Q: Getting to Annecy by train

• TGV <a href="https://www.sncf.com/en">www.sncf.com</a> 5 direct TGVs (high-speed trains) per day from Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Annecy about a 4-hour train ride • TER Numerous Regional Express Trains (TERs) link Annecy with Lyon, Valence, Grenoble, Chambéry and Chamonix. <a href="https://www.ter.sncf.com/auvergne-rhone-alpes">www.ter.sncf.com</a> • Geneva train station Getting to Annecy: <ul> <li><a href="https://helpdesk.annecyfestival.com/en/article/getting-to-annecy-by-shuttle-shared-or-private-from-geneva-airport-1d7ncvc/">Transfer by shuttles (shared or private)</a></li> <li>Direct link to Annecy by train (<a href="https://www.lemanexpress.ch/en/">www.lemanexpress.ch</a>) or bus via <a href="https://www.tpg.ch/fr/lignes-interurbaines-transfrontalieres">ALPBUS</a> (line 272)</li> </ul> Need a helping hand? Consult the <a href="https://www.thetrainline.com/en/train-companies/sncf">SNCF's official distributor</a> to make it easier to compare prices, purchases and consult your train and bus tickets.

Q: Where can I find my Annecy Network username and password?

Find your Annecy Network login details in your accreditation confirmation e-mail. Remember to check your spam in your inbox. If you have lost your login details: <ol> <li>Click on <a href="https://www.annecyfestival.com/network:en"> Lost your username or password?</a></li> <li>Enter your e-mail address* or accreditation number.</li> <li>We will send you an e-mail with instructions to follow to reset your password. (Remember to check your spam mail in your inbox.) *e-mail address provided during your online registration</li> </ol> <img src="https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/969ec79b052c9000/image_1cnm261.png" alt="Forgot password Annecy Network" /> || Can't you reset your password? Please contact us at this address: accreditation@citia.org

Question 1

Getting to Annecy by airplane

Accepted Answer

International airports

• Geneva International Airport (45 km) www.gva.ch 2 options for getting to Annecy:

Transfer by shuttles (shared or private)
By bus via ALPBUS (line 272)

• Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (125 km) www.lyon.aeroport.com Connections to Annecy by train or bus: SNCF / Blablacar / Flixbus

• Paris Airports www.parisaeroport.fr

Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (570 km)
Orly (540 km) Then take a train to get to Annecy: SNCF

National airport

• Chambéry Savoie Airport (40 km) www.chambery-airport.com Connections to Annecy by train and bus are from Chambéry train station: SNCF / Blablacar / Flixbus

Question 2

I need a VISA to come to Annecy, how do I get one?

Accepted Answer

All foreign nationals (non-EU) wishing to come to France, even for professional reasons, need to be able to present regulatory documents at the border indicating the purpose of stay, means of subsistence and accommodation conditions.

Generally, unless exempted, a visa is necessary, which must be requested prior to departure from the French Embassy or Consulate in the applicant's country of residence.

If you are a citizen of the European Union (EU) You don't need a visa, just an identity card.

For citizens outside of the EU An up-to-date passport, issued less than 10 years ago, is mandatory. The validity should be more than 3 months after the allocated visa.

You will find more info on the France-Visas website.

How to get a visa? You'll need the following documents: • Official invitation letter* from the International Animation Film Festival and Mifa • Schengen short-stay visa request form

How to get an invitation letter?

Make a request for online accreditation
Complete the request form for an invitation letter for Annecy 2024, available here (link coming soon).

For information regarding your invitation letter, please write to visa@citia.org.

Important Make sure you include the name on your passport on the form, which will then be indicated on the invitation letter for the French Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.

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Question 3

Getting to Annecy by train

Accepted Answer

• TGV www.sncf.com 5 direct TGVs (high-speed trains) per day from Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Annecy about a 4-hour train ride

• TER Numerous Regional Express Trains (TERs) link Annecy with Lyon, Valence, Grenoble, Chambéry and Chamonix. www.ter.sncf.com

• Geneva train station Getting to Annecy:

Transfer by shuttles (shared or private)
Direct link to Annecy by train (www.lemanexpress.ch) or bus via ALPBUS (line 272)

Need a helping hand? Consult the SNCF's official distributor to make it easier to compare prices, purchases and consult your train and bus tickets.

Question 4

I am a badgeholder: how do I reserve a screening in the film theatre?

Accepted Answer

Follow these simple steps so that reserving your screenings on D-Day runs smoothly:

**BEFORE TICKETING OPENS **

Connect to your Annecy Network using your username and password* (received by e-mail) and complete the onboarding steps: these are mandatory steps and are there to help you complete your profile when you log on for the first time to the Annecy Network.
Browse the programme by clicking on "Programme" on your Annecy Network homepage. Take note of the access conditions to each event or screening (with or without reservation). You can create your list of Favourites straight away.

TICKETING OPENING DAY (date and time indicated on your Annecy Network Homepage)

Go here, click on the "Programme" tab then on the "Account" tab and log on thanks to your Annecy Network username and password, then click again on the "Programme" tab
Reserve** by clicking on the button "Reserve your place". There are several ways to do this:

from your list of Favourites: have you already chosen what you would like to see? Go straight to your list of Favourites by accessing your "Account" tab, and then "My favourite events".
from the event or screening’s detailed page

Find the summary of your reservations in the "Account" tab and in "My reservations"

**Have you reached your reservation quota and would like to attend more screenings? Is a screening ma

Question 5

Where can I find my Annecy Network username and password?

Accepted Answer

Find your Annecy Network login details in your accreditation confirmation e-mail. Remember to check your spam in your inbox.

If you have lost your login details:

Click on Lost your username or password?
Enter your e-mail address* or accreditation number.
We will send you an e-mail with instructions to follow to reset your password. (Remember to check your spam mail in your inbox.) *e-mail address provided during your online registration

Forgot password Annecy Network

|| Can't you reset your password? Please contact us at this address: accreditation@citia.org

Question 6

I am a badgeholder: how many screenings can I reserve per day?

Accepted Answer

The number of reservations allowed per day vary according to the accreditation:

Pass grand public: 1 reservation per day
Festival, Press Officers: 2 reservations per day
Students: 2 reservations per day, only one can be a Screening Event
Festival+, Mifa: 3 reservations per day
Buyers, Journalists: 4 reservations per day

Find all the details of your access here.

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