2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Official poster by Raman Djafari
Opening film9 Million Colours
Carcassonne-Acapulco
La Vie avec un Idiot
Black
The Girl Who Cried Pearls
LocationAnnecy, France
AwardsCristal for Best Feature Film: Arco
Contrechamp Grand Prix: Endless Cookie
Festival date8–14 June 2025

The 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival took place from 8 to 14 June 2025, in Annecy, France. Unlike previous editions, the festival opened with the world premiere of a selection of five shorts instead of a single feature-length film.[1] These short films were: 9 Million Colours by Bára Anna; Carcassonne-Acapulco by Marjorie Caup & Olivier Heraud; La Vie avec un Idiot by Theodore Ushev; "Black" (from the anthology series Star Wars: Visions) by Shinya Ohira; and The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis & Maciek Sczcerbowski.[2]

French film Arco, directed by Ugo Bienvenu, won the Cristal for Best Feature Film, while Canadian film Endless Cookie, directed by Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver, received the Contrechamp Grand Prix.[3][4]

Background

The year's complete Annecy International Animation Film Festival lineup was announced on 23 April 2025.[5] Alongside the films for each section, special presentations of upcoming projects were also announced. These include works from various film studios such as Sony Pictures Animation (Tyree Dillihay's Goat), DreamWorks (Pierre Perifel's The Bad Guys 2), Paramount (Derek Drymon's The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants and Chris Miller's Smurfs), Netflix (Stranger Things animated series, Alex Woo's In Your Dreams and Raphael Bob-Waksberg series Long Story Short), Disney (Jared Bush and Byron Howard's Zootopia 2), Pixar (Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi's Elio), Warner Bros. Animation (Smiling Friends season 3), and Rocketsheep Studio (Avid Liongoren's Zsazsa Zaturnnah).[6][7]

Three recipients for the Honorary Cristal Lifetime Achievement Award were announced: American producer and animator Matt Groening, Academy Award-winning French filmmaker Michel Gondry, and English director and animator Joanna Quinn. Groening, creator of both animated sitcoms The Simpsons and Futurama, presented an exclusive screening event of the former series alongside executive producer and showrunner Matt Selman and consulting producer David Silverman, while Gondry presented his first fully-animated film Maya, Give Me a Title.[8]

For this year's edition, Hungarian animation was chosen to be highlighted with the screening of multiple films including the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film winners Heroic Times by József Gémes (1985) and The District! by Áron Gauder (2004).[9] The festival's poster, designed by illustrator and animator Raman Djafari, draws inspiration from Hungarian folk art and Kalocsa embroidery, using floral motifs as well as the colors in the Hungarian flag.[10]

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows:[6][11][12]

Official competition

Feature Films

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Magnificent Life Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol Sylvain Chomet France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Allah Is Not Obliged Allah n'est pas obligé Zaven Najjar Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg
Arco Ugo Bienvenu France
ChaO Yasuhiro Aoki Japan
Dandelion's Odyssey Planètes Momoko Seto Belgium, France
Death Does Not Exist La mort n'existe pas Félix Dufour-Laperrière Canada, France
Into the Mortal World 落凡尘 Zhong Ding China
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han France
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake L'Olívia i el terratrèmol invisible Irene Iborra Belgium, Chile, Spain, France
The Last Blossom ホウセンカ Baku Kinoshita Japan

Contrechamp

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Balentes Giovanni Columbu Italy
Endless Cookie Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver Canada
Jinsei 無名の人生 Ryuya Suzuki Japan
Lesbian Space Princess Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese Australia
Memory Hotel Heinrich Sabl Germany, France
Nimuendajú Tania Cristina Anaya Brazil, Peru
Olivia & the Clouds Olivia & Las Nubes Tomás Pichardo Espaillat Dominican Republic
Space Cadet Eric San Canada
Tales from the Magic Garden David Sukup, Patrick Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Slovenia
The Great History of Western Philosophy La gran historia de la filosofía occidental Aria Covamonas Mexico
The Square 광장 Kim Bo-sol South Korea

Short Films

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
9 Million Colours (opening film) 9 milionů barev Bára Anna Czech Republic, Norway, Germany
At Night Pooya Afzali Iran
Atomik Tour Bruno Collet France, Czech Republic
Bread Will Walk Alex Boya Canada
Carcassonne-Acapulco (opening film) Marjorie Caup, Olivier Heraud France
Dog Ear Péter Vácz Hungary
Dollhouse Elephant Jenny Jokela Finland
Fusion Richard Reeves Canada
Hairy Legs Andrea Dorfman Canada
Hatker Alejandro Ariel Martin Argentina
Il Burattino e la Balena Roberto Catani France, Italy
La Vie avec un Idiot (opening film) Theodore Ushev France
Les Bêtes Michael Granberry United States
Luna Rossa Priit Pärn, Olga Pärn Estonia, France
Murmuration Zwermen Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frihsinger Netherlands, Belgium
My Brother, My Brother Abdelrahman Dnewar, Saad Dnewar Egypt, France, Germany
My Wonderful Life Calleen Koh Singapore
Ordinary Life 普通の生活 Yoriko Mizushiri France, Japan
Ovary-Acting Ida Melum Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Sappho Safo Rosana Urbes Brazil
Shadows Rand Beiruty France, Jordan
Shocking Dreams in the Circus 马戏团枭雄 Sun Xun China
Signal Emma Carré, Mathilde Parquet France, Belgium
Sisowath Quay Quai Sisowath Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy France
Stampfer Dreams Thomas Renoldner Austria
Star Wars: Visions: "Black" (opening film) Shinya Ohira Japan
Sulaimani Vinnie Ann Bose France
Tapeworm Alexis & the Opera Diva Thaïs Odermatt Switzerland
Thank You Dr. Farsi Samaneh Shojaei Iran
The Exploding Girl La fille qui explose Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel France
The Girl Who Cried Pearls (opening film) La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles Chris Lavis, Maciek Sczcerbowski Canada
The Gnawer of Rocks Mangittatuarjuk Louise Flaherty Canada
The Magician Magicianul Bogdan Mureşanu Croatia, France, Romania
The Night Boots Les Bottes de la nuit Pierre-Luc Granjon France
The Pool or Death of a Goldfish Daria Kopiec Poland

Television Films

English title Episode Director(s) Production countrie(s)
An Almost Christmas Story David Lowery United States
Anne Shirley Hiroshi Kawamata Japan
Anselmo Wannabe "The Architect" Massimo Ottoni Italy
Astérix & Obélix, le Combat des chefs "Episode 102" Alain Chabat, Fabrice Joubert France
Baby Bot's Backyard Tales "Where's Billy?" Markus Vad Flaaten Spain
The Big Lizard Amaël Isnard, Jeanne Meister Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Christo The Civilized Barbarian "Hunting Party" Shaddy Safadi United States
Common Side Effects "Episode 9" Vincent Tsui United States
Devil May Cry "The First Circle" Han Cheong II United States
Firsts "Junko Tabei" Bambú Orellana, Paloma Mora Chile, Spain
Freaked Out "Major Decision" Théo Grosjean, Mothy Richard Belgium, France
Goat Girl "I Ain't Afraid of No Goat" Krystal Georgiou, Matthieu Giner, Lauri Saunders Belgium, France, Ireland
Guard Dog & Bill Plympton in Brazil "Lost in Iguazu" Cesar Cabral Brazil
Il est une fois Patrick Volve France
In Search of the Star Vegetable "Boris and His Drum" Loisette Ratsivahiny Madagascar, Switzerland
Jeremy Super Caribou "Jeremy's Fast Delivery Service" Mathieu Auvray, Pauline Pinson France, Belgium
Kiff "Kiff Is Good at Sports" Allison Craig United States
Kippkopp and Tipptopp Tama Mikori Hungary
Lena's Farm "Volles Nest" Elena Walf Germany
Max & the Midknights "Welcome to Byjovia" David Skelly, Chris Perry United States
Metallic Rouge Motonobu Hori Japan
Pucio "Pucio and the Crocodile" Marta Strozycka Poland
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire "Devoted" Dave Filoni United States
Stories from Backwoods Leevi Lemmetty Ireland, Finland
Tales from Outer Suburbia "Distant Rain" Noel Cleary, Shaun Tan Australia
The Ruins of Kunlun Linglong Jiajia Huai China
The Upside Down River Paul Leluc France
Tiddler Andy Martin, Alex Bain United Kingdom
Tiny Toot "Mushroom Magic" Maria Mac Dalland Denmark
Zombie Safari "We Will Be Animals" Jerrold Chong, Joanne Lin Singapore

Commissioned Films

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Absolute Doom Ralph Karam, Santiago Oddis United States
Animateka Festival 2024: "Elephant Trailer" Jelena Dragutinović, Lene Lekše, Janja Kosi, Andreja Goetz, Brina Lekše, Urszula Domańska Slovenia
Arnold Turboust: "Les Lettres de Krakovie" Antoine Dahan, Clement Delaby, Rayan Takhedmit France
CNESST: "Hanging by a Thread" Dale Hayward, Pierre Dalpé Canada
Desi Oon Suresh Eriyat India
ENEDIS: "Les Oiseaux" Jean-Charles Kerninon, Clément Lauricella France
Get Back Hyojin Mo, Moonyoung Oh South Korea
Ichon: "We Must" Corentin Chauviere, Léo Soulard France
Melanie Martinez: "Play Date" Clavel Gris France
Moving Back Moving Up Lucile Leroy France
My Algorithm Balázs Turai, Benjamin Efrati France
Naïve New Beaters & Star Feminine Band: "Ye Kuo Si Kuo" Lola Lefrevre France
Naruto x Oasis Matthieu Poirier France
Need a Good Sleep Joseph Wallace United Kingdom
Očima Franze Kafky: Mezi obrazem a jazykem Hanna Palamarchuk Czech Republic
Olipop Yeti Chris Finnegan, Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh United States
Pantagruel Lucia Auge France
Shadow Mario Muñoz Mexico
London International Animation Festival 2024: "Show Your Working" Isolda Milenkovic United Kingdom
Sis: "Bow to Your Wilderness" Danski Tang United States
South of Midnight Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski Canada
Starpets: "Teaser" Stéphane Berla France
StopTrik Festival: "Trailer 2024" Reinhold Bidner Austria, Slovenia
The Decameron: "Main Title Sequence" Katrina Crawford, Mark Bashore United States
The Eclipse Laurence Arcadias, Robin Corbet United States
The Rumor Is Born Moisés Arancibia Chile
TED: "Three Sisters - When Ancient Wisdom Beats Modern Industry" Luisa Holanda United States
22nd Sommets du cinéma d'animation: "Trailer" Daniel Gies Canada
Ubu roi Romane Tulli Houzet France
Vanish: "The Bully Monster" Gabriel Nobrega, Pedro Conti Brazil
Vinheta CineSesc Cesar Cabral Brazil
Vladimir Komarov Junhee Lee South Korea
Welcome to the City of Love FX Goby United Kingdom
With Letter and Love Ana Chubinidze Georgia
Wood You Believe It? Cadi Catlow United Kingdom

Off-Limits

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Capriccio Gábor Ulrich Hungary
Coda Thor Sivertsen Norway
Firewalk Pink Twins Finland
Gerhard Ulu Braun Germany
SKRFF Corrie Francis Parks, Daniel Nuderscher Austria
The Graffiti Rakugaki Ryo Orikasa Japan
The Prologue Marzieh Emadi, Sina Saadat Austria
This Is Not Your Garden Este no es tu jardín Carlos Velandia Colombia
Vader Ademt Juliette Pons Belgium

Perspectives

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All This Death Fadi Syriani Lebanon, Germany
Blinded by the Lights Francis Y. Brown Ghana
Bloody Mess Megan Wennberg Canada
Box Tingyi Zhou, Yafei Xie, Yuanjia Huang China
By the Way Nagofteh Namanad Mahboobeh Kalaee, Ali Fotoohi Iran
Chronicity Kronicitet Aleta Rajič Bornia and Herzegovina
Dark Orange Zahra Azadpour Iran
Ancestor Dédé Yasmine Djedje-Fisher-Azoume United Kingdom
Fačuk Maida Srabovic Croatia, Slovenia
Goldau Roman Kälin Switzerland
Ibuka, Justice Justice Rutikara Canada
K'uchu: A Childhood Place K'uchu: Rincón de la infancia Alessio del Pozo Peru
Psychonauts Niko Radas Croatia
S the Wolf Sameh Alaa France
Silent Cinema Krste Gospodinovski Macedonia, Romania
Snake Soup Zack Demirtshyan Armenia
The Mustached Clown Circus El circo de los payasos bigotones Ana Comes, Tomas Alzogaray Vanella, Paz Bloj Argentina

Young Audiences

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Walk into the Afterlife Jiyun Jeong Luxembourg
Capybaras Los Carpinchos Alfredo Soderguit Chile, France, Uruguay
Cardboard Jean-Philippe Vine United Kingdom
Forevergreen Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears United States
Sapan Kerem Yoruk, Yasir Atis Turkey
Snow Bear Aaron Blaise United States
The Carp and the Child La Carpe et l'Enfant Morgane Simon, Arnaud Demuynck Belgium, France
The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon Le Grand Party annuel des créatures de la Lune Francis Desharnais Canada
The Night Tunnel Le Tunnel de la nuit Annechien Strouven Belgium, France, Netherlands
Tsuru Pedro Anias Brazil

Graduation Films

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Institution(s)
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian AJ Dubler, Carmela Murphy United States School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Doll Kiln Wenwen Zhu United States
Arachnophobia Arahnofobija Melita Sandrin Slovenia University of Nova Gorica
Better Man Lepší člověk Eliška Jirásková Czech Republic Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Between the Gaps Entre les jours Martin Bonnin France La Poudrière
Blargh Sofjia Zivkovic Germany Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
Detlev Ferdinand Ehrhardt Germany
Casual En jeg ser Kauli Green Denmark National Film School of Denmark
Chair Cemetery Toute portes ouvertes Alicia Levy France Lycée René Descartes
Cleanliness Tīrība Andrejs Brīvulis Latvia Art Academy of Latvia
Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Jaehyeok Lee South Korea Hansung University
Cocoon Yiwei Chen China, United Kingdom Royal College of Art
The Eating of an Orange May Kindred-Boothby United Kingdom
Cottage Cheese Janina Müller, Liina Luomajoki, Lena Metzger, Alice Kunz Switzerland Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Flares Paprsky Jáchym Bouzek Czech Republic, France École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Pebble to Pebble De caillou à caillou Charlotte Annereau France
Floating Jelena Milunovic Croatia, Germany, Serbia Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg
Zootrope Léna Martinez France École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Football Stuff Cosas de fútbol Alejandro Ara Alonso, Matilde Chicharro Randet, Yuu Cortés Maicas, Layla Díaz Pérez, Sara García Jiménez, Marta Iglesias Martín, Carla Muñoz Ramírez Spain Escuela de Arte de Huesca
Hand Jing Wang Japan Musashino Art University
Hello, Headquarters Halo, Centrala Zuzanna Heller Poland Łódź Film School
The Crooked Heads Na krzywe łby Jakub Krzyszpin Poland
Hunting Qui part à la chasse Lea Favre Switzerland École cantonale d'art de Lausanne
Laute Stille Lisa Bayr, Katharina Arbeithuber, Leo Roithner Austria University of Applied Arts Vienna
Lights, Haze Tata Managadze Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Portugal RE:ANIMA
me* 私は、私と、私が、私を Rina Ito Japan Tokyo Zokei University
Mother's Child Naomi Noir Netherlands Utrecht School of the Arts
Neh Neh Pok Jaime NG Singapore Nanyang Technological University
Passageways Voies de passage Geneviève Tremblay, Milla Cummings Canada Université Laval
Pillow Talks Amandine Vautrin Belgium La Cambre
Poppy Flowers Evridiki Papaiakovou Estonia Estonian Academy of Arts
The Diffusion Pilot Aurelijus Čiupas Estonia
Q Masataka Kihara Japan Tama Art University
REM Sleep REM Slaap Husam Zakaraya Netherlands ArtEZ University of Arts
Secret Theatre Teatro Secreto Diego Martínez Mexico Taller del Chucho
Sphere Supreme Hasan Pastaci Belgium, Turkey Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK)
Sublime Marie Heribel, Candice Yernaux, Juliette Buysschaert, Camille Leroy, Joséphine Vendeville, Martin Laurent, Lucas Foutrier France Piktura, L'École de l'image
The Angelic Touch Un tocco angelico Nicole Golek Poland University of Fine Arts, Poznań
The Last Drop Az utolsó dobás Anna Tőkés Hungary Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
The Tale of Tran Thanh Duong Hachul Le Do Vietnam Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
The Virtue of Voice Wat is Spreken Waard? Leticia Van Neerven Netherlands AKV St. Joost
Triassic Cuddle Un Cuplu Triasic Iulia Teodora Turicianu Romania I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Veils of Landscape Yamanaka Chihiro Japan Tokyo University of the Arts
Weathered Karina Casanas Invernon, Jáchym Bouzek United Kingdom University of the Arts London
Won't Be Here Jiali Tan, Haoyuan Zhu China Communication University of China

Out of competition

Screening Events

Title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
A Legendary Encounter: Icons of Animation Celebrate The Simpsons [a] United States
Animal Farm Andy Serkis United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Creating Creativity: Celebrating 25 Years of Cartoon Network Studios [b] United States
Fixed Genndy Tartakovsky United States
Goat [c] Tyree Dillihay United States
Maya, Give Me a Title Michel Gondry France
Next on Netflix Animation: From Stranger Things to In Your Dreams [d] United States
Pets on a Train Jean-Christian Tassy, Benoît Daffit France
Pixar Animation Studios Spotlight — To Elio... and Beyond! [e] United States
Waksberg Masterclass [f] United States
The Bad Guys 2 [g] Pierre Perifel United States
The Songbirds' Secret Antoine Lanciaux France, Belgium
Walt Disney Animation Studios – Welcome Back to Zootopia! [h] United States
Smurfs x SpongeBob x Turtles: A Paramount Animation & Nickelodeon Presentation[13] [i] United States

Annecy Presents

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
100 Meters Kenji Iwaisawa Japan
Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel Kaptein Sabeltann og Grevinnen av Grel Yaprak Morali, Are Aystnes, Rasmus A. Sivertsen Norway
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog Benjamin Mousquet Belgium, France
Fleak Jens Moller, Miko Pitkanen, Luca Bruno Finland, France, Malaysia, Poland
I Am Frankelda Soy Frankelda Rodolfo Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz Mexico
Little Caribou Barry O'Donoghue Ireland
Mary Anning Marcel Barelli Belgium, Switzerland
My Grandfather is a Nihonjin Meu Avô é um Nihonjin Celia Catunda Brazil
Spiked Caroline Origer Belgium, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Stitch Head Steve Hudson Germany, Luxembourg
The Girl Who Stole Time Ao Yu, Tienan Zhou China
The Quest Csongor és Tünde Mali Csaba, Pálfi Zsolt Hungary
Thelma's Perfect Birthday Reinis Kalnaellis Latvia, Luxembourg

Annecy Classics

  • To be revealed in May 2025.

Midnight Specials

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All You Need Is Kill Kenichiro Akimoto Japan
Another World Tommy Kai Chung Ng Hong Kong
Heart of Darkness Rogerio Nunes Brazil, France
Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage 劇場版「モノノ怪 第二章 火鼠」 Kenji Nakamura, Kiyotaka Suzuki Japan
Nightmare Bugs Saku Sakamoto, Osamu Fukutani Japan

Work in Progress

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Films
Carmen Sébastien Laudenbach France
Daisy's Life ひな菊の人生 Masaaki Yuasa Japan
Fairyheart Anita Doron Hungary, Canada, Germany
Fallen Le corset Louis Clichy France, Belgium
Heirloom Upamanyu Bhattacharyya India
In Waves Phuong Mai Nguyen France, Belgium, United States
Lucy Lost Olivier Clert France
The Cat in the Hat Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja United States
The Devil's Vein Germán Acuña Chile, Colombia
The Mourning Children: Nagiko and the Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black つるばみ色のなぎ子たち Sunao Katabuchi Japan
The Violonist Ervin Han, Raul Garcia Singapore, Spain, Italy
Zsazsa Zaturnnah Avid Liongoren Philippines, France
Series
Bitches Manon Tacconi France
Get Jiro Rick Morales United States
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Guillaume Dousse, Félicien Colmet Daâge France, United States
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads Gonzalo Cordova, Rodolfo Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz, Ana Coronilla, Fernanda G. Manzur, Irene Melis, Roberto Petiches, Marta Hernaiz Pidal United States, Mexico

Hungarian Animation

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Films
Bubble Bath (1979) Habfürdő György Kovásznai Hungary
Son of the White Mare (1981) Fehérlófia Marcell Jankovics Hungary
Heroic Times (1984) Daliás idők József Gémes Hungary
The District! (2004) Nyócker! Áron Gauder Hungary
Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) Ruben Brandt, a gyűjtő Milorad Krstić Hungary
Four Souls of Coyote (2023) Kojot négy lelke Áron Gauder Hungary
Video Clip Geniuses
"Just Like" by Beat Dis Andras Szabó Hungary
"Délelőttök a kádba" by Péterfy Bori & Love Band & András Lovasi László Csáki Hungary
"Kaktusz" by Bioberber Zsuzsanna Kreif Hungary
"All I'm Saying" by James Péter Vácz United Kingdom
"Napséta" by Amorf Lovagok László Csáki Hungary
"Illuminair" by Middlemist Red Nóvé Soma Hungary
"Re" by Nils Frahm Simon Balázs Hungary
"Demons on the Beach" by Fran Palermo Henri Gonzo Hungary
"Where Blue Meets Red" Tamás Patrovits Hungary
"Together" Kata Fodor Hungary
"Meteor" by Architects Jeb Hardwick, Peter Batory Hungary
"Walking on the Planet" by Gábor Antal Trio Tamara Bella, Gábor István Gurka, Kata Hollós, Kornél Pittmann Hungary
"Keringő" by Dzsudló Boglarka Aszity, Réka Anna Szakaly Hungary

Awards

The following awards were presented:[3][4]

Feature Films

  • Cristal for Best Feature Film: Arco by Ugo Bienvenu
  • Jury Award: ChaO by Yasuhiro Aoki
  • Paul Grimault Award: Dandelion's Odyssey by Momoko Seto
  • Contrechamp Grand Prix: Endless Cookie by Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver
  • Contrechamp Jury Award: The Square by Kim Bo-sol
  • Gan Foundation Award for Distribution: Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake by Irene Iborra
  • Audience Award: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han

Short Films

  • Cristal for Best Short Film: The Night Boots by Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • Jury Award: Les Bêtes by Michael Granberry
  • Alexeïeff Parker Award: Sappho by Rosana Urbes
  • Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film: Zwermen by Janneke Swinkels and Tim Frijsinger
  • Off-Limits Award: The Graffiti by Ryo Orikasa
  • Audience Award: The Night Boots by Pierre-Luc Granjon

TV and Commissioned Films

Graduation Films

VR

  • Cristal for Best VR Work: Fragile Home by Ondřej Moravec and Victoria Lopukhina

Special Prizes

  • City of Annecy Award: Ibuka, Justice by Justice Rutikara
    • Jury Special Distinction Award: Psychonauts by Niko Radas
  • André Martin Award for Best French Short Film: The Night Boots by Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • SACEM Award for Best Original Music in a Short Film: Dollhouse Elephant by Jenny Jokela
  • SACEM Award for Best Original Music Award in a Feature Film: Arnaud Toulon for Arco
  • Young Audience Award: The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon by Francis Desharnais
  • CANAL+ Junior Jury Award: Forevergreen by Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
  • XPPen Award for a Graduation Film: Won't Be Here by Jiali Tan and Haoyuan Zhu (Communication University of China)
  • Festivals Connexion VR Award: Fragile Home by Ondřej Moravec and Victoria Lopukhina
  • France TV Award for a Short Film: At Night by Pooya Afzali
  • Vimeo Staff Pick Award for a Short Film in the Official and Off-Limits Categories: Les Bêtes by Michael Granberry

Notes

  1. ^ Exclusive panel with the series creator Matt Groening alongside executive prodycer and showrunner Matt Selman and animator David Silverman.
  2. ^ Conversation panels with creators Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory), Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls), Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time), Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe), J.G. Quintel (Regular Show), and Adam Muto (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake).
  3. ^ First look of Sony Pictures Animation's Goat, expected to be released in 2026.
  4. ^ Sneak peek of the animated series Stranger Things: Tales from '85, based on Stranger Things, and screening of extensive footage of Alex Woo's In Your Dreams, expected to be released in 2025.
  5. ^ Screening of exclusive footage of Elio, directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina, and slated to be released on June 20, 2025. First looks of upcoming films Hoppers and Toy Story 5.
  6. ^ Conversation panel with Raphael Bob-Waksberg.
  7. ^ Screening of exclusive footage of DreamWorks Animation's The Bad Guys 2, slated to be released on August 1, 2025.
  8. ^ First look of Zootopia 2, directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and expected to be released on November 26, 2025.
  9. ^ Exclusive panel featuring Chris Miller's Smurfs and Derek Drymon's The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, slated for July 18, 2025 and December 19, 2025, respectively. Also screenings of two short films: Sean Charmatz's SpongeBob: Order Up and Kent Seki's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey.

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