2019

Animation Is Film 2019 Poster
Poster Art by Rodolfo Polanco

Films In Competition

  • WEATHERING WITH YOU

    dir. Makoto Shinkai, prod. Genki Kawamura, Japan (US Premiere – OPENING NIGHT)

  • I LOST MY BODY

    dir. Jeremy Clapin, prod. Marc du Pontavice, France (West Coast Premiere – CLOSING NIGHT)

  • BOMBAY ROSE

    dir. Gitanjali Rao, India/UK/France/Qatar (US Premiere)

  • CHILDREN OF THE SEA

    dir. Ayumi Watanabe, Japan (US Premiere)

  • MARONA’S FANTASTIC TALE

    dir. Anca Damian, France/Romania/Belgium (US Premiere)

  • NO. 7 CHERRY LANE

    dir. Yonfan, Hong Kong SAR China (US Premiere)

  • RIDE YOUR WAVE

    dir. Masaaki Yuasa, Japan (West Coast Premiere)

  • SHe

    dir. Shengwei Zhou, China (US Premiere)

  • THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL

    dir. Zabou Breitman & Elea Gobbe-Mellevec, France (Los Angeles Premiere)

  • WHITE SNAKE

    dir. Amp Wong, Ji Zhao, China (West Coast Premiere)

Special Screenings and Events

  • NE ZHA — SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH COLOROOM FOUNDER, YI QIAO

    dir. Jiao Zi, China

  • SON OF THE WHITE MARE – NEWLY RESTORED PRINT

    dir. Marcell Jankovics, Hungary

  • STEVEN UNIVERSE THE MOVIE

    dir. Rebecca Sugar, USA

  • CENCOROLL CONNECT

    dir. Atsuya Uki, Japan

  • THE BEST OF ANNECY: SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN DIRECTORS

    Presented by Women In Animation & Annecy International Animation Film Festival dir. Various

  • FROZEN: BEHIND-THE-SCENES

  • KLAUS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES

  • HAIR LOVE: THE MAKING OF

    dir. Matthew A. Cherry, USA

  • ZOG: THE MAKING OF

    dir. Max Lang & Daniel Snaddon, UK

Jury

  • Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic, Variety
  • Allison Abbate EVP, Warner Animation Group
  • Suzanne Buirgy Producer, Dreamworks Animation
  • Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times
  • Matthew Cherry Film & Television Executive, MonkeyPaw
  • Melissa Cobb VP, Kids and Family, Netflix
  • Carolyn Giardina Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
  • Jorge R. Gutierrez Filmmaker, THE BOOK OF LIFE, SON OF JAGUAR
  • Jennifer Yuh Nelson Filmmaker, KUNG FU PANDA 2 & 3, THE DARKEST MINDS
  • Charles Solomon Film Critic and Historian
  • Mabel Tam VP and Head Film Buyer, Landmark Theatres
  • Anne Thompson Editor-at-Large, Indiewire