Brad Bird will be honored at the 2018 Annecy International Animated Film Festival with the Honorary Cristal.

Bird will also attend the festival this year to present the French premiere of The Incredibles 2 on Friday, June 15. (The film will premiere in French theaters on July 4.)

The previous recipients of Annecy’s Honorary Cristal are Georges Schwizgebel (2017), Didier Brunner (2016), Florence Miailhe (2015), and Isao Takahata (2014).

Amid Amidi

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