Hungarian animation is set to take center stage at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, as several new projects and films by Hungarian creators have been selected for its official competition programs, represented across multiple categories, from student films and commissioned works to short film competition entries, highlighting the diversity and international strength of the country’s animation scene.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival will take place this year between June 21 and 27. The official competition lineup has been gradually announced, revealing a strong Hungarian presence across several sections. In the graduation film competition, Bonefuzz from MOME Animation by Márk László, has been selected. Meanwhile, in the commissioned films category, Máté Horesnyi’s spot created for the Friss Kakas Animation Film Days has also been invited to compete. The short film competition, unveiled most recently, includes two Hungarian works: Zsuzsanna Kreif’s latest animation, Adgwa-Ata, and Béla Klingl’s short film Creation (Alkotás).

Adgwa-Ata will celebrate its world premiere in Annecy. Directed by Zsuzsanna Kreif (known for Limbo Limbo Travel and the Candide series), the film tells the story of three teenage girls abducted by a tribe in the jungle to undergo a brutal initiation ritual. They are transported into a divine realm, where taming their totem animals —giant snakes — becomes a rite of passage into adulthood.The 15-minute Adgwa-Ata is a Hungarian–French co-production by Boddah, Avec Ou Sans Vous, and XBO Films. The producers are Gábor Osváth, Péter Benjámin Lukács, Aristote Douroudakis, Valentin Maupin, and Luc Camilli. The film is written and directed by Zsuzsanna Kreif, with music by Natalie Szende, sound design by Péter Benjámin Lukács, and editing by Judit Czakó.

Béla Klingl’s Creation (Alkotás) also joins the competition lineup. This poetic animation explores the process of creation and the duality of the finished artwork. In the film, a canvas comes to life as playful, abstract forms emerge, each carrying subtle, deeply human stories. Creation was produced at K.G.B. Studio. Its composers and sound engineers are Ádám Jávorka and Zsolt Hammer, with Árpád Koós serving as lead animator and Tibor Sólyom as production manager. The film had its Hungarian premiere at the Kecskemét Animation Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Digital Animation as well as the Special Prize of the Hungarian Film Critics.

The breadth of this year’s selection shows that Hungarian animation continues to be a vivid and internationally relevant creative force. From different genres to varied formats, Hungarian works are present across several competition sections, extending the strong momentum of last year’s Hungarian focus in Annecy. With more industry professionals also expected to attend, this year’s edition may further strengthen Hungary’s profile at the festival and open new opportunities for international visibility and collaboration.