Annecy International Animation Film Festival
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The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (French: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy,[1] officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy)[2] was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998. It is one of the four international animated film festivals sponsored by the International Animated Film Association (Association internationale du film d'animation, or ASIFA).
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Annecy outdoor projection, 2014 | |
| Location | Annecy, France |
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| Founded | 7 June 1960 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Directors | Mickaël Marin |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
Features
The festival is a competition between animated films of various techniques (traditional, cut-outs, claymation, CGI, etc.) classified in various categories:
- Feature films
- Short films
- Films produced for television and advertising
- Student films
- Films made for the internet (since 2002)
- Feature films contrechamp in competition (since 2007)[3]
Throughout the festival, in addition to the competing films projected in various cinemas of the city, an open-air night projection is organized on Pâquier, in the centre of the town, amongst the lake and with the mountains. According to the topic of the festival, classic or recent films are projected upon the giant screen. On Saturday evening, all the award winners are presented.
Award winners
Feature films in competition
Feature films contrechamp in competition
| Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
Away | Gints Zilbalodis |  Latvia | |
| The Big Wish | Dia de Muertos | Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano |  Mexico | |
| Children of the Sea | 海獣の子供 | Ayumu Watanabe |  Japan | |
| Homeless | José Ignacio Navarro, Jorge Campusano, and Santiago O'Ryan |  Chile Argentina | ||
| Kung Food | 美食大冒险 | Sun Haipeng |  China | |
| Underdog | 언더독 | Oh Sung-yoon and Lee Chun-baek |  South Korea | |
| Ville Neuve | Félix Dufour-Laperrière |  Canada | ||
2020 |
My Favorite War | Mans Mīļākais Karš | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen | Latvia Norway |
| Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus | Slučajna Raskoš Prozirnog Vodenog Rebusa | Dalibor Barić |  Croatia | |
| Beauty Water | 기기괴괴 성형수 | Cho Kyung-hun | South Korea | |
| The Knight and the Princess | الفارس والأميرة | Bashir el-Deek |  Egypt | |
| Lava | Ayar Blasco | Argentina | ||
| The Legend of Hei | 罗小黑战记 | Zhang Ping | China | |
| The Old Man | Vanamehe Film | Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa |  Estonia | |
| On-Gaku: Our Sound | 音楽 | Kenji Iwaisawa | Japan | |
| The Shaman Sorceress | 무녀도 | Ahn Jae-hoon | South Korea | |
| True North | Eiji Han Shimizu | Japan Indonesia | ||
2021 |
Bob Cuspe - We Don't Like People | Bob Cuspe - Nós Não Gostamos de Gente | Cesar Cabral |  Brazil |
| Absolute Denial | Ryan Braund |  United Kingdom | ||
| Archipelago | Archipel | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | Canada | |
| Chicken of the Mound | 土鸡 | Xi Chen | China Germany | |
| City of Lost Things | 廢棄之城 | Yee Chih-yen |  Taiwan | |
| Climbing | 클라이밍 | Kim Hye-mi | South Korea | |
| Cryptozoo | Dash Shaw |  United States | ||
| Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train | Le Mont Fuji vu d'un Train en Marche | Pierre Hébert | Canada | |
| My Uncle José | Meu Tio José | Ducca Rios | Brazil | |
2022 |
Dozens of Norths | 幾多の北 | Kōji Yamamura | Japan |
| Aurora's Sunrise | Inna Sahakyan | Germany Lithuania Armenia | ||
| Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On | 전태일 | Johnny Hong Jung-pyo | South Korea | |
| Home Is Somewhere Else | Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos | Mexico Canada United States | ||
| Khamsa - The Well of Oblivion | Khamsa - Le Puits de l'oubli | Khaled Chiheb |  Algeria France | |
| My Grandfather's Demons | Os demónios do meu avô | Nuno Beato |  Spain France Portugal | |
| The Other Shape | La Otra Forma | Diego Guzman |  Colombia | |
| Quantum Cowboys | Geoff Marslett | United States | ||
| Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Lei Lei |  Netherlands United States | ||
| Yaya e Lennie – The Walking Liberty | Alessandro Rak |  Italy France | ||
2023 [15] |
Robot Dreams | Pablo Berger | Spain France | |
| When Adam Changes | Adam change lentement | Joël Vaudreuil | Canada | |
| Tender Metalheads | Heavies tendres | Carlos Perez-Reche and Joan Tomas | Spain | |
| Johnny & Me – A Journey through Time with John Heartfield | Johnny & Me - Eine Zeitreise mit John Heartfield | Katrin Rothe | Germany Austria Switzerland | |
| Komada: A Whisky Family | 駒田蒸留所へようこそ | Masayuki Yoshihara | Japan | |
| The Sacred Cave | La Grotte sacrée | Daniel Minlo and Cyrille Masso |  Cameroon | |
| Rosa and the Stone Troll | Karla Nor Holmbäck |  Denmark | ||
| Saleem | Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha |  Jordan | ||
| Slide | Bill Plympton | United States | ||
| Toldi | Marcell Jankovics and Csakovics Lajos |  Hungary | ||
| Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light | Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo | Filip Pošivač | Hungary Czech Republic Slovakia | |
| White Plastic Sky | Műanyag égbolt | Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo | Hungary Slovakia | |
| [17][18] | Sultana's Dream | El Sueño de Sultana | Isabel Herguera | Spain France |
| Gill | Ahn Jae-huun | South Korea | ||
| The Missing | Iti Mapukpukaw | Carl Joseph Papa |  Philippines | |
| Living Large | Život k sežrání | Kristina Dufkova | Czech Republic | |
| Black Butterflies | Mariposas Negras | David Baute | Spain Panama | |
| Our Crazy Love | Nelson Botter Jr. | Brazil | ||
| Pelikan Blue | Kék Pelikan | László Csáki | Hungary | |
| Journey of Shadows | Reise der Schatten | Yves Netzhammer | Switzerland | |
| Sunburnt Unicorn | Nick Johnson | Canada | ||
| Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe | 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎 | Gō Koga | Japan | |
| The Glassworker | شیشہ گر | Usman Riaz |  Pakistan
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Palmarès by producing countries
| Countrie(s) | First awarded | Latest awarded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1991 | 2022 | 21 |
| 10 Cristals du long metrage for Robinson & Co, Kirikou and the Sorceress, Renaissance, The Rabbi's Cat, April and the Extraordinary World, My Life as a Zucchini, Funan, I Lost My Body, Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary, Flee and Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be. 6 Audience Awards for Max & Co, The Secret of Kells, Approved for Adoption, Long Way North, My Life as a Zucchini and I Lost My Body. 4 Jury Awards for Eleanor's Secret, My Mommy is in America and she has met Buffalo Bill, The Girl Without Hands and No Dogs or Italians Allowed. Directors: Jacques Colombat, Michel Ocelot, Christian Volckman, Dominique Monféry, Joann Sfar, Antoine Delesvaux, Laurent Boileau, Marc Boréal, Thibaut Chatel, Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares, Rémi Chayé, Sébastien Laudenbach, Denis Do, Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre. | |||
| United States | 1997 | 2021 | 10 |
| 7 Cristals du long metrage for James and the Giant Peach, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Sita Sings the Blues, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Flee. 1 Audience Award for Fantastic Mr. Fox. 2 Jury Awards for Idiots and Angels and Cheatin'. Directors: Bill Plympton two times, Henry Selick twice, and Wes Anderson and Nina Paley once. | |||
| Japan | 1993 | 2017 | 8 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage for Porco Rosso, Pom Poko and Lu over the Wall. 1 Audience Award for Colorful. 4 Jury Awards for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Colorful, Miss Hokusai and In This Corner of the World. Directors: Keiichi Hara twice and Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Mamoru Hosoda, Masaaki Yuasa and Sunao Katabuchi once. | |||
| United Kingdom | 1987 | 2021 | 7 |
| 6 Cristals du long metrage for When the Wind Blows, Alice, James and the Giant Peach, Renaissance, Flee and Free Jimmy. 2 Audience Awards for Max & Co and Loving Vincent. Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Hugh Welchman. | |||
 Belgium | 1999 | 2018 | 6 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage for Kirikou and the Sorceress, April and the Extraordinary World and Funan. 3 Audience Awards for Max & Co, The Secret of Kells and Approved for Adoption. | |||
 Luxembourg | 1999 | 2018 | 6 |
| 3 Cristals du long metrage for Kirikou and the Sorceress, Renaissance and Funan. 1 Audience Award for The Breadwinner. 2 Jury Awards for My Mommy is in America and she has met Buffalo Bill and The Breadwinner. | |||
| Switzerland | 1989 | 2016 | 5 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage for Alice and My Life as a Zucchini. 3 Audience Awards for Max & Co, Approved for Adoption and My Life as a Zucchini. Directors: Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume, and Claude Barras. | |||
| South Korea | 2002 | 2012 | 3 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage for My Beautiful Girl, Mari and Oseam. 1 Audience Award for Approved for Adoption. Directors: Lee Sung-gang, Sung Baek-yeop and Jung Henin. | |||
| Brazil | 2013 | 2014 | 3 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage for Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury and The Boy and the World. 1 Audience Award for The Boy and the World. Directors: Luz Bolognesi and Alê Abreu. | |||
| Canada | 2015 | 2018 | 3 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for April and the Extraordinary World. 1 Audience Award for The Breadwinner. 1 Jury Award for The Breadwinner. | |||
| Denmark | 2015 | 2021 | 3 |
| 1 Audience Award for Long Way North. 2 Cristals du long metrage for Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary and Flee. | |||
| Hungary | 1985 | 2005 | 2 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage for Heroic Times and The District!. Directors: József Gémes and Áron Gauder. | |||
| Germany | 1989 | 2008 | 2 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Alice. 1 Audience Award for The Three Robbers. Directors: Hayo Freitag. | |||
| Norway | 2007 | 2021 | 2 |
| 2 Cristals du long metrage for Free Jimmy and Flee. | |||
 Poland | 2012 | 2017 | 2 |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Crulic: The Path to Beyond. 1 Audience Award for Loving Vincent. Directors: Dorota Kobiela. 1 Mention du jury for Kill It and Leave This Town. Directors: Mariusz Wilczyński. | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Alice. Directors: Jan Švankmajer. | |||
 Soviet Union /  Russia | 1989 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Alice. | |||
 Hong Kong | 2003 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for My Life as McDull. Directors: Brian Tse. | |||
 Australia | 2010 | 2024 | 2 |
| 2 Cristal du long metrage for Mary and Max and Memoir of a Snail. Directors: Adam Elliot. | |||
 Romania | 2012 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Crulic: The Path to Beyond. Directors: Anca Damian. | |||
 Sweden | 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 Cristal du long metrage for Flee. | |||
 Ireland | 2009 | 2018 | 3 |
| 2 Audience Awards for The Secret of Kells and The Breadwinner. 1 Jury Award for The Breadwinner. Directors: Nora Twomey twice and Tomm Moore once. | |||
| Spain | 2012 | 2019 | 3 |
| 1 Audience Award for O Apóstolo. 2 Jury Awards for Wrinkles and Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. Directors: Ignacio Ferreras, Fernando Cortizo and Salvador Simó. | |||
| Italy | 2010 | 2 | |
| 2 Jury Awards for Eleanor's Secret and No Dogs or Italians Allowed. | |||
| Netherlands | 2019 | 1 | |
| 1 Jury Award for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles. | |||
Annecy Crystal short films
- This prize was originally named the Grand Prix. In 1987 it was renamed the Grand Prix du court métrage to differentiate it from the feature film prize. In 2003 it took its current name, the Annecy Crystal (le Cristal d'Annecy).[19]
Films produced for television
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Insektors: Le pont de la Konkorde (Grand Prix pour un spécial TV) |
| 1997 | Famous Fred (Grand prix du film TV) |
| 1998 | Die Hard (Grand prix attribué à une série TV) |
| 2000 | The Periwig-Maker (Grand prix du film TV) |
| 2002 | Hamilton Mattress (Grand prix) |
| 2003 | Verte (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2004 | Creature Comforts "Cats or Dogs?" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2005 | Peppa Pig "Mummy Pig at Work" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2006 | Pocoyo "A Little Something Between Friends" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2007 | Shaun the Sheep "Still Life" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2008 | Moot Moot 'L'enfer de la mode (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2009 | Log Jam "The Log", "The Rain", "The Moon", "The Snake" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2010 | Der Kleine und das Biest (The Little Boy and the Beast) (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2011 | The Amazing World of Gumball, "The Quest" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, "Nightmare Sauce" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2013 | Room on the Broom (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2014 | En sortant de l'école "Tant de forêts" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2015 | Hello World! "Long-Eared Owl" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2016 | Stick Man (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2018 | PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems "Yellow Flower", "Hello Nice to Meet You" (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2019 | Panique au village "La Foire agricole" (Panic in the Village "The County Fair") (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2020 | L'Odyssée de Choum (Shooom's Odyssey) (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2021 | Vanille (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2022 | My Year of Dicks[23] (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2023 | Pebble Hill (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
| 2024 | The Drifting Guitar[24] (Le Cristal pour une production TV) |
See also
References
External links
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