International Insider: Annecy Animation Festival Draws Big Studios, Cannes Lions Heats Up, Edinburgh Festival Faces Changes
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Jesse Whittock
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This edition of Deadline's International Insider newsletter covers the Annecy International Animation Festival and Cannes Lions events, highlighting that while Cannes was quiet on the studio front, Annecy saw strong American studio participation. The piece also discusses the end of the Edinburgh International Film Festival's traditional format. It provides industry insider analysis of these major entertainment events happening under extreme heat in Europe.
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· 3 pulledWhile this year's Cannes will be remembered as 'the one where the studios were a bit quiet,' the same cannot be said for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
The big American studios turned up for toons.
The heat was on literally and figuratively this week as the Annecy International Animation Festival and Cannes Lions took place under a scorching sun in Europe.
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