ANIMATIONWorld — June 2017
Special Annecy Edition of AnimationWorld Magazine

Coinciding with the launch of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the Animation World Network editorial team is delighted to unveil a special print edition of AnimationWorld Magazine.

This special print edition, which is being distributed to attendees at Annecy 2017, celebrates a year’s worth of creative excellence since industry professionals last gathered in France at the annual home of the world’s largest and most prestigious film festival dedicated to the art of animation.

Expertly shepherded and curated by the festival’s creative director, Marcel Jean, working alongside MIFA market director Mickael Marin, Annecy continues to innovate, each year expanding its scope and vision to host a truly international celebration of everything animated in this uniquely beautiful lakeside town.

From Pixar’s Cars 3 to DreamWorks Animation’s Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, animated features are taking center stage at Annecy, and our special festival edition of Animation World Magazine has them all. Our cover story on Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 3 discusses the evolution of the blockbuster franchise and its Minions spinoff with directors Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and producers Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri. We also talk to director Michael Dudok de Wit about his feature film debut, the Oscar-nominated The Red Turtle, produced with Studio Ghibli, which premiered at Annecy last year. And director Claude Barras provides a wealth of interesting background on his Oscar-nominated My Life as a Zucchini.

(Read more, and download the June 2017 Special Print Edition edition of AnimationWorld Magazine here…)