Unifrance accompanies French animation at the Annecy Festival and MIFA 2023

Unifrance continues to support French animation on the international stage by partnering with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market, where it will bring together under a single banner all French animation professionals, whether from the audiovisual, short film, feature film, or immersive creation sectors.

Unifrance will be meeting professionals at the market, hosting a debate on the challenges of export, another dedicated to the activities set up by the network of audiovisual attachés around the world, and promoting the French creators selected for Competition on social networks.

The Unifrance stand

The Unifrance stand at the MIFA will be located at stand number F32. This stand will be available free of charge to Unifrance members for their appointments. Each company is entitled to a maximum of 10 30-minute slots throughout the duration of the market.

We invite you to reserve your slots now by noting the name of your company in the corresponding boxes of the shared document available here.

France In Shorts partnership

Once again, Unifrance is a partner of the France in Shorts initiative, alongside the AFCA, SPI, L'Agence du court métrage, and AnimFrance, with a stand in the market (location F.15) showcasing selected French shorts and offering a meeting space for shorts professionals and a venue for dedicated forums.

Meet Unifrance on Tuesday June 13 at 4pm for a presentation of all the systems of support it offers to French animated short film professionals abroad, in the Impérial Palace Espace Court-Métrage (first floor in the MIFA marquee).

Unifrance Conference - "Various Perspectives on French Animation Exports"

Unifrance is organizing a conference "Various Perspectives on French Animation Exports," which will take place in the Salle de la Rotonde in the Impérial Palace on Thursday June 15, at 9.15 am.

French exporters of all types of animation (features, shorts, and series) will discuss their international sales and promotion strategies.

Participants will reflect on their experiences in international sales, and discuss the specificities of selling adult and youth animation.

The debate will be preceded by a presentation of key figures for French animation exports.

Participants:

Moderator : Benjamin Croll (Journalist)

This event is open to accredited students, Festival+, and Mifa members, without reservation, subject to availability. The discussion will take place in French.

MEAE Conference, Unifrance and the Institut Français

Unifrance is partnering with the Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (MEAE) and the Institut Français for a conference on the activities of the diplomatic network in support of the animation sector. This conference will provide a better understanding of the missions of the audiovisual attachés, the Institut Français and Unifrance, and how the network can help you.

The conference "An international project? The audiovisual network of the Ministry of Europe and of Foreign Affairs can support you" will take place on Wednesday June 14 at 9am in the Salle Verdi in the Impérial Palace.

Participants:

Aurélie Lachkar (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères)
Sébastien Onomo (Special Touch Studios)
Christophe Pécot (Ambassade de France in Nigeria)

Moderator: Arnaud Miquel (Ambassade de France in Colombia)

This event is open to accredited students, Festival+, and Mifa members, without reservation, subject to availability. The discussion will take place in French.

Virtual reality lunch

A networking lunch dedicated to XR professionals is scheduled for Tuesday June 13. Participation in this event is by invitation only.

"Voices of French Animation" video clips

The Unifrance team will be conducting a series of interviews with the teams of the French films in Competition (shorts, features, series, and VR). The aim of these videos is to raise awareness about the leading figures in French animation today.

Find all the interviews on our social networks during the festival.

Partenership with the Annecy Music Lab

Unifrance is also renewing its partnership with Annecy Music Lab, a program run by 22D Music in collaboration with the festival, which aims to create a meeting place for young animation directors and composers. The Annecy Music Lab will take place in two stages on Friday June 16 at the MIFA Campus:

2.30pm: "Let’s Talk ‘Music and Animation": a conference bringing together Marie Larrivé and Pierre Oberkampf, respectively director and composer of Noir-soleil, and Nora Twomey, director, producer, and co-founder of the Irish production company Cartoon Saloon.
4.00pm: Let’s Meet: a moment of exchange between Annecy Music Lab participants.

For more information, you can download the presentation brochure at the bottom of this article, and feel free to follow the Lab's Instagram page

Do you have a question about our Annecy operations? Please contact us: carla.negre@unifrance.org or transverse@unifrance.org.