Annecy Festival Opens with Minions and a Promise

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival started with a new Minions movie and a pledge to protect animation culture.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival began on Sunday evening with an exciting start. The festival showed the world premiere of Illumination's new film, 'Minions & Monsters'. The famous director Guillermo Del Toro surprised everyone by appearing in the audience.

The new Minions movie takes place in the Golden Age of Hollywood. It shows the funny yellow creatures during Hollywood's change from silent films to sound movies. The film uses this interesting time in history to create a fun and creative story.

During the opening ceremony, festival organizers made a promise to protect animation culture. They also gave a special tribute to the filmmaker Marjane Satrapi. The festival will continue with many more animated films and events over the next week.