A toddler walks on the water in front of the Cité du cinéma d’animation in Annecy (Haute-Savoie). Is it a miracle or one of those animated mirages that the city has cherished through its festival for sixty-six years? On this June morning, one week before the opening, Friday June 19, 2026, of this new place near the lake, the sun beats down on the “fountain square”, a water mirror set up in the center of the 2.5 hectare plant and cultural oasis. Families come to cool off and take the opportunity to get information. “It will be a cartoon museum, right? “, a visitor wonders out loud. Yes, but not only that.
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