'Arco,' which premiered at Cannes, wins Annecy's top prize with its touching, sci-fi tale of friendship and time travel and vibrant 2D animation.

The latest incarnation of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival wrapped up today, with the French-set animation fest handing out the standard passel of awards to its films in competition.

Annecy’s top winner, Ugo Bienveu’s debut feature “Arco” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last month, screening as part of the Special Screenings section.

16/06/2025 - French director Ugo Bienvenu’s first feature has won the Crystal for Best Feature Film, while Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s Little Amélie and the Character of Rain scooped the ...

A full list of winners from this year’s festival is below: 2025 Annecy Festival Award Winners Feature Films. Cristal for a Feature Film. Arco, Ugo Bienvenu (France) Jury Award ...

Swiss-born director and designer Marcel Barelli will receive the Locarno Kids Award at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival this summer. He will be awarded the honor, presented by la ...

Don’t be confused by the title. The new French animated film Arco that debuted at Cannes in May and is at France’s Annecy Animated Film Festival this week is not about a gas station.. Instead ...

France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival has shifted the dates for its next edition back by two weeks to June 21 ...

The biggest week in the world of animation wrapped up Saturday as the 2025 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival drew to a close with what should have been a high-spirited awards ...

At the end of an edition trouncing yet another attendance record (18,200 accredited attendees from 118 countries), the 44th Annecy Animation Film Festival has unveiled a winners’ list dominated by ...