Annecy Reveals Feature Films and Work In Progress

The Annecy International Animation Festival is the world's biggest animation festival. Every June the picturesque French town becomes host to the cream of animation talent from around the world alongside legions of fans.

Attendees will get the chance to see some of the latest and best animation in the festival's competition. Additionally, there will be the chance to get sneak peeks at some of the most highly anticipated upcoming films, including Nimona, Elemental, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutant Mayhem, and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, as well as the world premiere of The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story. This year's Work In Progress sessions include Batman Azteca, Spellbound, Flow, Juliet and The King and more

The festival has previously revealed this year's shorts, TV and commissioned films. This week at their press conference they revealed this year's feature films in competition and work-in-progress sessions.

Feature Films In Competition

Art College 1994
Directed by: Jian Liu
Country: China

Four Souls of Coyote
Directed by: Áron Gauder 
Country: Hungary

Kensuke's Kingdom
Directed by: Neil Boyle, Kirk Hendry
Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France

La Sirène
Directed by: Sepideh Farsi 
Country: Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Linda veut du poulet ! (Chicken For Linda)
Directed by: Chiara Malta , Sébastien Laudenbach
Country: France, Italy

Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Directed by: Keiichi Hara 
Country: Japan

Mars Express
Directed by: Jérémie Perin 
Country: France

Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d'air (Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams)
Directed by: Benoît Chieux 
Country: Belgium, France

The Inseparables
Directed by: Jérémie Degruson 
Country: Belgium, Spain, France

The Inventor
Directed by: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon 
Country: USA, France, Ireland

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Directed by: Tomohisa Taguchi 
Country: Japan

Feature Film  Contrechamp in Competition

Adam change lentement (When Adam Changes)

Directed by: Joël Vaudreuil

Country: Canada

Heavies tendres (Tender Metalheads)

Directed by: Carlos Perez-Reche , Joan Francesc Tomas Monfort

Country: Spain

Johnny & Me - Eine Zeitreise mit John Heartfield

Directed by: Katrin Rothe

Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Komada - A Whisky Family

Directed by: Masayuki Yoshihara 

Country: Japan

La Grotte sacrée (The Sacred Cave)

Directed by: Daniel Minlo Masso Cyrille 

Country: Cameroon

Robot Dreams

Directed by: Pablo Berger 

Country: Spain, France

Rosa and the Stone Troll

Directed by: Karla Nor Holmback

Country: Denmark

Saleem

Directed by: Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha 

Country: Jordan

Slide

Directed by: Bill Plympton

Country: USA, France

Toldi

Directed by: Marcell Jankovics, Lajos Csakovics

Country: Hungary

Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

Directed by: Filip Posivac

Country: Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia

White Plastic Sky

Directed by: Tibor Banoczki, Sarolta Szabo 

Country: Hungary, Slovakia

Screening Events

Blue Giant

Country: Japan

Deep Sea

Country: China

Détective Conan : le Sous-marin noir

Country: Japan

Elemental

Country: USA

Garden of Remembrance

Country: Japan

In the Stars

Country: Chile

Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow

Country: Spain

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage

Country: Japan

La Forêt de Mademoiselle Tang (The Forest of Miss Tang)

Country: France

Nimona

Country: USA

Nina et le Secret du hérisson

Country: France, Luxembourg

Ozi, Voice of the Forest

Country: France, United Kingdom

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Country: USA

Screecher's Reach

Country: Ireland

Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d'air (Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams)

Country: Belgium, France

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mutant Mayhem

Country: USA

The Canterville Ghost

Country: India, Ireland, United Kingdom

The Concierge

Country: Japan

The First Slam Dunk

Country: Japan

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Country: USA

Film Index

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

Country: USA

The Spy Dancer

Country: France

Trolls Band Together

Country: USA

Wish

Country: USA

Work In Progress

Amélie ou la Métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain)

Country: France

Bakeneko Anzu-Chan (Ghost Cat Anzu)

Country: Japan, France

Batman Azteca: choque de imperios

Country: Mexico, USA

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix

Country: France, USA

Ceci est mon cœur (Here Lies My Heart)

Country: Luxembourg, France, Canada, Slovakia

Coração das Trevas (Heart Of Darkness)

Country: Brazil, France

Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse (Into the Wonderwoods)

Country: France, Luxembourg

Empereur (Emperor)

Country: France, Germany

Eugène, le mystère Falleni (Eugene)

Country: France

Flow

Country: Latvia, France

Frankelda y el príncipe de los sustos (Frankelda and the Prince of Spooks)

Country: Mexico

Juliet and the King

Country: Iran

La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles

Country: Canada

Slocum

Country: France, Luxembourg

Spellbound

Country: USA

Sultana's Dream

Country: Spain, Germany

Sunset Motel

Country: Switzerland, France