Animated Travels: Annecy Animation Festival

Annecy 2012 - More Impressions

EventsEditor — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:46:02 -0700

As the week winds down and I find myself craving a simple green salad, I figured I'd share more images from my time at the festival. Formal write-ups will have to wait until early next week I'm afraid, when I've recovered from the jet lag, the lack of sleep and the searing memory of a student film in competition depicting a man being sodomized by an umbrella.

Annecy 2012 - Some Impressions

EventsEditor — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:14:12 -0700

Since I’m finding time so scarce this week, I have not yet finished any of my formal write-ups. So for now, I'm posting some initial images from the first couple days of the festival.

Annecy 2012 Short Competition Selections Announced

EventsEditor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:05:35 -0700

The Annecy festival has announced their 2012 shorts and television competition selections as well as revealed their official 2012 poster.

At MIFA the Movement for Creator Driven Contents Begins to Spread Abroad

EventsEditor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:57:01 -0700

US networks like CN, Nick and Disney have been producing creator driven shows for years. With few exceptions, it is a fairly new approach abroad. At the Annecy International Animated Film Festival this year, it was apparent that this method is starting to catch on abroad and regional channels from US studios like CN and Disney have been leading the charge.

Film and Fun Abound at Annecy

EventsEditor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:33:29 -0700

The 2011 Annecy International Animation Festival was so full of films, business, friends, special events, and parties this year that it was impossible to do and see everything. Here's a breakdown of a crazy week by the lake...

3BOHEMIANS Bid Annecy and MIFA Adieu

EventsEditor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:30:35 -0700

So what exactly have we learned at MIFA? Have we gained something meaningful? I have to admit I need more time to answer such a question, to see if an event of this kind brings along something worth the effort invested into just coming over. After all, if the animation business is about relationships / partnerships, then there needs to be a lot more work done after the event beside the initial quick flirting.

3BOHEMIANS go to MIFA

EventsEditor — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:20:28 -0700

You may find a trade show to be a common gathering event that any industry has. But what I saw and experienced at MIFA is that this gathering is more than unique. How friendly and open minded everybody is, considering that most of the people are competitors one way or another. It’s actually pretty unbelievable.

3BOHEMIANS Go to Annecy

EventsEditor — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:43:14 -0700

First time travelling to Annecy, a place that has such a positive canotation just through people talking about how it was like when they visited the Festival, that thinking about coming myself was tempting for quite some time already. Now I took the chance. We have arrived late on Tuesday, June 7th taking it slowly from sunny bohemian Prague to a slightly rainy, but still pretty warm, French town on a lake under the Alps. That’s one nice and picturesque idea to explore this week.

Arrived In Annecy – Kids Should Not Be Allowed on Planes

EventsEditor — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:17:36 -0700

25 hours after leaving my comfy LA bed, I’ve arrived in Annecy. The calm is in direct contrast to my second flight, from DC to Geneva. Sprawled within 5 feet of my seat were not 1 but 2 families, 6 kids total, 4 parents, 1 nanny and 1 set of grandparents. In an age of fundamental change in airline comfort, service and safety, where the indignities of modern travel begin when you undress to get through security, one thing seems perfectly clear – kids either should be confined in storage or not be allowed on planes at all.

On The Road To Annecy 2011

EventsEditor — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:40:29 -0700

My flight to Geneva leaves tomorrow morning at 7:50, an ungodly hour to begin 24+ hours of delirium shuffling through airports, getting groped by stink-eyed security drones, squeezing into airline seats designed for anorexics, all the while wondering why I’m not home asleep in bed, or watching Archer reruns while sipping a delicious Kamikazee.