Annecy International Animation Film Festival


The Annecy International Animation Film Festival 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.
The festival is a competition between cartoon films of various techniques classified in various categories:
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 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

Short films

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector
1960Czechoslovakia The Lion and the SongLev a písničkaBretislav Pojar
1962UK The Flying ManGeorge Dunning
1963Czechoslovakia Incorrectly Drawn HenŠpatné NamalovanaJiří Brdečka
1965France The Lady and the CellistLa Demoiselle et le VioloncellisteJean-François Laguionie
1967France Ares vs. AtlasArès contre AtlasManolo Otero
1967Poland CagesKlatkiMirosław Kijowicz
1967Yugoslavia Tamer of the Wild HorsesKrotitelj divljih konjaNedeljko Dragić
1967UK The BreathJimmy Murakami
1971Poland The AppealApelRyszard Czekała
1971Yugoslavia The BrideNevestaBorislav Sajtinac
1971US The Further Adventures of Uncle SamDale Case and Robert Michell
1973US Frank FilmFrank Mouris
1975France The StepLe PasPiotr Kamler
1977Netherlands DavidPaul Driessen
1977Canada The Sand CastleLe Château de sableCo Hoedeman
1979Canada AfterlifeIshu Patel
1979UK Mr. PascalAlison De Vere
1981Poland TangoZbigniew Rybczyński
1983Czechoslovakia Dimensions of DialogueMožnosti dialoguJan Švankmajer
1985Belgium A Greek TragedyEen griekse tragedieNicole van Goethem
1987Canada The Man Who Planted TreesL'Homme qui plantait des arbres''Frédéric Back
19871971Nihongo||頭山|AtamayamaNihongo||つみきのいえ|Tsumiki no IeInterlanguage link multi|Une tête disparaît|fr

Films produced for television

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