Luxembourg will be present at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with 6 Luxembourg co-productions!

After the Cannes Festival, it's the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (from 13 to 18 June 2022) ! Luxembourg will be present with 6 Luxembourg co-productions, including three in the official competition!

The Film Fund Luxembourg will be present at the Marché International du Film d'Animation (MIFA) for the 21st edition.^e Once again, the Luxembourg Animation Federation will be hosting a promotional stand featuring some fifteen Luxembourg animation companies (production, studios and service providers), and will be celebrating Luxembourg animation as part of this major annual meeting for all professionals in the global animation sector.

Le petit Nicolas - What are we waiting for to be happy? co-produced by Lilian Eche and Christel Henon (Bidibul Productions) and directed by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre, based on the work by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé.

The film is a co-production between France and Luxembourg and is the first animated feature film based on the adventures of Petit Nicolas, in which Jean-Jacques Sempé's drawings come to life for the very first time thanks to the magic of 2D hand-drawn cartoons. The set design, layout and colours were provided by Studio 352 in Contern, with compositing and special effects by the Onyx Lux 3D studio in Luxembourg. Philophon Studios in Bettembourg did the sound editing, sound effects and mixing, while the film's music was recorded at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg.

Blind willows, sleeping woman co-produced by Pierre Urbain and David Mouraire (Doghouse Films) and directed by Pierre Földes.

The film is a co-production between France, Luxembourg, Canada and the Netherlands. The team at the Doughouse studio produced a large part of the film's animation, using a mixed 2D/3D technique. Based on live-action filming and the inlaying of 3D heads onto the actors' heads, the animator drew inspiration from each scene shot in live action to create the most realistic animation possible, under the guidance of the director. Sound post-production was handled by Studios Philophon (Michel Schillings).

My Love Affair with Marriage co-produced by Raoul Nadalet and directed by Signe Bauman

The film is a co-production between Latvia, the United States and Luxembourg. The Luxembourg producer worked for several months with his sound team - Loïc Collignon (mixer) and Pierre Vedovato (sound designer) - on this film with its high-quality creative and musical content, working closely with the New York director to create a unique sound of the highest standard.

Ernest and Célestine, the trip to Charabiadirected by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng, co-produced by Melusine Productionswill also be part of the official selection in " event session"!

The feature film " Nina and the Hedgehog Tales directed by Alain Gagnol & Jean-Loup Felicioli and co-produced by Doghouse Films is selected in " Work in Progress ".

These sessions are an opportunity to meet the people behind the projects, to ask them questions about their artistic choices and the production process, and to find out everything there is to know about the challenges they face.

Le Annecy Festival gives professionals in the sector the opportunity to apply for the Mifa Pitch competition, through which they can present their project in Annecy and gain greater visibility. Some forty projects have been selected, including the immersive experience Melancholia (This is my heart)directed by the Blies brothers and co-produced by a_BAHN.