French animation at the prestigious Annecy Film Festival and the highly anticipated MIFA 2023.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the MIFA are highly anticipated events in the world of animation, taking place from June 11 to 17. French animation holds a prominent position with a strong presence of 45 French works across various categories.

Attendees in Annecy will have the exciting opportunity to explore seven French feature films competing in the festival and three others showcased in Special Screenings. The French audiovisual sector is well-represented with seven series or TV specials participating in the dedicated competition.

As always, the festival’s selection emphasizes the diversity of French animated shorts, with 26 titles from France featured in different categories. Adding to the lineup, Mihai Grecu’s immersive work, Sol-Air, completes the impressive French contingent.

In addition to the competition selections, the festival also presents French projects in various stages of development or production.

Furthermore, French projects make a significant presence in the MIFA pitch sessions. A total of 17 French projects, including four feature films, five shorts, four TV series and specials, and four digital experiences, will be showcased during these sessions.

Below are the French works & work-in-progress presented at the Annecy Film Festival 2023

Feature films – Official Selection

Kensuke’s Kingdom by Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry
The Siren by Sepideh Farsi
Chicken for Linda! by Sébastien Laudenbach and Chiara Malta
Mars Express by Jérémie Périn
Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds by Benoît Chieux
The Inseparables by Jérémie Degruson

Feature Films – Contrechamp

Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger

TV Films

Astronome Gastronome (ep. “Au début était la crème fouettée”) by Geneviève Anhoury
Boys Boys Boys (ep. “Tristan”) by Valentine Vendroux and Clawdia Prolongeau
Edmond and Lucy (ep. “L’Adieu à Perlimpinpin”) by François Narboux
Karate Sheep (ep. “Super Croquette”) by Cédric Dietsch and Renaud Martin
Pebble Hill by Marjolaine Perreten
Samuel by Émilie Tronche
Tufo by Victoria Musci

Short films – Official Selection

27 by Flóra Anna Buda
Astoria by Franck Dion
Box Cutters by Naomi Van Niekerk
Christopher at Sea by Tom CJ Brown
From one painting… to another by Georges Schwizgebel
Electra by Daria Kashcheeva
The Great Arc by Camille Authouart
The Perra by Carla Melo Gampert
The Purple Season by Clémence Bouchereau
Shadow of the Butterflies by Sofia El Khyari
Love Me True by Inés Sedan
Maurice’s Bar by Tom Prezman and Tzor Edery
Salvation Has No Name by Joseph Wallace
The Miracle by Nienke Deutz

Short films – Young Audience

Wild Housemates by Armelle Mercat
To Be Sisters by Anne-Sophie Gousset and Clément Céard
Harvey by Janice Nadeau
The Goose by Jan Míka

Short films – Graduation

Houle by Timothée Sarran
Furrie by Lucie Grannec
Réalitude by Théophile Farant
Mais où est donc Ornicar by Oscar Maso y Guell Rivet
Fires by Mohammad Babakoohi
Origines d’un Monde by Emma Zwickert
Human Resources by Titouan Tillier, Trinidad Plass Caussade and Isaac Wenzek
The Nuit Blanche by Audrey Delepoulle

VR Works

Sol-Air by Mihai Grecu

Special Screenings

Time Masters by René Laloux
The Forêt de Mademoiselle Tang by Denis Do
Nina and the Tales of the Hedgehog by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli

MIFA Pitches

Feature films

Scavengers by Victor Caire, Lucas Navarro, Gabriel Grapperon, and Théophile Dufresne
Objectopia by Grégoire Sivan, and Mikaël Fenneteaux
La Petite Cavale by Julien Bisaro
Ogresse by Cécile McLorin Salvant and Lia Bertels

TV series