Annecy Festival Reveals Its Feature Films in Competition, Terry Gilliam Awarded Honorary Cristal

26 April 2024 // News

Skwigly

Animation Magazine

After an outstanding 2023, which saw 15,820 badgeholders (a 19% increase compared to 2022) and 102 countries represented, the Festival is still growing as 4 additional theatres will be used at Pathé Annecy and there will be screenings bright and early at 8:30 am in Bonlieu.

This year’s selection was a challenging one, given the sheer quality of the films in the line-up! Out of a hundred films submitted, Marcel Jean revealed 23 feature films in the Official Selection:

COMPETING IN THE OFFICIAL

• Ghost Cat Anzu by Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita
  Produced by: Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd, Miyu Productions / Japan, France
• Into the Wonderwoods (Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse) by Vincent Paronnaud (Winshluss), Alexis Ducord
  Produced by: Je Suis Bien Content, Gao Shan Pictures, ZEILT productions, Amopix, EV.L Prod, France 3 Cinéma / France, Luxembourg
• Flow by Gints Zilbalodis
  Produced by: Dream Well Studio, Take Five, Sacrebleu Productions / Latvia, Belgium, France
• The Colors Within (KIMINOIRO) by Naoko Yamada
  Produced by: STORY inc., Science SARU Inc. / Japan
• Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Madogiwa no Totto-chan) by Shinnosuke Yakuwa
  Produced by: Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd / Japan
• Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot
  Produced by: Arenamedia / Australia
• Rock Bottom by María Trénor
  Produced by: Alba Sotorra, Jaibo Films, GS Animation / Spain, Poland
• Sauvages by Claude Barras
  Produced by: Nadasdy Film, Haut et Court, Panique ! / Switzerland
• A Boat in the Garden (Slocum et moi) by Jean-François Laguionie
  Produced by: JPL Films, Melusine Productions/Studio 352 / France
• The Imaginary by Yoshiyuki Momose
  Produced by: Studio Ponoc Inc. / Japan
• The Storm by Busifan
  Produced by: CMC Pictures China / China
• The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius
  Production: Ex Nihilo, Les Compagnons du Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve, StudioCanal / Belgium, France

COMPETING IN THE CONTRECHAMP

• Sultana’s Dream (El sueño de la sultana) by Isabel Herguera
  Produced by: Abano Producións S.L., Fabian&Fred GmbH / Spain
• Gill by Ahn Jae-huun
  Produced by: Studio Meditation With a Pencil / South Korea
• The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw) by Carl Joseph Papa
  Produced by: Project 8 Projects / Philippines
• Living Large by Kristina Dufkova
  Produced by: Barletta Productions / Czech Republic
• Black Butterflies (Mariposas negras) by David Baute
  Produced by: Ikiru Films, S.L., Tinglado Film, Anangu Grup, Tunche Films / Spain, Panama
• Our Crazy Love by Nelson Botter Jr.
  Produced by: Tortuga Studios / Brazil
• Pelikan Blue by László Csáki
  Produced by: Umbrella Collective / Hungary
• Journey of Shadows (Reise der Schatten) by Yves Netzhammer
  Produced by: Freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH / Switzerland
• Sunburnt Unicorn by Nick Johnson
  Produced by: 2448223 Alberta Ltd., New Machine Studios Inc., Squid Brain Studios Inc. / Canada
• The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe by Gō Koga
  Produced by: Toei Animation Co., Ltd / Japan
• The Glassworker by Usman Riaz
  Produced by: Mano Animation Studios / Pakistan

Find out all the 2024 Official Selection in Competition!