Animation First Presents
Best of Annecy: Spotlight on Women Directors
Schedule
Friday, June 26, 2026
Run Time: 75 min
Curated in collaboration with Women in Animation, this program reunites the most talented female directors from the 2025 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world’s leading festival of animation. Hairy legs and deeply felt stories are par for the course in these original shorts. Animation First Presents is L’Alliance’s new seasonal series of Francophone (and beyond!) animation, keeping the spirit of our Animation First festival alive year-round!
Afterglow
Dir. GOBELINS Paris, 2025, France, DCP
Murmuration (Zwermen)
Dir. Janneke Swinkels & Tim Frijsinger, 2025, Belgium, The Netherlands, DCP
Hairy Legs (Poil aux jambes)
Dir. Andrea Dorfman, 2024, Canada, DCP
Sappho
Dir. Rosana Urbes, 2025, Brazil, DCP
Ovary-Acting
Dir. Ida Melum, 2025, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, DCP
Sulaimani
Dir. Vinnie Ann Bose, 2025, France, DCP
Venue
Event Pricing
4PM Screening: Free (with access code or link)
7PM Screening: $5
Friends of Cinema Member Price: $5
Guest of a Member: $8 (Limit one guest per member)
Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
Cinema at L’Alliance New York is made possible by the generous support of BNP Paribas, Air France and Sofitel.
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