Tag: Marcel Jean
Must-See at Annecy! The Animation Festival Bosses Share Highlights of the 2024 Edition
And now, a word from our favorite Annecy bosses!
As animation fans from around the globe pack their bags to catch airplanes, trains and automobiles...
Exclusive: Annecy Festival Unveils 67 Titles Selected for the Shorts Categories in June
Now that the award season is officially over, we can devote our attention to what’s coming up in the new animation festival season: Just...
Animation Is Film Reveals Soaring Program Bookended by ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
Animation Is Film (AIF) has announced the lineup for the 6th edition of its animated cinema festival, featuring a slate of theatrical presentations, special...
Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Honored with Lifetime Golden Ticket Honor at Annecy
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri received the Annecy Int. Film Festival’s “Golden Ticket” Lifetime award in a surprise session at the festival on...
Annecy Postpones Open-Air Screenings Until Monday in Response to Thursday’s Attack
The animation community is reeling from the news of the brutal stabbing attack of four toddlers and two adults in a playground in Annecy...
Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean Spills the Secrets of the 2023 Edition
Annecy Festival’s artistic director Marcel Jean has been curating exquisite collections of animated fare from all over the world for the past 10 years....
Annecy Festival Spotlights Mexican Animation
Annecy Festival has unveiled details of its special focus on Mexican Animation, which will bring the country's colorful artistic traditions, global talents and emerging storytellers...
2023 Annecy Festival Celebrates Queer Stories in Animation
The prestigious European animation celebration Annecy Festival, taking place this year from June 11-17, announced today a thematic spotlight on Pride and Diversity, featuring four...
Annecy Unveils 2023 Poster Designed by Jorge R. Gutierrez
France's esteemed Annecy Festival will this year be spotlighting Mexican animation — and the country's colorful influences are on full display in the newly revealed...
Annecy: ‘Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be’ and ‘Amok’ Take Home Top Cristal Awards
The 2022 edition of the Annecy Festival came to a dramatic close with the announcement of the winners of this year’s selection of prizes,...
Exclusive: A Few Words from Annecy Artistic Director Marcel Jean
***This interview originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
It’s always a pleasure to catch up with Marcel Jean, the...
Exclusive: Jennifer Lee Discusses Her Career, Priorities & Leadership as a Real Disney Heroine
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
A lot has happened since Jennifer Lee took over...
Annecy Unveils Feature Films in Competition, Contrechamp & Special Screenings
Attendees are in for a truly triumphant return to a fully-live edition at the 2022 Annecy Festival. At today's press conference held at the...
Jennifer Lee, Michel Ocelot to Be Awarded Honorary Cristals at Annecy
This year, the Annecy Festival (June 13-18, annecy.org) will honor not one, but two animation greats — Jennifer Lee and Michel Ocelot greats as...
Annecy Festival Selects 38 Shorts for Competition
The Annecy Festival selection committee has announced the Official Selection for 2022. This year, more than 1,347 short films were submitted for consideration (152...
Illumination’s ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ to Open Annecy
As the esteemed Annecy Festival charts a course to its 2022 live edition after last year's hybrid event, organizers announce that Illumination Entertainment's little...
Annecy Unveils Official Poster by Celebrated Cinema Illustrator Laurent Durieux
France's leading animation festival at Annecy (June 13-18) has debuted the official poster for this year's return to an on-side event. To celebrate, organizers...
Animation Is Film Festival Announces 2021 Slate
Animation Is Film (AIF) announced today the competition line-up and other special events for its fourth edition, which takes place in-person October 22-24 and...
Three New Films Join Annecy 2021 Program
Just around the corner, this year's Annecy Festival (June 14-19) has added three additional feature films to its historic program -- two in competition...
Annecy Raises the Curtain on Feature Program for 1st Hybrid Edition
After more than a year with no in-person animation gatherings, mad dashes through airports to catch a connection or joyful reunions with friends and...
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