They will be at the Festival…
Among our jury members: Dean DeBlois, Julie Gayet, Camélia Jordana, Judith Nora, Sébastien Onomo, Nora Twomey…

And the jury for the first VR Works competition: Voyelle Acker (producer, ON Animation Studios), Jeffrey Bowers (artist and curator, Vimeo) and Jimmy Maidens (co-founder, scientific expert, visual effects supervisor, Penrose Studios, USA)
Our honored guest, the Japanese director Yôichi Kotabe, will give a Masterclass on Monday 10th and present a Making of devoted to the series Marco by Isao Takahata Friday 14th
The director Lino DiSalvo (Playmobil: The Movie), is also doing a signing session Tuesday 11th
Stars are presenting Ratatouille by Brad Bird on the Pâquier Tuesday 11th: the Michelin-starred chefs Yoann Conte, Laurent Petit and Jean Sulpice will be launching the screening!
Talents from DreamWorks Animation who are present on Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th: Jill Culton, Suzanne Buirgy, Todd Wilderman, Nicolas Marlet (Abominable), Andy Erekson, Jeff Hermann (Marooned), Walt Dohrn (Trolls World Tour), Noelle Stevenson (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), Tim Hedrick (Fast & Furious Animated Series)…
Talents from Warner Bros. and Warner Animation Group: Peter Browngardt, Audrey Diehl, Alex Kirwan, Sam Register (Looney Tunes Cartoons), Allison Abbate, Tony Cervone, Michael Kurinsky (SCOOB!) will be present Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th
Zabou Breitman and Éléa Gobbé-Mévellec will present The Swallows of Kabul Wednesday 12th at 8:30 pm at the Bonlieu Grande salle
Talents from Walt Disney Animation and Pixar: Becky Bresee, Marlon West (Frozen 2), Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera (Toy Story 4), Jerry Huynh, Brian Menz and Natalie Nourigat (Short Circuit short films) are present Friday 14th
Monsieur Poulpe and Davy Mourier, who do voices in the Spycies film will also be present
Director Jan Kounen, whose film Ayahuasca – KosmiK Journey will compete in the VR Works category
And many others!
Source: Annecy
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