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Annecy + day.

The Annecy 2011 daily coverage is presented by Erlend Dal Sakshaug.

Friday is the last ordinary day at The Annecy Animation Festival in France. They screen the last program of shorts and features and people are slightly less enthusiastic. But Annecy is far from over! In the evening, Nancy Phelps and Bill Plympton does their infamous Annecy Plus Festival, and Saturday we get to all participate at the Nik & Nancy annual picnic on the lawn in front of Bon Lieu (the main cinema building). But first, here is a recap of day 5!

Day 5 highlights:

CMCS5: Short films in competition 5:

1. Zbigniev’s Cupboard
   Magdalena Anna Osinska, Poland, Great Britain, 15m20s
2. Blind Date
   Nigel Davies, Great Britain, 3m35s
3. Luminaris
   Juan Pablo Zaramella, Argentina, 6m
4. After Me (Apres moi)
   Paul-Emile Boucher, Thomas Bozovic, Madeleine Charruaud, Dorianne Fibkeuil, Benjamin Flouw, Mickael Riciotti, Antoine Robert, France, 4m2s
5. Kubla Khan
   Joan Gratz, USA, 3m39s
6. Sunday (Dimanche)
   Patrick Doyon, Canada, 9m50s
7. Clean Carousel
   Andreas Bodker, Denmark, 2m25s
8. Millhaven
   Bartek Kulas, Poland, 7m
9. The Monster Nix
   Rosto, Pays-Bas, Netherland, France, Belgium, 30m

Long film in competition: Chico & Rita

This was one film I wasn’t planning to see, but I ended up getting a ticket last minute. Chico & Rita is one to watch, and especially if you’re a romantic.

Origin: Spain/UK.
Length: 1h30m
Directed by Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba

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My verdict: * * * * * * * 7 stars.

Annecy +: An Exhibition of Animated Shorts Rejected by Annecy

This was the night of the sixth semi-annual Annecy plus festival (…within the festival), presented by Bill Plympton and Nancy Phelps. We drank beer and saw four programs containing 20 shorts that the before mentioned Bill and Nancy graciously put together for us. What’s stunning is the quality of the shorts. I can’t believe non of these were screened at Annecy. Kinda sad. Here is a selection of the shorts I think you really shoud see. I highlighted the winners of Annecy+, my favorite, however was the first film: “Masks” by Pat Smith.

• Masks
  Pat Smith, 7m40s
• Grandpa Looked Like William Powell
  David Levy, 4m20s
• The Mouse that Soured
  Kyle Bell, 6m
• Enrique Wrecks the World
  David Chai, 4m27s
• Things You’s Better Not Mix Up
  Joost Lieuwma, 2m
• Pecker
  Erik van Schaaik, The Netherlands, 3m
• The Birthday Surprise
  Danne Bakker, The Netherlands, 4m
• Bottle
  Kirsten Lepore, 5m25s
• Guard Dog Global Jam
  Bill Plympton + a bunch of others from around the globe, 5m17s
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
  William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg, 14m50s

That’s it for today. See you all tomorrow, and remember to subscribe in iTunes!

Erlend
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