Best of Annecy 2026

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival reaches the most remote corners of the world thanks to the “Best of Annecy 2026” program, which combines the best short films of the festival - mainly the winners of the last edition - with a specially prepared opening sequence, created by the students of the second year of the GOBELINS school in Paris.

PROGRAM

1. The Room with Ladybugs, GOBELINS Paris — Léana COURTOIS, Rachel Marazano, Adrienne MOURIER, Elio Nicoletti, Paola PITASSI, Capucine VILLAR, France 2026, 0'45” A child moves from world to world, each representing a film genre, and grows up through her discoveries. The heroine moves from one world to another, each of which represents a different film genre. Thanks to his discoveries, he grows up.

2. My Bellyaching Skin/Les Peels d'zik, Étienne BONNET, France 2026, 6'12” When my body suddenly started breaking out in a rash, I naturally assumed at first that it was a skin problem. Mais ce que la causa de la mia itch é realmente algo que fazer con mi gastro? When a rash suddenly appeared on my body, at first I naturally assumed that it was a skin problem. What if the cause of my itching was actually related to my stomach?

3. Dying Embers/Les Derniers Braises, Léa PULINI, France 2025, 4'01” Magdelaine and her grandmother live a secluded life in their inn in the middle of the mountains. A cold night, as a violent storm rages outside, a traveler knocks at the door. Magdelaine and her grandmother lead a secluded life in an inn located in the heart of the mountains. One frosty night, when a violent storm rages outside, a traveler knocks on the door.

4. Blessed, Birute SODEIKAITE, Sweden, Canada 2025, 7'42” A tough, no-nonsense Buffalo has always seen himself as strong and fearless. But when his dream of fatherhood comes true, he's suddenly awkward, overwhelmed, and under constant judgment. Can he become the father he's always imagined or will his fears hold him back? Buffalo has always considered himself strong and fearless. However, when his dream of fatherhood comes true, he suddenly becomes clumsy, overwhelmed and constantly evaluated. Will he be able to become the father he has always dreamed of, or will his fears stop him?

5. God Is Shy/God is shy, Jocelyn CHARLES, France 2025, 15'34” While traveling by train, Ariel and Paul are having some fun drawing their greatest fears when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, sits down with them and joins in. However, her own experience of fear does not seem to be as innocent as their drawings. During the train journey, Ariel and Paul have fun drawing their biggest fears. They are joined by Gilda, an unknown passenger. It turns out that her experiences with fear are not as innocent as the drawings of Ariel and Paul.

6. CORE DUMP, Alona RODEH, Germany 2025, 6'06” A surreal swarm of drones is scavenging for e-waste. Drawing on the speculative frameworks of climate fiction the film addresses the geopolitics of waste. It contemplates current warfare and the entanglement of ecological and geopolitical conditions. A surreal swarm of drones collects electronic waste. Drawing on the speculative framework of climate literature, the film addresses the geopolitics of waste. It reflects on contemporary armed conflicts and the links between ecological and geopolitical conditions.

7. Eclosión, Luis MORILLO, Dominican Republic, Spain 2026, 12'33” In a forgotten lab, a brilliant, obsessed inventor creates the Hatchling. Fragile yet promising, it becomes both cherished and tested. As care turns to control, the film questions the cost of perfection and whether love can outlast obsession. In a forgotten laboratory, a brilliant, obsessed inventor creates a creature named Hatchling. It is as delicate as it is promising. It becomes at the same time the object of tenderness and trials. As concern turns into control, the film raises the question of the price of perfection and whether love can survive obsession.

8. Ball Face, Laurence THÉRIEN, United Kingdom, Canada 2026, 4'32” Life throws curveballs, how you react decides if you make it through. We follow an elementary school girl terrified of sports who survives a chaotic ball game by bouncing a ball off her face. At the end of the game, she is completely transformed. Life throws logs under your feet. How you react to them determines whether you can handle it. The film follows the fate of an elementary school student who panics about sports, and who survives a chaotic match by bouncing the ball off her own face. At the end of the match, the girl completely changed.

9th Paper Trial, Don HERTZFELDT, USA 2026, 14'10” A life, seen through paper. Life seen through the prism of paper.