The annual Annecy International Animation Festival is a must-attend event for those in (or aspirating to be in) the animation industry, and 2018 was SVA's seventh year with a major presence. As the only U.S. college in Mifa (the international animation film market), SVA attracted interest from international students, faculty and the over 3,000 industry professionals who attended the festival. Created in 1960, Annecy is the oldest and largest animation festival in the world, with over 117,000 admissions and 10,000 participants from 88 countries.

The SVA team in attendance included: Jimmy Calhoun, Chair of BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and VFX; Hsiang Chin Moe, Faculty and Director of Operations in MFA Computer Arts; Mark Minnig, Manager in BFA Animation; Angie Wojak, Director of Career Development; Deanna Demaglie, Administrative Assistant and Laura Nitz, Faculty and Project Coordinator of BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and VFX; India Lombardi-Bello, Administrative Assistant of MFA Computer Arts; Sam Lee, Assistant Manager of BFA Animation. The team had the opportunity to meet and socialize with industry professionals from international companies such as Google, Netflix, Pixar, Sony Animation, Walt Disney Animation, and others. Wojak said, “The Annecy festival is an amazing showcase for SVA talent and also a great place for us to build bridges to animation, VR, and technology studios around the world.”

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