When Annecy Vibrates for the Animation Film
One more time this year, the International Animation Film Market will takes place at the hotel Imperial Palace in Annecy on the occasion of the International Animation Film Festival.
Each year at the same period, Annecy will feel the rhythm of the animation movie universe during few days. Firstly for the International Animation Film Festival that takes place from 12th to 17th June, in which you will have the opportunity to watch some animation films such as Les Minions, Cars or Kung Fu Panda 3, you will also be able to visit some exhibitions on the animation films universe. On the other hand, Annecy and more precisely the Imperial Palace will held the International Animation Film Market (MIFA), an inescapable event for the animation films professionals and passionate which is bigger and bigger each year.
MIFA will go through its 32nd edition in 2017
The concept of the International Animation Film Market is easy; it is the place where professionals, passionate and future talents of the animation film area meet each other during the annual International Animation Film Festival. The perfect moment for them to put their creation to the front of the stage, to fund their projects, meet producers and co producers, exchange their passionate and professional point of view or hire future talents.
With the increasing number of participants, the MIFA will be extended by a day in order to allow students and passionate to explore the MIFA CAMPUS in which they will have the opportunity to meet Guillermo del Torro and Carlos Saldanha (director of Ice Age and Rio).
After the previous successful editions, MIFA is back in 2017 and sees things bigger. The special area reserved for MIFA is larger with an additional 1000m² floor, conferences are now organized inside the Imperial Palace (earlier in la Chambre des Métiers).
As every year, a country his honored during MIFA, this year it will be China; indeed, a lot of screenings are planned on the Chinese animation films from the 50’s, 60’s, 80’s and 90’s as well as some exhibitions in the “Le Château” in Annecy.
Here are some key figures about MIFA 2017 takeing place from 13th to 17th June 2017:
More than 2800 people obtained an accreditation and come here in order to develop their professional network.
370 buyers and distributors that come here to shop around for the ones who would like to present their own content.
True to its name, the MIFA is an international market in which 68 countries will be represented.
The MIFA is also the moment for young creators to present their animation projects, for this 32nd edition, there are more than 411 projects that have already been submitted, some of them are also here to promote their creations, it represent 14.334 videos that will be viewed.
The exhibitors will have the opportunity to reveal some of their new projects that will be the future success of the animation film industry, with 29 screens to broadcast them.
And finally, MIFA, is 530 exhibitors who make this market come to life and where there are more and more people each year.
The 32nd edition of MIFA will takes place in Annecy at the Imperial Palace from 12th to 17th June 2017, the market will be open every day for the people with an accreditation from 8.30am to 19.30pm.