French works will be in the spotlight during the latest edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its international market (which will take place from June 14 through 19 in Annecy and online), with 53 French works presented: 2 features in competition, 2 features in screening events, 30 shorts, 9 series and TV specials, 8 graduation films, and 6 immersive reality works.
Two French features will have their premieres during the festival: My Sunny Maad by Michaela Pavlátová, as part of Official Competition, and Even Mice Belong in Heaven by Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubenicek during a screening event.
In addition to the selections in competition (see details below), there are presentations of French projects in development or production. Projects with at least one French producer are in the majority (7 out of 9) among the feature films presented in the festival's Work In Progress strand. French projects also feature in MIFA Pitches, with 5 feature films, 4 shorts, 4 series and TV specials, and 4 digital experiences.
UniFrance's activities at the Annecy Festival 2021
— Panels focusing on French animation
On the occasion of the 60th edition of the Annecy Festival, UniFrance will propose three panels bringing together French professionals to discuss various topics related to French animation outside our borders. These meetings will be available online on the festival's platform from June 14, then available in replay on the UniFrance video library and YouTube channel.
- Monday, June 14 at 9:30 am: Voices of French animation: a new generation of directors, with Kajika Aki Ferrazzani, Mélanie Robert-Tourneur, and Marine Blin. Panel moderated by Eleanor Coleman. Available here.
- Tuesday, June 15 June at 2:00 pm: Film festivals in Africa: key events for international animation, with Mohamed Beyoud, Moly Kane, Xavier Simonin, Laza, Abel Kouamé, Alex Moussa Sawadogo, and Jérôme Sofo Simo. Panel moderated by Stéphanie Launay. Available here.
- Thursday, June 16 at 11:00 am: Writing, directing, and producing for young international audiences: a French perspective, with Rémi Chayé, Emmanuèle Petry-Sirvin, and Matthieu Zeller. Panel moderated by Axel Scoffier. Available here.
— Directors of French shorts in Competition take the mic
UniFrance will pass the microphone to the directors of the 9 majority-French short films in Official Competition, through a series of 10-minute interviews entitled "Voices of French Animation in Annecy." These interviews will be available on the festival platform as well as on UniFrance's YouTube channel and social networks.
- Marine Blin for What Resonates in Silence
- Caroline Cherrier for Horacio
- Claire Sichez for Plans for Love
- Sandrine Stoïanov and Jean-Charles Finck for The World Within
- Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy for The Awakening of the Insects
- Kajika Aki Ferrazzini for Mom
- Franck Dion for Under the Skin, the Bark
- Nieto for Swallow the Universe
- Jeanne Apergis for Zoizoglyphes
— Promoting French short film productions
In partnership with the AFCA and the France in Shorts project, UniFrance will also showcase a trailer of the French short films in the different selections, as well as videos presenting producers' line-ups.
All the French films at the Annecy Festival 2021
Features - Competition
Features - Screening Events
- Even Mice Belong in Heaven by Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubenicek
- Wolfwalkers by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
Shorts - Official Competition
- Swallow the Universe by Nieto
- What Resonates in Silence by Marine Blin
- Easter Eggs by Nicolas Keppens
- Hold Me Tight by Léoluna Robert-Tourneur
- Horacio by Caroline Cherrier
- I Gotta Look Good for the Apocalypse by Ayce Kartal
- Plans for Love by Claire Sichez
- The World Within by Sandrine Stoïanov and Jean-Charles Finck
- The Awakening of the Insects by Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy
- Mom by Kajika Aki Ferrazzini
- Under the Skin, the Bark by Franck Dion
- Zoizoglyphes by Jeanne Apergis
Shorts - Off-Limits Competition
Shorts - Perspectives Competition
Shorts - Young Audiences Competition
- A Stone in the Shoe by Éric Montchaud
- Kiko and the Animals by Yawen Zheng
- A Splash in a Mud by Emmanuelle Gorgiard
Shorts - Graduation Films Competition
- VO by Nicolas Gourault
- $75,000 by Moïse Togo
- Coffin by Cai Yuanqing, Nathan Crabot, Houzhi Huang, Mikolaj Janiw, Mandimby Lebon, and Théo Tran Ngoc
- Constrain by fleuryfontaine
- Butterfly Jam by Shih-Yen Huang
- Eyes Wide Open by Laura Passalacqua
- My Friend Who Shines in the Night by Grégoire De Bernouis, Jawed Boudaoud, Simon Cadilhac, and Hélène Ledevin
- Oh Babe, It's a Wild World by Coline Durtschi-Guillemot
Shorts - TV Films Competition
- Home Sweet Home - Mr Flap Season 3 #1 by Nicolas Athané and Brice Chevillard
- Jesus, The Story of a Word - In The Desert by Antoine Robert
- Kenda by Stéphane Mendonça
- Mum is Pouring Rain by Hugo De Faucompret
- Mush-Mush& the Mushables by Joeri Christiaen
- Pompon Little Bear by Matthieu Gaillard
- Vanille by Guillaume Lorin
Shorts - Commissioned Films Competition
Shorts - VR Films Competition
- Madrid Noir by James A. Castillo
- 4 Feet High VR by María Belén Poncio
- Biolum by Abel Kohen
- Dislocation by Veljko Popović, Milivoj Popović
- Recoding Entropia by François Vautier
- The Hangman at Home - VR (Single User) by Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot
Features - Work In Progress
- The Siren by Sepideh Farsi (Les Films d'Ici – Special Touch Studio – Rêves d'Eau Productions – Katuh Studio – Bac Cinéma – Lunanime)
- Mars Express by Jérémie Périn (Everybody On Deck- EV.L Prod – Plume Finance – France 3 Cinéma)
- Unicorn Wars by Alberto Vázquez (Autour de Minuit – uniko – Abano Producións – Panique ! - Borderline Films)
- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Pierre Földes (Miyu Productions – Cinéma Defacto – Studio MA – Doghouse Films – Unité Centrale – micro_scope – An Original Picture – Arte France Cinéma – Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma)
- Le Petit Nicolas by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre (On Entertainment – Foliascope – Align)
- Dragon Princess by Anthony 'Tot' Roux and Jean-Jacques Denis (Ankama Animations – Pictanovo)
- Nayola by José Miguel Ribeiro (Praça Filmes – S.O.I.L. - JPL Films - Il Luster Films)
Features - MIFA Pitches
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis (Dream Well – Sacrebleu Productions)
- Goliath & Me by Michelle Kranot et Uri Kranot (Tindrum – Floréal – Fabian&Fred)
- In Waves by Phuong Mai Nguyen (Silex Films)
- Porcelain Birds by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (Miyu Productions)
- Sidi Kaba et la Porte du retour by Rony Hotin (Special Touch Studio)
Shorts - MIFA Pitches
- Gigi by Cynthia Calvi (Xbo Films)
- Margarethe by Lucas Malbrun (Eddy)
- Signal by Mathilde Parquet and Emma Carré (Vivement Lundi !)
- Sulaimani by Vinnie Ann Bose (Girelle Production)
Series TV specials - MIFA Pitches
- Anesou et les Shégués by Daniel Cattier Maseko and Nadia Micault
- L’Ourse et l’Oiseau by Marie Caudry (Miyu Productions)
- Pour exister by Fabien Corre and Kelsi Phung (Les Astronautes)
- Papa et moi by Olesya Shchukina (Have a nice day films – Easy Riders Films)
Digital Experiences - MIFA Pitches
- Ego by Alexandre Perez (Cinétévé Expérience)
- Empereur by Marion Burger and Ilan Cohen (Atlas V– Albyon Studio)
- Nami, de la surface aux abysses by Kloé Lang and Célia Fechino (Bachibouzouk)
- Opéra Calling (Sonic Solveig – Les clés de l’écoute)
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