Even Mice Belong In Heaven by Denisa Grimmova and Jan Bucenicek, a coproduction between the Czech Republic, Poland, France and Slovakia, which had its world premiere at the 60th Annecy International Animated Film Festival, is among the long animated films in competition.
A total of 38 titles have been selected for the International Short Animated Films Competition and 32 for the International Student Films Competition. The festival is also organising international competitions for music videos, abstract and non-narrative animated films and VR films.
The festival wraps on 27 June 2021. It is organised by Citizens’ Association for the Support of Animated Film (Občanské sdružení pro podporu animovaného filmu z.s.) / OSPAF.
LINEUP:
A Colourful Dream (Czech Republic)
Directed by Jan Balej
Produced by Hafan Film
Supported by the Czech Film Fund
Calamity (France, Denmark)
Directed by Remi Chaye
Cryptozoo (USA)
Directed by Dash Shaw
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia)
Directed by Denisa Grimmova, Jan Bucenicek
Produced by Fresh Films
Coproduced by Les Films du Cygne, Animoon, cinemArt
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury, Canal + Polska SA
Josep (France, Belgium, Spain)
Directed by Aurel
Kill It and Leave This Town (Poland)
Directed by Mariusz Wilczyński
Produced by Bombonierka
Coproduced by by FINA, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury, Letko, NOLABEL, Di Factory, Gigant Films
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Little Vampire (France)
Directed by Joann Sfar
My Favorite War (Latvia, Norway)
Directed by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen
Produced by Ego Media
Coproduced by Bivrost film & TV
Supported by Norsk filminstitutt, the Latvian Film Centre, Viken filmsenter, Fritt Ord, Fond for Ly dog Bilde, the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe, Baltic Sea Docs, Projectu Banka
The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks (Russia)
Directed by Andrey Khrzhanovsky
Wolfmakers (Ireland, Luxembourg, UK, USA)
Directed by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart