Animation Day returned to the Marché du Film on Sunday, 18 May 2025, in collaboration with the internationally renowned Annecy Festival. The event centered around the highly anticipated Annecy Animation Showcase, offering global buyers and festival programmers a curated glimpse of the year’s most promising animated features.
Spotlight on the 2025 Annecy Animation Showcase Selection
The 2025 selection included five exceptional projects, each representing a distinct voice and vision within the animated landscape:
Julián
Wide-eyed Julián spends a summer of discovery in NYC with his Abuela. Nearly strangers, they brace themselves for tense conversations and new adventures. The co...
Stars: Knyght Darius Jack, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Zariah Georgia Ellis, Emma So, Avery Star Pryce Tibayan, Kim Roberts, Stephanie Herrera, Yanna McIntosh, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Naomi Díaz
Director: Louise Bagnall
Sunny
The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides a trio of boys with a means of escape from their bl...
Stars:
Director: Michael Arias
Ana, en passant
Losing herself in a new city, Ana finds Alice, her doppelgänger, and follows her. Face to face, glimpsing their respective abysses, they will discover what it m...
Stars:
Director: Fernanda Salgado
Dante
The comedy-mystery centers on Helge, a prime suspect in the theft of millions. What follows is a narrow trash can escape and the acquaintance of an obnoxious du...
Director: Linda Hambäck
Mu Yi and the Handsome General
Somewhere in present-day China, Mu Yi, a mischievous 14-year-old, lives with her beloved grandmother in a quaint and picturesque village, selling bamboo figurin...
Director: Julien Chheng
