The 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival took place from 9 to 15 June 2024, in Annecy, France. Michel Hazanavicius' drama film The Most Precious of Cargoes, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Claude Grumberg, served as the opening film.
Australian film Memoir of a Snail, directed by Adam Elliot, won the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film, while Spanish film Sultana's Dream, directed by Isabel Herguera, won the Contrechamp Grand Prix. Latvian film Flow won four awards including two from the Jury and Audience categories.
Background The complete lineup was announced on 25 April 2024, also announcing the special presentations of several upcoming big studio films such as Inside Out 2, Moana 2 and Despicable Me 4, as well as previews and/or early looks for films including Transformers One, The Wild Robot, Zack Snyder's Twilight of the Gods, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
A new non-competitive section was revealed titled Annecy Presents, with the intention of screening "never-before seen films of all genres and background for all audiences".
Four honored special guests were announced: British filmmaker Terry Gilliam received the Festival Honorary Cristal for his lifetime achievements, French director and actor Alain Chabat presented his animated series Astérix and Obélix, The Big Fight, and both Portuguese animator Regina Pessoa and American filmmaker Wes Anderson presented masterclasses at the festival.
Pessoa was selected as this edition's signal artist as a part of the edition's spotlight on Portuguese animation and dance. She also designed the official poster for this edition. According to her, the poster depicts a swimmer and dancer who represents "the balance between grace and power in the face of adversity", also taking inspiration from the Portuguese music genre Fado as well as the Lake Annecy waters and the Portuguese ocean.
Sections The films selected for each section are as follows:
Official competition Feature films English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Into the Wonderwoods Angelo, dand la Forêt Mystérieuse Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord France, Luxembourg Flow Gints Zilbalodis Latvia, Belgium, France Ghost Cat Anzu 化け猫あんずちゃん Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita Japan The Colors Within きみの色 Naoko Yamada The Most Precious of Cargoes La Plus Précieuse des marchandises Michel Hazanavicius France, Belgium Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window 窓ぎわのトットちゃん Shinnouske Yakuwa Japan Memoir of a Snail Adam Elliot Australia Rock Bottom María Trénor Spain, Poland Savages Sauvages! Claude Barras Switzerland, France, Belgium A Boat in the Garden Slocum et moi Jean-Baptiste Laguionie Luxembourg, France The Imaginary 屋根裏のラジャー Yoshiyuki Momose Japan The Storm 大雨 Yang Zhigang China
Feature Films – Contrechamp English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Sultana's Dream El sueño de la sultana Isabel Herguera Spain, Germany Gill Jae-Hoon Ahn South Korea The Missing Iti Mapukpukaw Carl Joseph Papa Philippines Living Large Kristina Dufková Czech Republic, Slovakia, France Black Butterflies Mariposas negras David Baute Spain, Panama Our Crazy Love Nelson Botter Jr. Brazil Pelikan Blue László Csáki Hungary Journey of Shadows Reise der Schatten Yves Netzhammer Switzerland Sunburnt Unicorn Nick Johnson Canada Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe 鬼太郎誕生 ゲゲゲの謎 Gō Koga Japan The Glassworker شیشہ گر Usman Riaz Pakistan
Short films English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) [S] Mario Radev United Kingdom Aquatic Abzi Shiva Sadegh Asadi Iran Beautiful Men Nicolas Keppens Belgium, France, Netherlands Circle Kihyun Kim South Korea In the Shadow of the Cypress Dar Saaye Sarv Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani Iran Drizzle in Johnson Ivan Li Canada When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes) Etorriko da (eta zure begiak izango ditu) Izibene Oñaderra Aramendi Spain Flower Show Elli Vuorinen Finland Free the Chickens Matús Vizár Slovakia, Czech Republic Gina Kamentsky's Pinocchio in 70MM Gina Kamentsky United States Hurikán Jan Saska Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina In Perpetuum Birute Sodeikaite Canada Joko Izabela Plucinska Poland, Germany, Czech Republic Kaminhu Marie Viellevie France Maybe Elephants Kanskje det var elefanter Torill Kove Norway, Canada Kawauso Akihito Izuhara Japan La Voix des Sirènes Gianluigi Toccafondo France, Italy The Painting Le tableau Michèle Lemieux Canada Margarethe 89 Lucas Malbrun France Miserable Miracle Ryo Orikasa France, Canada, Japan Mont Noir Jean-Baptiste Peltier, Erika Haglund France, Portugal Moral Support Vuk Jevremovic Germany, Croatia Butterfly Papillon Florence Miailhe France Percebes Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves Portugal, France Plus douce est la nuit Fabienne Wagenaar France Horse Portrait Portret konia Witold Giersz Poland Preoperational Model Philip Ullman Netherlands Return to Hairy Hill Retour à Hairy Hill Daniel Gies Canada Shoes and Hooves Viktória Traub Hungary Tennis, Oranges Sean Pecknold United States The Car That Came Back from the Sea Jadwiga Kowalska Switzerland
Television Films English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) I Adopt You!: "Pedro and Kuky" ¡Yo te adopto!: "Pedro y Kuky" Rosario Carlino, Itati Romero Argentina A Bear Named Wojtek Iain Gardener United Kingdom, Poland Bad Bad Belgium: "Uranium" Jasper Declercq, Jonas Wellens, Wouter Medaer Belgium Behind the Beats: "Salsa Meets R&B: A Story of Latin Pop (featuring Kali Uchis)" Baptiste Jacquemet France Blue Eye Samurai: "The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride" Michael Green United States Clawlolo: "Gramophone" Alexey Alekseev Cyprus In the Know: "Yogurt Week" Brandon Gardner, Zach Woods United States My Life in Versailles: "Versailles Ghost" La vie de château: "Le fantôme de Versailles" Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H'Limi France Lola et le Piano à bruits Augusto Zanovello France, Poland, Switzerland Mike Judge's Beavis & Butt-Head: "Sleepover" Geoffrey Johnson United States Alice's Diary: "The No Sleep Over" O diário de Alice Diogo Viegas Portugal Our Summer of Freedom: "The Slap" Petite Casbah: "La gifle" Antoine Colomb France, Belgium Pip and Posy Let's Learn: "All About Butterflies" Leigh Fieldhouse, Joanna Hepworth United Kingdom Pokémon Concierge: "What's on Your Mind, Psyduck?" ポケモンコンシェルジュ: "どう？いま楽しい？" Ogawa Iku Japan Smiling Friends: "A Allan Adventure" Zach Hadel, Michael Cusack Australia Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin Raymond S. Persi United States Tabby McTat Sarah Scrimgeour, Jac Hamman United Kingdom The EKSPATS: "We're Going to Africa" Ron Myrick, Adebisi Adetayo, Mbuotidem Johnson Nigeria The Mouse Mansion, Sam & Julia: "The Story with no End" Régis Vidal France The Very Small Creatures: "The Farm" Lucy Izzard United Kingdom Un air de Glissant: "Les yeux la voix" Olivier Patté France The Drifting Guitar Sophie Roze France, Switzerland Wow Lisa: "Seashells" Wow Lisa: "Conchitas" María Elisa Soto Aguilar, Antonia Herrera Chile Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead: "Akira of the Dead" ゾン100 ～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～: "アキラオブザデッド" Kazuki Kawagoe Japan
Commissioned Films Title Director(s) Production countrie(s) "Federal Owl Commission": 23rd OIAF Signal Film Matthew Rankin Canada 14th Anibar Animation Festival Trailer: "Love" Sander Joon Estonia 15 Years of Studio Eeksaurus: "The Seed" Suresh Eriyat India Adult Swim: "The Cute Cat ID" Silvia Prietov Colombia Adult Swim's Off the Air: "Magic Buzz" Julia Müller Germany Alzheimer's Research UK: "Change the Ending" AGAINSTALLODDS United Kingdom Ashnikko: "Worms" Raman Djafari Germany Belong: "More of the Good Stuff" Paulo Garcia Brazil Célestin: "Ma mère" Chaïtane Conversat France Chantelouve Regina Pessoa France, Portugal Chien Méchant: "Étoile filante" Kelzang Revach France Chinese Man ft. Stogie T, KT Gorique & FP: "Too Late" Victor Haegelin DOA 2023 John Christian Ferner Apalnes Norway Blood Between the Legs Frederick Venet France, Georgia Federal Ministry - BMK: "The Madhouse" Nella Addy, Rogan Van Den Berg, Ross Cooper United Kingdom GODS ft. NewJeans: "Worlds 2023 Anthem – League of Legends" Marie Hyon, Hans-Christoph Schultheiss United States Hulu Ids – Season 2: "Exquisite Corpse" Simón Wilches Castro INTERFILM 39 "Festival Trailer" Anne Isensee Germany Just Dance 2024: "Rapper's Delight" Stéphane Berla France ACLU Arizona's "I Had Nothing" Elyse Kelly United States María Morfeo: "Fish" Gabriela Fernanda Orozco Mexico Naraka: Bladepoint – Asian Games Paulo Garcia Brazil Pictoplasma "Opener 2023" Will Anderson United Kingdom Playgrounds In Motion "2023 Opening Titles" Erwin Van Der Ijssel Netherlands Sharjah Book Authority: "Best Seller" Tariq Ali, Maged Nassar Egypt Shortcuts: "Rivière sans retour" David Stora France Siamés: "My Way" Jesica Nianchi Argentina StopTrik 2023 "Trailer" Titouan Tillier Slovenia TED-Ed: "Does Planting Trees Actually Cool the Planet?" Thomas Johnson Volda, Ivana Bonjak Volda United States, Croatia TED-Ed: "How Did South African Apartheid Happen, and How Did It Finally End?" Aya Marzouk United States, South Africa, Egypt The Lords of Water: "Launch Film" Ingi Erlingsson, Stefan Falconer, Charles Bigeast United Kingdom Valsa la vista! Selma Maillard France Verified: Xika vs the Disinformation Mariano Fernandez Russo Argentina We Campaign Because They Can't Dane Winn United Kingdom World Economic Forum: "Dance to Live" World Economic Forum Creative Team Switzerland World Wide Fund for Nature: "Up in Smoke" Yannis Konstantinidis United Kingdom
VR Works English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Flow Adriaan Lokman France Gargoyle Doyle Ethan Shaftel United States, Austria, Argentina Nana Lou Mamie Lou Isabelle Andreani France, Luxembourg My Inner Ear Quartet Koji Yamamura Japan Oto's Planet Gwenaël François Luxembourg, Canada, France Sports of Light Adam Weingrod Israel, Canada Stay Alive, My Son Victoria Bousis Greece, United States My Imaginary Friend Steye Hallema Netherlands, Belgium Emperor Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen France, Germany The Age of the Monster Le temps du monstre Benjamin Nuel France
Off-Limits English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Families' Albums Albums de familles Moïa Jobin-Paré Canada Beyond Au-delà Patrick Bokanowski France Corpus and the Wandering Jo Roy Canada Crash-huang.xi.hu.xi Dale Zhou, Hongxiang Zhou United States The Great Tree Piece Das große Baumstück Claudia Larcher Austria Data Flesh Felipe Elgueta Chile Glass House Boris Labbé France Grain Cloud Atmosphere Martin Moolhuijsen Italy, Germany Lines Martin Schmidt Germany Entropic Memory Mémoire entropique Nicolas Brault Canada O/S Max Hattler Germany, Hong Kong Acoustic Shadows Ombres acoustiques Patrick Bergeron Canada
Perspectives English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Girl and the Pot A Menina e o Pote Valentina Homem Brazil The Change of the Wheel El cambio de rueda Begoña Arostegui Spain Elene Dariani Elene Tavadze Georgia GIGI Cynthia Calvi France Homesick Hanina Yasmin Moll Egypt Hey Dad Weifan Wang Taiwan I Died in Irpin Anastasiia Falileieva Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine It Shouldn't Rain Tomorrow Maria Trigo Teixeira Portugal, Germany Last Night Peter Oti Asamoah Ghana Rose Rash Peun-Hu-Larp Thanut Rujitanont Thailand Pie dan lo Kim Yip Tong Mauritius, France Silent Panorama Nicolas Piret Belgium The Meatseller Margherita Giusti Italy The Wild-Tempered Clavier Anna Samo Germany This Is a Story Without a Plan Cassie Shao United States Underground Yiannis Christoforou Greece, Cyprus
Young Audiences