Annecy Festival 2025

Are you attending Annecy? Join us at Les Baigneurs Café for a sip and sketch with Disney Animation head of story Hillary Bradfield and artistic director Malcon Pierce!

Beverages and some drawing materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your preferred art materials. No advance RSVP or festival accreditation is required to attend, admittance will be granted on a first come, first served basis and as capacity allows.

Join Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Malcon Pierce as he shares his career as an animator and artistic director, the creative inspirations that shaped his work, and the intersection of his personal and professional journey — culminating in the debut of his new short film, Versa.

Enjoy an hour of storytelling with Walt Disney Animation Studios' Hillary Bradfield. Hillary will take us on a creative exploration of her professional journey, her approach to Story, and share how we approach the art of storytelling at Disney Animation.

Jared Bush will present a sneak peek of Zootopie 2.

Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer and Oscar®-winning Director and Writer Jared Bush (Encanto) makes his Annecy debut with a look at his film, Zootopia 2, on June 13 at the Bonlieu Scène nationale. In the film, set for release on Nov. 26, 2025, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde face a new mystery that shakes Zootopia to its core. Also — legendary Disney Director Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) will be inducted into Annecy’s Walk of Fame.