Annecy Announce 2019’s Graduation, TV and Commissioned Films Selection
Since the Short Films selection were recently announced, the Annecy 2019 Official Selection Committee (Marcel Jean, Laurent Million, Yves Nougarède and Sébastien Sperer) have announced:
- 48 Graduation Films
- 24 TV Films and 35 Commissioned Films
Graduation Films
Films have been selected from 24 countries have, of which Saudi Arabia and Belarus are represented. Selected films from the UK include:
- Happy Ending, directed by EunJu Ara Choi
- Heatwave, directed by Fokion Xenos
- The Redness of Red, directed by Emily Downe
- These Things in My Head – Side A, directed by Luke Bourne
View the full list of selected Graduation Films.
Happy Ending by EunJu Ara Choi
Heatwave by Fokion Xenos
Artistic Director, Marcel Jean, said:
The 2019 Graduation Films competition selection is especially inspiring. The question of identity (starting with gender identity) comes to the surface and is a preoccupation for several young filmmakers. This year we have noticed a number of powerfully aesthetic proposals and many technical experimental pieces. We confirm that young women are increasingly present in animation schools, as 62.5% of the films selected were directed or co-directed by women!
TV and Commissioned Films
The TV Films selection have some great entries from the UK this year. Anyone who was lucky enough to see last year’s Annecy talks on Becca’s Bunch or 101 Dalmatian Street will new get a chance to see a full episode in competition. UK and Irish selected TV shows include:
- 101 Dalmatian Street “Walkies on the Wild Side”
- Becca’s Bunch “Wishing Stone” (Ireland)
- Zog
- Vitello Gets a Yucky Girlfriend (co-production with Denmark)
View the full list of selected TV Films.
101 Dalmatian Street Walkies on the Wild Side
Vitello Gets a Yucky Girlfriend
Zog
Over in the Commissioned Films selection there are no less than 10 UK entries, giving a real showcase of the diversity and innovation of work that large and small studios alike are creating throughout the UK:
- #TakeOnHistory “Wimbledon”, directed by SMITH & FOULKES
- Nya Escapes Beeing Married too Early, directed by Marguerite ABOUET
- Cheerios “It’s All Family”, directed by Johnny KELLY
- Original title: GWR “Five & The Missing Jewels”, directed by Pete CANDELAND
- Lotte Reiniger: The Unsung Heroine of Early Animation, directed by Anna HUMPHRIES
- My Best Friend “Rewinds”, directed by Will ANDERSON and Ainslie HENDERSON
- Selfridges and Sustainability, directed by Hannah JACOBS and Anna GINSBURG
- The Art of Change “Climate Change”, directed by Elisa MORAIS and María ÁLVAREZ
- The Beatles “Glass Onion”, directed by Alasdair BROTHERSTON and Jock MOONEY
- Xmas Hold ‘Em, directed by Passion Pictures
View the full list of selected Commissioned Films.
Take On History Wimbledon
Cheerios Its All Family
Xmas Hold Em
Marcel Jean added:
The TV and Commissioned Films selection is innovative and reflects the incredible diversity of contemporary programming. From the conception of the diverse platforms and increase in channels, this results in more audacious and niche productions. We were particularly thrilled with the diversity and quality of the American TV productions, and the British commissioned film productions. We also notice that women are involved in less than a third of the selected television productions. Yet this is more balanced as 43% of the Commissioned Films chosen were directed or co-directed by women.
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