Amid security and logistic concerns about next year’s G7 Summit being held in the Haute-Savoie during the original festival dates, organizers have moved the event to June 21-27.
In a note sent out yesterday, Annecy Festival organizers announced they’ve shifted the 2026 event dates.
The 2026 edition will be held June 21-27, with the Mifa running June 23-26.
According to the festival, on June 17, the President of the French Republic announced that the next G7 Summit will be held in the Haute-Savoie on the dates that were originally scheduled for the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market.
Referencing the summit, the note stated:
“This major international event will result in exceptional demands on local infrastructures as of the beginning of June, which will include significant impacts on transport, accommodation and security issues.
In order to ensure that we are able to host and organize our event to the highest standards, we have had to take the exceptional decision to postpone the dates.
The 2026 edition will therefore be held from 21st to 27th June 2026, and the Mifa from 23rd to 26th June.”
Source: Annecy 2026
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
