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) (The link is coming soon.)
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 FranceVisas 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 2023, available here.

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

How do I cancel my participation at the Festival?

Accepted Answer

I would like to cancel my participation and be refunded

Q: Getting to Annecy by airplane

<h3 id="internationalairports">International airports</h3> • Geneva International Airport (45 km) <a href="https://www.gva.ch/en/">www.gva.ch</a> 2 options for getting to Annecy: <ul> <li>Transfer by shuttles (shared or private) (The link is coming soon.)</li> <li>By bus via <a href="https://www.tpg.ch/fr/lignes-interurbaines-transfrontalieres">ALPBUS</a> (line 272) </li> </ul> • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (125 km) <a href="https://www.lyonaeroports.com/en">www.lyon.aeroport.com</a> Connections to Annecy by train or bus: <a href="https://www.sncf.com/en">SNCF</a> / <a href="https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus">Blablacar</a> / <a href="https://global.flixbus.com/">Flixbus</a> • Paris Airports <a href="https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/homepage">www.parisaeroport.fr</a> <ul> <li>Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (570 km)</li> <li>Orly (540 km) Then take a train to get to Annecy: <a href="https://www.sncf.com/en">SNCF</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="nationalairport">National airport</h3> • Chambéry Savoie Airport (40 km) <a href="https://www.chambery-airport.com/en">www.chambery-airport.com</a> Connections to Annecy by train and bus are from Chambéry train station: <a href="https://www.sncf.com/en">SNCF</a> / <a href="https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus">Blablacar</a> / <a href="https://global.flixbus.com/">Flixbus</a>

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>Transfer by shuttles (shared or private) (The link is coming soon.)</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>

Q: Getting to Annecy by car

• By toll highway <ul> <li>From Marseille, Lyon or Chambéry: A41 exit Annecy Centre</li> <li>From Paris, Geneva, Bourg-en-Bresse, Chamonix or Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel: A41 exit Annecy Nord.</li> </ul> • By road <ul> <li>From Geneva or Chambéry: D 1201 (or RN 201)</li> <li>From Chamonix or Italy: RN 203</li> </ul> • Distance from Annecy to: Geneva: 50 km Grenoble : 100 km Lyon : 140 km Paris : 545 km • Why not carshare (<a href="https://movici.auvergnerhonealpes.fr/">movici.auvergnerhonealpes.fr</a>) to come to Annecy and make the most of the Festival?

As stated in the General Terms and Conditions related to the Annecy 2023 accreditations, any cancellation request must be sent to accreditation@citia.org. The refunds will be carried out after the event.

You have a 14-day withdrawal period after the purchase date, during which time your accreditation can be fully refunded.

Beyond 14 days, a deduction of 20% VAT incl. of the accreditation price will be applied.

However, if you participate in an online or on-site event or screening (whether you are within the 14-day withdrawal or not), you will have deliberately used the benefits of the accreditation and therefore waiver your right to withdrawal. The Annecy 2023 accreditation will automatically be available to you. No refund will be carried out.

Furthermore, no refund requests will be treated from 11th June 2023.

I would like to cancel my participation and transfer my accreditation

You can also decide to transfer your accreditation to a third party. The original accreditation will be withdrawn. The new beneficiary will receive an accreditation in their own name.

It will not be possible for the latter to change the type of accreditation. Any actions carried out (reservations, appointments made, etc.) in your Annecy Network will automatically be deleted.

Any transfer request must be sent to accreditation@citia.org before 9th J

Question 4

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) (The link is coming soon.)
Direct link to Annecy by train (www.lemanexpress.ch) or bus via ALPBUS (line 272)

Question 5

I am a professional working in the animation sector, which accreditation should I choose?

Accepted Answer

Professionals working in the field of animation, film, audiovisual or multimedia, the Festival, Festival+ and the Mifa accreditations allow you to discover the animation sector’s richness and productivity and to discuss, network, negotiate and make acquisitions.

Teachers or accompagnying persons, whether you are attending the event alone or with your students, choose among the accreditations above.

Festival Programmers, to acquire your accreditations, please contact the Mifa Department: freciliazambaux@citia.org.

** Buyers, Journalists, Press Officers**, there are special accreditations for you.

For information about the accreditations go to the dedicated page.

Question 6

Getting to Annecy by car

Accepted Answer

• By toll highway

From Marseille, Lyon or Chambéry: A41 exit Annecy Centre
From Paris, Geneva, Bourg-en-Bresse, Chamonix or Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel: A41 exit Annecy Nord.

• By road

From Geneva or Chambéry: D 1201 (or RN 201)
From Chamonix or Italy: RN 203

• Distance from Annecy to: Geneva: 50 km Grenoble : 100 km Lyon : 140 km Paris : 545 km

• Why not carshare (movici.auvergnerhonealpes.fr) to come to Annecy and make the most of the Festival?

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