UNIFRANCE is partnering with the new ANIMATION IS FILM festival, bringing the best French animation talent to Los Angeles alongside their films' premieres! Receive a special 40% off discount on tickets with the code: UNIFRANCE All tickets are expected to sell out!

The Big Bad Fox and other Tales - US PREMIERE, Saturday, Oct. 21st, 1:30pm with DIRECTOR Q&A (presented in French with English subtitles)

Zombillenium - NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE, Saturday, Oct. 21st, 4:15pm with DIRECTOR Q&A (presented in French with English subtitles)

Mutafukaz - WEST COAST PREMIERE, Saturday, Oct. 21st, 7:00pm

Additional French short films appearing in Songs of Love and Death, a special short film program celebrating Women in Animation. 

ANIMATION IS FILM  is a major animation festival taking place October 20-22, 2017 at the historic Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood (TCL Chinese 6 Theater). The Festival will present a highly selective showcase of the best animated films from around the world, plus red carpet, filmmaker Q&As, special events, receptions, and both juried and audience awards. 

ANIMATION IS FILM fills a gap in the market by creating the only world class animation festival in the US, with its home in the world capital of animated filmmaking. The Festival embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action filmmaking, and will be vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of.   

ANIMATION IS FILM festival at a glance:

October 20-22, 2017

TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood 

Film industry, celebs, VIPs, film lovers, family audiences, press and media

New features, special events, filmmaker Q&As, short film programs

Partners: GKIDS, Annecy Film Festival, Variety, ASIFA Hollywood, IndieWire, Cartoon Brew, Google, Fathom Events...

Jury: Allison Abbate, Bonnie Arnold, Brenda Chapman, Peter Debruge, Carolyn Giardina, Jorge Gutiérrez, Charles Solomon, Mabel Tam, Anne Thompson