Annecy Unveils Studio Spotlight, MIFA Partner Demos and Conferences

More details on the exciting, innovative and enlightening programming that awaits attendees at this year's hybrid Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market (June 14-19), including the focus studio section, MIFA Partners plans and experimental technological and creative demonstrations were announced. These (and more) are complemented by the 2021 Women in Animation World Summit on Monday 14 June.

Virtual thirteen Study Focus the episodes will mark the week with announcements and giveaways. In particular among them, Netflix will be present with four sessions whose surprises and exclusives will have the place of honor. From Monday, Netflix Kids & Family will give a preview of their future series for families and feature films, then it will be Netflix Adult AnimationIt's time to discuss two projects with a stellar cast. Tuesday and Wednesday, netflix anime e Chris Nee will bring together some of today's most prominent artists to discuss projects that are still some of the best kept secrets ...

Also Tuesday DreamWorksTelevision they will immerse themselves in the world of their next feature film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, the last installment of Tales of Arcadia trilogy. A great opportunity for the art team to take another look at this extraordinary universe.

The end of the week will be dedicated to Disney group with several presentations, including live online questions and answers: the team of Blacksmith animation will reveal the latest news on their first feature film Ron has gone wrong, and Pixar Animation Studios will take us backstage Luca and future films of 2022. Last, but not least, Disney EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) will present their new local projects, and in particular an exclusive excerpt from the TV series Chip 'n' Dale.

New studios are also joining this year:

• ONF / NFB (The National Film Board of Canada), as well as having a question and answer session with male and female directors competing in Annecy, will unveil an exclusive look at their latest creation.
• CBS Studios e Paramount+ will host two round tables with the creators of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy as well as Stephen Colbert presents Tooning Out the News and new series Harper's home.
• Tencent will discuss his original family-oriented projects developed with European co-producers.
• Kinesite will give an exclusive preview to five blockbusters created in collaboration with eight leading directors: The Addams Family 2, Extinct, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, Hitpig e Flaming Samurai.
• Toei Company, Ltd. will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kamen Rider and the next new arrival Future PI, the first animated series of this legendary franchise.

While the full MIFA conferences The program will be announced shortly, the organizers have news to share about what the market partners have in store:

• unifrance will propose three discussions on the international challenges of French animated films: the emergence of a new generation of female directors, the broadcasting of animated films at African festivals and writing for an international audience.
• The director of Japan Media Arts Festival invites three directors from major international festivals to share their views on the current intensity of animation and its future development, particularly through other art forms such as video games.
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on the move (AIM) will bring together the Artifacts (video games) e albyon (animation, VFX and VR) to present an overview of the creative and technical opportunities possible between the video game and animation sectors. Session followed by a live question and answer session.
• ALICE (Animation League for Greater Cooperation in Europe) will present their interregional cooperation methodology aimed at developing a new, more collaborative model so that SMEs can expand, recruit and innovate. Session followed by a live question and answer session.

Demo sessions are dedicated to experimental presentations and inspire viewers to do something new with six virtual technological and creative showcases:

• Aquarium of Fatfish Lab, the 100% nodal, cross-production and totally flexible project management tool that adapts to your needs.
• The last one Unit the tools bring speed, unlimited creativity and iterations to animators and producers. Take a close look Mich-L, built entirely with the new Cinematic Tools (beta) feature set.
• xencelabs will provide an overview of their product capabilities thanks to their new pen tablet and Quick Keys remote control, a real game changer for creatives.
• A demonstration of Next Lab the potential of VR, AR and MR tools and video game rendering engines for prototyping, production and visual effects of animation.
• Wacom will explore how South African film Troll Girl was made, drawn and animated with a Blender Grease Pencil.
• Archipel market e Archipel content, two complementary solutions developed by Cascade8, the technology branch of the Logical Pictures Group.

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