12 animated features have been chosen to compete at this year's festival, including ‘Memoir of a Snail’ by Adam Elliot, ‘Rock Bottom by María Trénor,’ and ‘Savages’ by Claude Barras; the 48th edition of the festival runs June 9-15.
The 2024 Annecy Festival has unveiled the official selection of feature films in competition for the 48th edition, which runs June 9-15. The announcement was made by Dominique Puthod, President of CITIA, Mickaël Marin, CEO, and Artistic Director Marcel Jean.
Out of the approximately 100 feature films submitted, 12 have been selected in competition. They are:
- Into the Wonderwoods (Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse) by Vincent Paronnaud (Winshluss), Alexis Ducord - Produced by: Je Suis Bien Content, Gao Shan Pictures, ZEILT productions, Amopix, EV.L Prod, France 3 Cinéma / France, Luxembourg
- Ghost Cat Anzu by Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita - Produced by: Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd, Miyu Productions / Japan, France
- Flow by Gints Zilbalodis - Produced by: Dream Well Studio, Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions / Latvia, Belgium, France
- The Colors Within (KIMINOIRO) by Naoko Yamada - Produced by: STORY inc., Science SARU Inc. / Japan
- Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Madogiwa no Totto-chan) by Shinnosuke Yakuwa - Produced by: Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd / Japan
- Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot - Produced by: Arenamedia / Australia
- Rock Bottom by María Trénor - Produced by: Alba Sotorra, Jaibo Films, GS Animation / Spain, Poland
- Savages by Claude Barras - Produced by: Nadasdy Film, Haut et Court, Panique ! / Switzerland, France, Belgium
- A Boat in the Garden (Slocum et moi) by Jean-François Laguionie - Produced by: JPL Films, Melusine Productions/Studio 352 / Luxembourg, France
- The Imaginary by Yoshiyuki Momose - Produced by: Studio Ponoc Inc. / Japan
- The Storm by Busifan - Produced by: CMC Pictures China / China
- The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius - Production: Ex Nihilo, Les Compagnons du Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve, StudioCanal / Belgium, France
Get more information about the Feature Films in Official Competition here.
The 11 feature films competing in the Contrechamp category are:
- Black Butterflies (Mariposas negras) by David Baute - Produced by: Ikiru Films, S.L., Tinglado Film, Anangu Grup, Tunche Films / Spain, Panama
- Gill by Ahn Jae-huun - Produced by: Studio Meditation With a Pencil / South Korea
- Journey of Shadows (Reise der Schatten) by Yves Netzhammer - Produced by: Freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, Liechti Filmproduktion / Switzerland
- Living Large by Kristina Dufkova - Produced by: Barletta Productions / Czech Republic
- Our Crazy Love by Nelson Botter Jr. - Produced by: Tortuga Studios / Brazil
- Pelikan Blue by László Csáki - Produced by: Umbrella Collective / Hungary
- Sultana’s Dream (El sueño de la sultana) by Isabel Herguera - Produced by: Abano Producións S.L., Fabian&Fred GmbH / Spain
- Sunburnt Unicorn by Nick Johnson - Produced by: 2448223 Alberta Ltd., New Machine Studios Inc., Squid Brain Studios Inc. / Canada
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe by Gō Koga - Produced by: Toei Animation Co., Ltd / Japan
- The Glassworker by Usman Riaz - Produced by: Mano Animation Studios / Pakistan
- The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw) by Carl Joseph Papa - Produced by: Project 8 Projects / Philippines
Get more information about the Feature Films Contrechamp in Competition here.
Source: Annecy 2024
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
