WIP, Previews and Making-Of of the Annecy Program

This year's Annecy Online Festival and MIFA (June 15-30) aim to provide all the fascinating and diverse programming that attendees are used to in physical editions. To prepare animation palates for the future of the art form, the confab once again brings together renowned masters and promising creators to discuss their current work, preview exclusive footage and materials from their upcoming films, and recap the secrets of their successes. with creation sessions and masterclasses.

il Work in progress (WIPS) the section will highlight projects from all over the world. All these works are different and unique, using various techniques, such as elements cut out for The island, puppets, live action shots and photos for Dogs and Italians are not allowed., 2D for The summit of the gods e The Cuphead Show! and drawings on paper for Mom is raining.

WIP functionality

• Dogs and Italians are not allowed. by Alain Ughetto | Production: Alexandre Cornu, Enrica Capra, Nicolas Burlet, Ilan Urroz, Jean-François Le Corre, Manuel Poutte | Distribution: Gebeka Films (France, Italy, Belgium)
• The summit of the gods by Patrick Imbert | Production: Jean-Charles Ostorero, Damien Brunner, Stéphan Roelants | Distribution: Diaphana Distribution (France, Luxembourg)
• My love affair with marriage by Signe Baumane | Production: Roberts Vinovskis, Sturgis Warner (Latvia, USA)
• Inu-oh by Masaaki Yuasa | Production: Fumie Takeuchi, Eunyoung Choi, Yuhai Cheng | Distribution: Asmik-Ace, Inc. (Japan, China)
• The island by Anca Damian | Production: Anca Damian, Gregory Zalcman, Augusto Zanovello, Mathieu Rolin, Gina Thorstensen (Romania, France, Belgium)
• Len and the song of the whales by Joan Manuel Millán and Manuel Alejandro Victoria | Production: Julián Danilo Londoño Navarro, Marcial Quinones | Distribution: Latido Films (Colombia, Argentina)
• Lamya's poetry by Alexander Kronemer | Production: Unity Productions Foundation (USA, Canada)
• New gods: Nezha Reborn by Ji Zhao | Production: Xi Lu | Distribution: Alibaba Pictures Group Limited (China)
• Scirocco and the kingdom of winds by Benoît Chieu | Production: Ron Dyens | Distribution: Haut et Court (France)

WIP series

• The Cuphead Show! by Dave Wasson and Cosmo Segurson | Production and distribution: Netflix (United States, Canada, Ireland)

Special TV WIP

• Mom is raining by Hugo de Faucompret | Production: Antoine Lietout, Ivan Zuber, Emmanuèle Petry Sirvin, Jean-Baptiste Wery | Distribution: Dandelooo (France)

WIP XR

• Hangman at home by Michelle and Uri Kranot | Production: Lana Tankosa Nikolic, Katayoun Dibamehr, Avi Amar, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Marc Bertrand | Distribution: ONF, Miya Distribution (Denmark, France, Canada)
• New immersive projects from Baobab Studios

Previously recorded WIP sessions

• 2018: Swallows of Kabul by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbé-Mevellec | Production: Les Armateurs | Distribution: Memento Films International (France, Luxembourg)
• 2019: The primordial of Genndy Tartakovsky by Genndy Tartakovsky | Production: Swimming for adults, La Cachette | Distribution: Swimming for adults (USA, France)

Animation lovers can follow the evolution of new interesting projects from all over Europe in Push forward sessions, concerning:

• Mice also belong to paradise by Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček | Production: Vladimír Lhotak, Alexandre Charlet, Grzegorz Wacławek, Marek Jenicek | Distribution: Charades, Gebeka Films, Cinemart, M2 Films Poland (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France)
• dislocation by Veljko and Milivoj Popovic | Production: Veljko Popovic, Milivoj Popovic, Veronique Siegel | Distribution: BonoboStudio (Croatia, France)
• vanilla by Guillaume Lorin | Production: Folimage, Reginald De Guillebon, Nadasdy Film, Nicolas Burlet | Distribution: Folimage (France)

A Making of program, directors Tony Brancroft and Scott Christian Sava will discuss the Animal biscuits adventure (distribution: Netflix; USA), its production, premiere at Annecy in 2017 and the obstacles that followed to meet its audience.

And Gutsy Animations will draw virtual assistants into Tove Jansson's Moomin world, first created in the 40s and with a contemporary flavor in its new creative series, Moominvalley by Steve Box. (Distribution: PGS Entertainment; Finland, UK)

Additionally, there will be live Q&A sessions during the two-week festival. All videos will be presented in English or with English and / or French subtitles.

www.annecy.org/programme:en