Exclusive: 30 Animated TV Projects Selected to Compete at the 2025 Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival

Annecy International Animation Film Festival posted 30 TV films and specials that will be competing in the official selection category this year. They are:

TV Specials/Series

• An Almost Christmas Story  (U.S.)
• Anne Shirley (Japan)
• Anselmo Wannabe. “The Architect” WIP (Italy)
• Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (Le Combat des Chefs) (France)
• Baby Bot’s Backyard Tales. “Where’s Billy?” (Spain)
• Big Lizard (Belgium, France, U.K.)
• Christo the Civilized Barbarian. “Hunting Party”  (U.S.)
• Common Side Effects. “Episode 9” (U.S.)
• Devil May Cry. “The First Circle” (U.S.)
• Firsts. “Junko Tabei” (Chile, Spain)
• Freaked Out. “Major Decision” (Belgium, France, Germany)
• Full Next (Germany)
• Goat Girl. “I ain’t afraid of no goat” (Belgium, France, Ireland)
• Guard Dog and Bill Plympton in Brazil. “Lost in Iguazu” (Brazil)
• Il Est Une Fois (France)
• In Search of the Star Vegetable (Madagascar)
• Jeremy Super Caribou. “Jeremy’s Fast Delivery Service” (France)
• Kiff. “Kiff Is Good at Sports” (U.S.)
• Kippkopp and Tipptopp (Hungary)
• Max & the Midknights. “Welcome to Byjovia” (U.S.)
• Metallic Rouge (Japan)
• Pucio. “Pucio and the Crocodile” (Poland)
• Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. “Devoted” (U.S.)
• Stories from Backwoods (Ireland)
• Tales from Outer Suburbia. “Episode 3: Distant Rain” (Australia)
• The Ruins of Kunlun Linglong (China)
• The Upside Down River (France)
• Tiddler (U.K.)
• Tiny Toot. “Mushroom Magic” (Denmark)
• Zombie Safari. “We Will Be Animals” (Singapore)

The festival organizers also revealed the Commissioned Film selection, which features 31 memorable title sequences, music videos, ads and PSAs from around the world:

Commissioned Films:

• Absolute Doom (U.S.)
• Animateka Festival 2024. “Elephant Trailer” (Solvenia)
• Arnold Turboust. “Les Lettres de Krakovie” (France)
• CNESST. “Hanging by a Thread” (Canada)
• Desi Oon (India)
• Enedis “Les Oiseaux” (France)
• Get Back (South Korea)
• Ichon “We Must” (France)
• Melanie Martinez “Play Date” (France)
• Moving Back, Moving Up (France)
• My Algorithym (France)
• Naïve New Beaters, Star Feminine Band “Yo Kou Si Kou” (France)
• Naruto x Oasis (France)
• Need a Good Sleep (U.K.)
• Ocima Franz KafkaL Mezi Obrazem a Jazikem (Czech Republic)
• Olipop Yeti (U.S.)
• Pantagruel (France)
• Rumor is Born (Chile)
• Shadow (Mexico)
• Show Your Working: London Intl. Animation Festival (U.K.)
• Sis. “Bow to Your Wilderness” (U.S.)
• South of Midnight (Canada)
• Starpets Teaser (France)
• Stoptrik Festival Trailer (Austria, Slovenia)
• The Decameron Main Title Sequence (U.S.)
• The Eclipse (U.S.)
• Three Sisters. “When Ancient Wisdom Beats Modern Industry” (France)
• Trailer: 22^nd Sommets du Cinema D’Animation de Montreal (Canada)
• Ubu Roi (France)
• Vanish “The Bully Monster” (Brazil)
• Vinheta CineSecs (Brazil)
• Vladimir Komarov (South Korea)
• Welcome to the City of Love (U.K.)
• With Letter and Love (Georgia)
• Wood You Believe It (U.K.)

For more information about the popular festival, which takes place June 8-14 in France, visit annecyfestival.com.