The International festival of Annecy animation cinema, running from June 8 to 14, continues to be a pivotal event for the animation industry. The festival gathers professionals worldwide, showcasing talent through competitions, market spaces, and a diverse program that explores animation in exhibitions, Work in Progress sessions, Masterclasses, and Making Of presentations.

Two key events, the South American animation stand and academic agenda, will highlight collaboration between audiovisual cooperation offices from the Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) and the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay). This collaboration aims to support representatives of the 12 projects from other eyes and new shores. The Proimágen Colombia stand will also serve as a central hub for promoting Latin American animation.

The “Other Eyes” film education program, in its first year, will present its initiatives to cultivate new film audiences in the Andean region. Three specialized workshops, in collaboration with the international Mifa Campus, covered production with Bolivia Lab (Bolivia), distribution with Bogoshorts – Bogotá Cortos Festival, and directing with the Comfama Animation Festival (Colombia). These workshops selected 18 Andean talents to enhance their participation in the animation content market through networking opportunities at Annecy.

“Other eyes” will host two public events,starting June 11 with the Pitch An Animated Journey with Six Women directors from the Andean Countries. This event features six women selected from the Mifa Campus Directives call, showcasing projects like: “El Surro del Mar” directed by Marcela Rincón de Colombia; “Bekaura: Daughters of Corn” by Irati Dojura of Colombia; “Rice storm” Director Sandra de la torre de Ecuador; “Kitty Eight” directed by Grace Cárdenas of Peru; “Yushi’s Camera”, director Ana Claudia Tucto and Fernando Mendoza del Peru; and “Capozooeira” directed by Orlymar Paredes of Venezuela.

The second event, AIM for the Summits: Talent from The Andes and Argentina Is Booming with France, will take place on June 12. This presentation will highlight the “OTHER EYES” program and the developing alliance between six French animation schools from the Rapp (network of French animation schools) and six Andean animation schools.

“Other eyes” will host two public events, starting June 11 with the Pitch An Animated Journey with Six Women Directors from the Andean Countries

Colombia is the Andean country with more presence in Annecy, featuring the short film “This is not a garden”, directed and produced by Carlos Velandia, in the official off-limits section. Additionally, “Where is My Espresso?”, by Andrés Felipe Rodríguez and Joan Sebastián García, was selected in the Mífa Pitches – Short Film category within the Industry Section. the “foldara” market (Canada, Mexico, Colombia), by director Danna Galeano, participates in the Mífa Pitches – feature film category, along with “pink Punk Delta” (spain, Slovakia, Chile, Colombia), by Alba Sotorra.