安錫國際動畫影展創建於 1960年。最初是雙年展，1998年起改為一年一度舉辦。這是國際動畫電影協會(ASIFA)發起的四個國際動畫影展之一，該影展協會主要辦理各種動畫技術電影的競賽（手繪、剪紙、偶動畫、電腦動畫等）。
 
安錫動畫影展是全世界最重要的影展之一，放映最新、最有創意的動畫影片。影展匯集該領域產業最有才華、最受重視的創意專業人士。安錫動畫影展不僅提供了動畫影片的放映平台，也帶領參與影展的人走入一趟有關動畫的過去、現在與未來的核心之旅，兼具開創性及前瞻性，引導世界動畫創作的視野，在影展期間，主辦單位會同時邀請世界知名導演舉辦多場國際論壇，談論動畫創作的未來及遠景。
 
安錫動畫影展是競賽類的影展，競賽類別包括短片，劇情長片，電視，商業片以及學生畢業影片等。

 
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival was founded in 1960. It was initially biennale then to annual festival in 1998. This was one of the four international animation festivals the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) initiated. The festival is mainly a competition of all technical sorts of animation films including hand-painted, paper-cutting, puppet animation, and computer animation…etc.

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is considered to be the world's most important film festival in which the latest and most creative animations are shown. It brings together the most talented and noted professionals of each field in the film industry. It not only provides a platform for screenings but also to lead people who participated in the festival to a trip into the core of past, present and future animation. It has both innovative and forward-looking vision that guides the world's animation. During the festival, the organization also invites world-renowned directors to hold a few international forums that talk about the future of animation and creative vision.

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is mainly a competition of animated films. Categories of competition include short films, feature films, television, commercials, movies and students' graduation works.