Producer-distributor GKIDS, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety announced the launch of Animation Is Film, an annual animation film festival in Los Angeles.
The first edition will run Oct. 20-22 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood with a showcase of 20 programs including feature films in competition, special presentations, retrospectives and short film programs.
Animation Is Film aims to fill a gap in the U.S. market by establishing a world-class animation festival on par with the major events in Europe and Asia – and locating it in the world capital of animated filmmaking. The festival will be a vocal advocate, in the heart of Hollywood, for excellence in animation, and for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their art to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of.
