Annecy Film festival
‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Review: Animated French Charmer Portrays the Magic and Terror of Early Childhood
Directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han adapt Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb's bestselling autobiographical novel, which follows a 2-year-old girl growing up in Japan in the 1960s.
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Indies and Icons, Tentpoles and Oscar Contenders: Annecy at 40 Sets the Animation Agenda
From the biggest studio titles to cutting-edge independents, every frame of the global animation industry runs through Annecy.
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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Wins Annecy Film Festival
Adam Elliot's claymation drama, featuring the voice of Sarah Snook, took the top prize at the international animation film festival.
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‘Spermageddon’ Review: Outrageously Raunchy Animated Feature Seems Destined for Cult Status
Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola ('Dead Snow') teams up with animator Rasmus A. Sivertsen for a sexually explicit cartoon comedy about two sperm cells vying to reach an egg.
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Tommy Wirkola on Going From Nazi Zombies in ‘Dead Snow’ to Singing Semen in ‘Spermageddon’
The horror director teamed up with Norwegian animator Rasmus A. Sivertsen for the raunchy, but sweet, animated musical, which premiered at the Annecy Film Festival. "It's 'Cannonball Run' but with sperm."
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Adam Elliot Talks ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ Claymation as “A Form of Therapy”
Sarah Snook plays a shy hoarder of snail memorabilia growing up in 1970s Melbourne in the claymation feature, which won best film at the BFI London Film Festival.
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