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Longtime Annecy Festival leader Marcel Jean will step down as Artistic Director after next year's event. The Festival is seeking applicants for the post. #AnnecyFestival #MarcelJean #animation
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/09/annecy-festival-seeks-replacement-for-artistic-director-marcel-jean/

Dedicated streaming platform The Animation Showcase presents its Annecy Festival 2026 Must-Watch Collection, available now.

#AnimationShowcase #AnnecyFestival #animation
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/watch-stand-out-annecy-festival-shorts-now-streaming-on-the-animation-showcase/

LAIKA president Travis Knight offered a special sneak peek at this ambitious new feature "Wildwood" at Annecy last week.
#annecyfestival #travisknight #wildwood #LAIKA
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/laika-president-travis-knight-offers-a-special-peek-at-his-studios-spectacular-and-ambitious-wildwood/

Fresh off its screening in Annecy's Contrechamp competition, 'Mu Yi and the Handsome General' director Julien Chheng tells us about the pic.

#MuYI #MuYiandtheHandsomeGeneral #JulienChheng #StudioLaCachette #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/07/mu-yi-and-the-handsome-general-director-julien-chheng-gives-us-an-early-look-at-studio-la-cachettes-sweeping-new-feature/

Back from #AnnecyFestival! I finally found a proper use of this mirror I had laying around the house, #stickers from all my animation friends!

#animation #homedecor #diy

Animation Magazine's reporter at Annecy Festival gives us a rundown of high profile Work in Progress sessions for hot animated titles.

#AnnecyFestival #CommonSideEffects #Ogresse #SnoopyUnleashed #BaahubaliTheEternalWar
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-festival-2026-work-in-progress-round-up/

Mexican animator and illustrator Luis de La Rosa dies in a train incident at age 34 while attending the Annecy Festival. #luisdelarosa #annecyfestival #spidermanscrossthespiderverse #knights of guinevere
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/luis-de-la-rosa-across-the-spider-verse-animator-dies-in-annecy-train-incident-at-34/

THe Violinist, Iron Boy (le Corset) and Paper Trails win top prizes at the 2026 Annecy Festival of Animation. #ironboy #lecorset #theviolinist #annecyfestival #papertrails #donhertzfeldt
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/the-violinist-le-corset-and-paper-trail-take-home-top-prizes-at-the-2026-annecy-festival/

'Yes, Chef!' is an original animated family feature inspired by baking competitions, starring a menagerie of animal gourmets.

#YesChef #StudioTF1 #Octopolis #nWavePictures #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/yes-chef-animated-feature-will-bring-an-all-animal-bake-off-to-the-big-screen/

Dory from Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' franchise will star in a new animated romcom short announced by the studio at Annecy.

#LovingDory #FindingNemo #Pixar #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/loving-dory-short-announced-by-pixar/

'Because Today Is Saturday,' 'Brave Cat,' 'Creation' and '12 Inch Pianist' are among this year's Annecy Festival Special Prize winners.

#AnnecyFestival #BraveCat #BecauseTodayIsSaturday #IntoTheForest #IHaveA #12InchPianist
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-festival-announces-2026-special-prize-winners/

Adult Swim's Annecy panel unveiled Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Heist Brothers,' new 'Robot Chicken' specials, 'Common Side Effects' S2 and more.

#AdultSwim #HeistBrothers #GenndyTartakovsky #RobotChicken #CommonSideEffects #PresidentCurtis #MyTwoCars #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-adult-swim-greenlights-tartakovskys-heist-brothers-new-robot-chicken-specials-more/

Warner Bros. Animation is bringing Barnabas Collins back in a new 'Dark Shadows' adult animated series announced at Annecy.

#DarkShadows #WarnerBrosAnimation #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/dark-shadows-bites-back-in-new-warner-bros-animation-adult-toon/

'MechWest,' the 3D CG dieselpunk frontier adventure created by Dave Gallagher, has been picked up for global distribution by Toonz.

#MechWest #AnimSchoolStudios #ToonzMediaGroup #DaveGallagher #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/breakout-indie-animated-series-mechwest-goes-global-with-toonz/

Showrunners Joe Bennett and Steve Hely Give Us the Scoop on Adult Swim's 'Common Side Effects, Season 2'
#commonsideeffects #adultswim #hbomax #stevehely #joebennett #mikejudge #annecyfestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-showrunners-joe-bennett-and-steve-hely-give-us-the-scoop-on-adult-swims-common-side-effects-season-2/

A new teaser trailer for 'ViQueens,' an animated family epic from Harald Zwart which sails from Norway to the Silk Road, debuted today.

#ViQueens #HaraldZwart #ZwartArbeid #AnnecyFestival #RitaOra #EllaPurnell #ErlingHaaland
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/animated-historical-adventure-viqueens-launches-trailer-at-annecy/

From Annecy today, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios announced greenlights for 'Absolute Batman,' 'Joker: Laugh Riot' & 'Krypto.'

#WarnerBrosAnimation #DCStudios #AbsoluteBatman #JokerLaughRiot #Krypto #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/warner-bros-animation-dc-greenlight-absolute-batman-joker-anime-krypto-series/

Supersub and Toonz Media Group have teamed up on 'The Taste of Water,' an AI-assisted animated documentary feature about sake.

#TheTasteofWater #AnnecyFestival #Supersub #ToonzMediaGroup
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/toonz-boards-the-taste-of-water-animated-sake-doc-from-supersub/

Passion Paris and streamer ADN announced an animated adaptation of the 'Hero Killer' webtoon from Annecy Festival.

#HeroKiller #Webtoon #PassionParis #ADN #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/hit-webtoon-hero-killer-gets-animated-with-passion-paris-adn/

From its special Season 15 screening at Annecy Festival, 'King of the Hill' revealed the trailer for the next chapter.

#KingoftheHill #AnnecyFestival #MikeJudge
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/king-of-the-hill-s15-trailer-launches-from-annecy-special-screening/

Prime Video's first Studio Focus panel at Annecy announced Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Conan the Barbarian,' plus updates on fan favorites.

#PrimeVideo #AnnecyFestival #Invincible #TheLegendofVoxMachina #TheMightyNein #HelluvaBoss #HazbinHotel #BatmanCapedCrusader #ConantheBarbarian #Wytches #LoreOlympus #OddJobs
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/prime-videos-adult-animation-lineup-makes-a-grand-entrance-at-annecy/

'The Doomies' creator Andres Fernandez and Xilam producer Marc du Pontavice tell us about the delightfully spooky new Disney show.

#TheDoomies #Xilam #AndresFernandez #MarcduPontavice #AnnecyFestival #DisneyPlus
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/the-doomies-creator-andres-fernandez-and-xilam-producer-marc-du-pontavice-reveal-the-mysteries-of-the-new-disney-series/

'Monster Mia' director Verena Fels tells us all about her Annecy-selected animated feature about a plucky young heroine at a strange school.

#MonsterMia #VerenaFels #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/monster-mia-director-verena-fels-takes-us-behind-the-scenes-of-her-annecy-animated-feature/

Lead creatives behind 'Arco,' 'Little Amelie' and 'Butterfly' received MIFA Animation Industry Awards at Annecy on Monday night.

#MIFA #AnnecyFestival #Arco #LittleAmelie #Butterfly
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/arco-little-amelie-and-butterfly-producers-win-mifa-animation-industry-awards/

Timed to Part 1's premiere at Annecy Festival, Warner Bros. Animation and DC debuted the official trailer for 'Batman: Knightfall'.

#BatmanKnightfall #Batman #AnnecyFestival #WarnerBrosAnimation #DCStudios
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/batman-knightfall-official-trailer-debuts-from-warner-bros-animation-dc/

Mediawan Kids & Family unveiled new series 'Pocket Champs,' four features in development, 'Miraculous' news and much more at Annecy.

#MediawanKidsAndFamily #AnnecyFestival #Miraculous #PocketChamps #AstroBoy #Niko #TheLittlePrince
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/mediawan-kids-family-updates-annecy-on-extensive-animation-slate/

Shining Isle will present its pipeline for its animated fantasy series 'The Wingfeather Saga' at Annecy on Wednesday, announcing Season 5.

#TheWingfeatherSaga #ShiningIsle #Angel #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/shining-isle-to-showcase-the-wingfeather-saga-pipeline-at-annecy-s5-announced/

Annecy Festival was the launchpad for a raft of new Netflix Anime reveals, including the series announcement for the 'Fool Night' series adaptation.

#AnnecyFestival #Netflix #NetflixAnime #FoolNight #SparksofTomorrow #TheOnePiece #TheRibbonHero #BlueEyeSamurai #BassXMachina
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/annecy-netflix-showcases-anime-lineup-with-fool-night-series-reveal-the-one-piece-blue-eye-samurai-and-more/

#AnnecyFestival #Animación #cine #WarnerBrosAnimation | Primera vistazo oficial a ‘PREHISTORIA’, una nueva película animada teatral para Warner Bros. Dirigida por Vivienne Medrano (‘Hazbin Hotel’).
Fuente: @DiscussingFilm (https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2069024657475318102)

#AnnecyFestival #Animación #cine #WarnerBrosAnimation | Una segunda película de ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ está oficialmente en desarrollo en Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.
Fuente: @ToonHive (https://x.com/ToonHive/status/2069054337163112910), @DiscussingFilm (https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2069049462186451408)

#AnnecyFestival #Animación #cine #WarnerBrosAnimation | Primeros detalles de la trama para la película animada con marionetas de DC ‘DYNAMIC DUO’.
• Sigue a Jason y Dick como dúo de ratas callejeras que se autodenominan el dúo dinámico
• El dúo se separa cuando Dick termina uniéndose a Batman mientras que Jason se une a la pandilla Red Hood Revelado en #AnnecyFestival (https://x.com/hashtag/AnnecyFestival?src=hashtag_click)
Fuente: @DiscussingFilm (https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2069027355050311842)

#AnnecyFestival #Animación #cine #WarnerBrosAnimation | Una película de ‘THUNDERCATS’ está en desarrollo en Warner Bros Animation. Revelación hecha en el #AnnecyFestival (https://x.com/hashtag/AnnecyFestival?src=hashtag_click).
Fuente: @DiscussingFilm (https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2069055587837460743)

🎬 #AnnecyFestival 2026... On y sera !

🌸 L'équipe de rédaction Konata Nekoyama sera sur place tout au long du « plus beau des festivaux » pour couvrir les festivités et la belle sélection qui nous attend !

🎨 #KonataNekoyamArt par @[email protected] !
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Tomorrow I'm leaving for the #AnnecyFestival, and today is a day of preparations. I'm drinking my morning coffee while preparing @kenobit mini zines to distribute.

Feels good (I also printed some stickers for personal use of my favourite softwares)

#minizine #fediverse #diy #gbstudio #sticker #instagram

Ahead of the movie's debut at Annecy Festival, the heads of WildBrain tell us about 'Snoopy Unleashed' and their IP-powered animation slate.

#SnoopyUnleashed #Peanuts #WildBrain #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/wildbrain-bosses-stephanie-betts-ricardo-curtis-discuss-the-canadian-studios-exciting-animation-pipeline/

Les Intervalles and other French unions are calling on Annecy Festival to take a firm stance on generative AI in animation.

#AIAnimation #AnnecyFestival #LesIntervalles
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/french-animators-group-demands-clarity-on-annecys-generative-ai-policy/

Supernatural animated adventure-comedy 'The Doomies' will begin haunting screens on Disney+ on June 26, alongside short-form episodes, and will be in competition at Annecy.

#TheDoomies #DisneyPlus #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/disneys-the-doomies-supernatural-animated-adventure-drops-trailer/

Dutch master Hisko Hulsing introduces us to his latest masterpiece, the powerful short 'Danse Macabre,' which is competing at Annecy Festival.

#DanseMacabre #HiskoHulsing #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/apocalyptic-vision-danse-macabre-director-hisko-hulsing-leads-us-through-the-steps-of-his-powerful-animated-masterpiece-trailer-debut/

Anna Mantzaris' stop-motion short 'Please,' starring Stellan Skarsgård, will premiere at Animafest Zagreb before screening at Annecy.

#Please #StellanSkarsgard #AnnaMantzaris #AnimafestZagreb #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/please-stop-motion-short-starring-stellan-skarsgard-debuts-official-trailer/

Kat Messing's stop-motion short 'Wolpie of the Woods,' the first film out of the Silver Lake Shorts Fellowship, will premiere at Annecy.

#WolpieoftheWoods #AnnecyFestival #KatMessing #SilverLakeShorts
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/inaugural-silver-lake-shorts-fellowship-winner-wolpie-of-the-woods-to-premiere-at-annecy/

New Zealand studio Stretchy will premiere 'Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!' at Annecy Festival, the first feature from its hit stop-motion pre-k show.

#KiriAndLou #KiriAndLouGoRaaa #Stretchy #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/kiri-and-lou-go-raaa-sets-annecy-premiere-for-the-stop-mo-duos-big-screen-debut/

'Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia,' screening in the TV competition at Annecy, debuted its second promo alongside a raft of new details.

#JaadugarAWitchInMongolia #CyberAgent #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/annecy-selected-anime-jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia-reveals-new-trailer-cast-release-date-more/

Directors Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue take us behind the scenes of their highly stylized cringe comedy, 'Blaise.'

#Blaise #CannesFilmFestival #AnnecyFestival #DimitriPlanchon #JeanPaulGuigue
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/blaise-teenage-love-and-other-social-catastrophes/

Read our inteview with acclaimed animation auteur Sébastien Laudenbach about his new take on a tragic tale in Cannes and Annecy title, "Viva Carmen." #vivacarmen #sebastienlaudenbach #folivari #constellation #cannesfilmfestival #annecyfestival #bizet
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/sebastien-laudenbach-discusses-viva-carmen-his-beautiful-new-spin-on-the-seductive-heroine-of-seville/

Annecy Festival's 'Animated Thrills & Chills' include 'Jim Queen,' 'Edge of Time,' 'Pilgrims' and 'Mars Express.'

#AnnecyFestival #JimQueen #EdgeofTime #Pilgrims #MarsExpress
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/annecy-festival-adds-features-shorts-talks-to-genre-animation-lineup/

The Annecy Festival has announced the selection for this year's Video Game Cinematics & Trailers Competition.

#AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/annecy-uploads-game-cinematics-trailers-competition/

🎬 Annecy Festival... C'est parti (enfin... Les sélections, plutôt) ! 🎥 On commence notre focus sur la Sélection Officielle des longs-métrages en compétition, à travers une sélection riche et varié de films venus des quatre coins du monde ! 🔗 konatanekoyama.com/r... #AnnecyFestival

Visitors to the Annecy Festival can catch the next wave from 'Wakfu' studio Ankama, special screenings of 'ViQueens' & 'Children of Liberty.'

#AnnecyFestival #ViQueens #ChildrenofLiberty #Wakfu #Waven
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/annecy-adds-special-screenings-of-viqueens-children-of-liberty-wakfu-session-more/

Warner Bros. Animation will showcase new DC Studios projects and host the world premiere of 'Batman: Knightfall' at Annecy Festival.

#WarnerBrosAnimation #DCStudios #BatmanKnightfall #CartoonNetwork #AdultSwim #HannaBarberaStudiosEurope #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/warner-bros-animation-dc-studios-showcase-brings-premieres-first-looks-to-annecy-festival/

Annecy Festival's 2026 Classics screenings will cover the Brothers Quay, Japanese animation, Emma Calder and more.

#AnnecyFestival #MIFA
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/annecy-updates-classics-film-lineup-mifa-pitches-unveiled/

Netflix Animation is bringing a packed slate of sneak peeks for upcoming and returning series and movies to Annecy Festival next month.

#NetflixAnimation #TheOnePiece #BlueEyeSamurai #Ghostbusters #AlleyCats #TheRibbonHero #CharlievstheChocolateFactory #BassXMachina #SparksofTomorrow #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/netflix-animation-sets-supersized-sneak-peek-schedule-for-annecy-festival/

'Zsazsa Zaturnnah' directed by Avid Liongoren will bring a transformative animated adventure to the Annecy Festival for its World Premiere.

#'ZsazsaZaturnnah #AvidLiongoren #AnnecyFestival #SCFilms
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/filipino-french-queer-superhero-animation-zsazsa-zaturnnah-soars-to-world-premiere-at-annecy/

SC Films will introduce buyers to the animated family feature 'Girl in the Clouds' at Cannes ahead of its Annecy Festival premiere.

#GirlInTheClouds #SCFilms #MarcheduFilm #CannesFilmMarket #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/cg-family-feature-girl-in-the-clouds-sets-annecy-world-premiere-cannes-market-debut/

Xilam’s ‘Lucy Lost’ Heads to Prestige Festivals Ahead of France Release

Academy Award-nominated French animation studio Xilam Films (I Lost My Body) has secured official selections at two of…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #AnnecyFestival #AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival #CannesFilmFestival #FestivaldeCannes #Goodfellas #HelenBlakeman #LePacte #ListentotheMoon #LucyLost #MarcduPontavice #MichaelMorpurgo #OlivierClert #Xilam #XilamAnimation #XilamFilms
https://www.europesays.com/france/9849/

'Lucy Lost,' a 2D animated feature based on a book by Michael Morpurgo, will screen at Cannes and Annecy before hitting French theaters.

#LucyLost #Xilam #CannesFilmFestival #AnnecyFestival #MichaelMorpurgo
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/xilams-lucy-lost-heads-to-prestige-festivals-ahead-of-france-release/

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival unveiled its full roster of feature film selections, exciting program additions and more.

#AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival #AnnecyFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/annecy-festival-reveals-feature-film-selections-program-highlights-more/

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival's 2026 TV Films program will highlight critically acclaimed series and the next toon stars.

#AnnecyFestival #AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/annecy-festival-unveils-2026-tv-films-selection-exclusive/

The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) and LAIKA, the acclaimed animation studio behind Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings and the upcoming Wildwood, announced today the launch of the LAIKA x Gotham Animation Accelerator, a new initiative designed to support early- to...

#AnnecyFestival #AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival #Coraline #GothamWeek #KuboAndTheTwoStrings
https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/03/new-laika-x-gotham-animation-accelerator-boots-up-and-coming-creators/

Annecy-Backed AniMela 2026 to Spotlight Animation, Gaming and Immersive Tech in Mumbai
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #AniMela #AnnecyFestival #KiranRao #MickaelMarin

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/animela-2026-animation-gaming-immersive-tech-mumbai-1236624946/

Ministry of Culture Highlights Global Success of Lola and the Sound Piano

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://stopmotionmagazine.com/lola-and-the-sound-piano-global-success/