Annecy Animation Festival Earns FIAPF Class A Status, First for Animation
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Ben Croll
Summary
The Annecy International Animation Festival has received FIAPF Class A designation, making it the first and only Class A festival dedicated exclusively to animation. The upcoming June 21-27 edition is expected to be historic, with 18,300 accredited attendees from 118 countries already confirmed. The festival will open with 'Minions & Monsters' and organizers highlight this recognition as a major milestone for elevating animation as a cinematic art form on par with live-action festivals like Cannes, Berlin, and Venice.
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VarietyAnnecy Animation Festival Earns FIAPF Class A Status, First for Animationvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOur mission is to support and promote animation wherever it comes from.
This is a historic edition for Annecy.
Being recognized as a Class A festival puts animation on equal footing with live-action cinema.
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