Animation distribution company GKIDS, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and entertainment trade magazine Variety announced in Annecy on Friday that they are working together to launch “Animation is Film,” an annual animation film festival in Los Angeles.
Established in 1960, Annecy is the world’s oldest and largest animation film festival.
The event will host 20 programs, including feature films in competition, special presentations, retrospectives, and short film programs.
The festival hasn’t yet announced any of the animated works that it will feature at the inaugural event.