Polygon reports live from the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
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Matt Patches
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Polygon reports live from the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the annual gathering where the global animation industry converges in a French lakeside town. The festival brings together studio executives, independent filmmakers, anime creators, TV cartoon veterans, and artists from around the world. The article teases coverage of major announcements from DC Comics Animation, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Crunchyroll, Pixar, Disney, and more.
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· 4 pulledEvery June, the animation world descends on Annecy, a French lakeside town that becomes the center of the medium's universe for one packed week.
Studio executives arrive with blockbuster ambitions. Independent filmmakers bring deeply personal visions from every corner of the globe.
Anime creators, TV cartoon veterans, and the artists shaping animation's future all mingle in the same cafés.
Yes, Polygon is on the ground at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to cover that collision firsthand.
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