The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius, which will be screened during the Opening Ceremony as well as among the Feature Films in competition. The Holocaust tale was recently selected to screen at Cannes.
There will also be numerous Screening Events, with special film sneak previews or exclusive first looks.
A new non-competitive section was also revealed: the Annecy Presents selection, which will offer a host of never-before-seen films of all genres and backgrounds for all audiences.
The Making of presentations were also announced. These events offer a unique opportunity to meet the production teams behind your favorite animated releases, and discover more about what goes on behind the scenes and the creative process, from conception to production.
Finally, four honored special guests for 2024 were revealed:
- Terry Gilliam, Director, Screenwriter, Actor and Cartoonist. He will be presented with the Festival Honorary Cristal for his lifetime achievement, and he will host a Masterclass.
- Alain Chabat, Director of the new animated series for Netflix Astérix and Obélix, The Big Fight. He will be presenting his series at a Screening Event!
- Regina Pessoa, Director and illustrator of this year’s poster. As patron of the Campus Mifa she will present a Masterclass for students and young talents!
- Wes Anderson, leading Producer, Screenwriter and Director. He will present an exclusive Masterclass.
All initial program details and the full Official Selection, including shorts, features, TV and VR projects, can be found at annecyfestival.com.
