The 2017 programme revealed.
The Annecy Festival programme was announced on Monday 24th April at the press conference held by Patrick Eveno, Mickaël Marin and Marcel Jean at the Cinémathèque française in Paris.
The Official Selection, film premieres, new prizes (the Young Audience Award and the City of Annecy Award have been added to the shorts in competition), China: Guest Country, Virtual Reality, Annecy Classics and even Erotic Animation.
The vibrant poster created by the artistic duo Kevin Manach & Ugo Bienvenu, the Honorary Cristal going to Georges Schwizgebel, a leading figure on the Swiss animation scene known for his emblematic shorts: The Subject of the Picture award-winner at Annecy 1989, The Man without a Shadow (2004) and Along the Way (2013).
Amazing Meetings with Kristine Belson, President of Sony Pictures Animation, Eric Coleman, SVP Original Programming and General Manager, Disney Television Animation, Go Nagai, the creator of Grendizer and many more! And the Market is getting a big extension!