The Minions will set fire to the lake at the Annecy Festival

• Five hundred animated films from ninety-four countries are presented this year at the Annecy Festival.

• Prestigious previews and more demanding works allow us to take stock of a flourishing sector.

• Professionals and fans are returning in droves after a drop in speed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Expect fireworks whose final bouquet will take place every day as we have so much to offer,” says director Mickaël Marin at

.

In view of the program of the Annecy Festival 2022, we have no trouble believing it: more than five hundred animated films from ninety-four countries are screened from June 13 to 18.

The party starts right at the opening with

, a highly anticipated film from Illumination studios starring the adorable yellow capsules.

But this is only the beginning: Michel Ocelot (who receives a Cristal d'honneur this year) and Guillermo Del Toro are there to show their work, not to mention the previews of Le

, the new adventures of Ernest and Celestine and

.

"The festival is a reflection of the health of a sector that is exploding with creativity for all audiences," says Mickaël Marin.

Production is flourishing for both families and adults.

Both in features and shorts, series or first images of promising projects such as

, the sequel to

or

, Michel Hazavanicius' first foray into the world of animation.

Two thousand accredited

"We can't wait to find full cinemas and a film market so crowded that visitors find it difficult to move around", enthuses Mickaël Marin again.

The vocation of the festival is not only to take the pulse of finished productions but also to promote future projects.

"To think that certain films which were born in Annecy return there once finished is extremely gratifying", he says.

We are thinking in particular of the Franco-Spanish production

, whose very attractive “work in progress” we discovered in 2021 and which is in competition this year.

In total, two thousand accredited - professionals, students or simple fans - responded for an edition which marks a great return to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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