Teens 16 +, Young Adults

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival travels the world with its “Best of Annecy 2024” program, featuring a selection of shorts from the 2024 edition, including a majority of award-winning films, and an opening sequence created by second-year students at GOBELINS Paris.

NZ RATING: M

RUNTIME: 85 minutes

1. “Afterparty” GOBELINS Paris
2. “The Car That Came Back from the Sea” By Jadwiga ̘KOWALSKA – Jury Award for a Short Film France TV Award for a Short Film
3. “Carrotica” By Daniel STERLIN-ALTMAN – Cristal for a Graduation Film
4. [S] By Mario RADEV- Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film
5. “Beautiful Men” By Nicolas KEPPENS – Alexeïeff – Parker Award Festivals Connexion Award
6. “Butterfly” By Florence MIAILHE – André Martin Award for a French Short Film
7. “Hurikán” By Jan SASKA

Young Adults

A selection of short animations by New Zealand Victoria and Massey Universities, and French schools of animation graduating students. This projection will be followed by a Q&A and a discussion with students about their work.
Stay after the screening for an exclusive panel discussion around the making and creative process behind some of the films.

NZ RATING: TBC

RUNTIME: 60 minutes

NZ Students shorts
1. “Airport Dad”, Auckland University of Technology
2. “Priceless Joseph”, Auckland University of Technology
3. “No More Vivaldi”, Auckland University of Technology
4. “Shiping container”, Auckland University of Technology
5. “The Undone”, Massey University of New Zealand
6. “How To Cook A Snail”, Media Design School
7. “End Of Summer”, Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka

French students shorts
1. “Swallow’s Tonada”, La Poudriere
2. “The Bitter & The Sweet”, Artfx
3. “So Long Gropius”, La Poudriere
4. “Little Saints”, La Poudriere
5. “Trash”, Esma
6. “Les Lucioles”, Esma
7. “Chaussettes”, Artfx

Family

The “Best of Annecy Kids 2024” brings together funny, moving and poetic short films that will delight children!
Films from the official selection, as well as an Annecy 2024 theme by students from GOBELINS Paris, make up this program designed to amaze the youngest, from the age of 6!

NZ RATING: G

RUNTIME: 65 minute

1. “Lencos dos namorados” GOBELINS Paris
2. “Head in the Clouds” By Rémi DURIN
3. “Baking with Boris” By Masa AVRAMOVIC
4. “Hello Summer” By Martin SMATANA & Veronika ZACHAROVÁ Young Audience Award
5. “Noodles au Naturel”By Matteo SALANAVE PIAZZA CANAL+ Junior Jury Award
6. “The Drifting Guitar” By Sophie ROZE

The Land Wars in Aotearoa are “over”. A Taranaki hapū is planning a feast with Pākehā to mark the start of more peaceful times. But all is not what it seems. Ngā Kōtiro o Taranaki is a stunningly colourful, 2D animated film set in 1870’s Taranaki, Aotearoa. It is told from the perspective of a fictionalised version of the day where three young girls survived the bloodless massacre of their hapū. Ngā Kōtiro o Taranaki begins with the three main characters, Waikirenga, Mihi, and Ngāru living in the smouldering aftermath of the land wars. It is based upon and inspired by pūrākau told by generations of the whānau of writer and lead animator Rautini. Pūrākau passed down to her from her Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother. The narrative arc of the series centres on a particular incident not found in the history books in schools but is held true within Rautini’s whānau, and certainly shared across whānau all over Aotearoa.

NZ RATING: TBC
RUNTIME: 60 minutes