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Who are we?
CITIA, City of moving images
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takes part
in the development of animation and multimedia -
organises
- the International Animation Film Festival and Market (Mifa – the leading international trade event devoted entirely to the animation industry) in June,
- along with the Forum Blanc (professional meetings dedicated to Animation and Cross-Media) that takes place in January; -
develops
a skills network and resource centre for industry professionals; -
contributes
to local economy by helping the set-up and development of specialised companies; -
offers
training courses in accordance with the needs of these companies; -
invites
the general public to discover the magic of animation through the CITIA Exposition.
Missions
CITIA is a resource and skills centre in the field of moving pictures/images.
It was created in 2006 by merging two associations:
- the Plateforme des usages du multimédia (Pumma) and
- the International Animated Film Centre (Cica), organiser of the International Animation Film Festival since 1984.
Missions are focused on three complementary areas:
- Culture, with the International Animation Film Festival, making Annecy the leading appointment in the world for moving pictures, an initiation to animation for a diverse public through educational training programmes in imagery, and CITIA Exposition, an exhibition giving an overview of animated images;
- Economy, with different goals that include strengthening local economy and encouraging companies to set up in the area, in close collaboration with the Imaginove Cluster, and organising events such as the Mifa or the Forum Blanc (professional meetings dedicated to Animation and Cross-Media)...;
- Training and Research, including such programmes as a year-long training course in 3D Character Animation, created in 2010 in collaboration with Gobelins, l'école de l'image.
Board of Directors
Patrick Eveno, CEO and Dominique Puthod, Chairman of the Board of 17 members made up of:
- representatives from founding institutions,
- the Annecy Greater Urban Council,
- the Haute-Savoie Regional Council,
- the Rhône-Alpes Region and the French State,
- a representative from the town of Annecy,
- 6 industry professionals and
- 2 representatives from the CITIA staff.
History
CITIA was created on 2nd February 2006 as a French établissement public de coopération culturelle (EPCC) based at the conservatoire d’art et d’histoire in Annecy.
It then integrated the International Animated Film Centre (Cica) and the Plateforme des usages du multimédia (Pumma) into this structure on 1st July 2006.
It is supported by the the French State, the Rhône-Alpes Region, the Haute-Savoie Regional Council, and Annecy Greater Urban Area.
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CITIA is actively strengthening its initiatives in sustainable development
Initiatives and events
Moving around
- Collective shuttles set up for the Forum Blanc and the International Animation Film Festival
- The Forum Blanc held on one site, avoiding individual transport for 2 ½ days
- Bicycles for hire for delegates during the Festival
- Systematic connection to the electrical network, avoiding exterior generators
Selective waste sorting and evaluation:
- Waste sorting skip made available to exhibitors
- Waste paper collection at the exhibition site with selective waste sorting an evaluation.
- Signs passed on to schools to be reused
- Systematic clearing of giant screen site
Printing
- Choice of service providers that use recycled paper and ink
- Badges not systematically printed and reduction of printed
Modification to in-house procedures
- Fewer business trips in favour of video-conferences; digitalisation of material limiting the transport of films
- Cuts in the systematic printing of documents; choice of digital communication
- Selective waste sorting
Events
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Economy
Encourage local economy in production and start-up companies in the regionEconomy
Teaching animation
Take part in the different initiatives centred around animation Teaching animation
