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Your Guide To WIA At Annecy 2026: What To See, Who’s Speaking, And When
Planning your Annecy schedule? Here’s a guide to WIA’s World Summit, Bonnie Arnold’s fireside chat, filmmaker panels, and more.
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Charming ‘Luce And The Rock’ Spin-Off Series Brings Back Annecy Festival’s Sweetheart Duo (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Britt Raes and Mathilde Prévost expand the acclaimed short into a 35-episode series built around friendship, curiosity, and kindness.
Annecy Short ‘Cartoon Physics’ Explores A Mother’s Meditation On Her Daughter’s First Encounter With Death (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter return with a stop-motion short about childhood, loss, and wonder.
‘When We Fail, What Do We Do Next?’: Sébastien Laudenbach On Hope, Failure, And ‘Viva Carmen’
The Annecy competition player retells Bizet’s opera through children determined to change its ending and explores failure, hope, and collective action.
The Fog, French Folklore, And Fistfights That Fuel Disney+’s New Series ‘The Doomies’
Creator Andres Fernandez discusses the influence of his hometown Brittany, Pozla’s designs, Buffy inspirations, and bringing the series to Disney+.
‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Team Launches Production On Buzzy Debut Feature ‘The Little Run’
Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti’s animated feature from Picolo Pictures will be at next week’s MIFA and is targeting a 2028 theatrical release.
Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Xilam Animation’s ‘The Doomies’
The Annecy-selected supernatural series follows two teens who accidentally unleash an invasion of monsters in their once-quiet coastal town.
Anime, JRPG, European Fantasy, And Soccer Obsessions Shaped Disney+’s ‘Dragon Striker’
Charles Lefebvre and Sylvain Dos Santos discuss worldbuilding, sports action, and designing a fantasy universe where every detail serves the story.
TeamTO Expands Into Adult Animation With Anime-Inspired Thriller ‘Junichiro Jackson’
The series, co-produced by Martian Blueberry, the studio co-founded by ‘The Boondocks’ producer Carl Jones, will debut early footage at Annecy.
Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author And Co-Director, Dies At 56
The acclaimed cartoonist, filmmaker, and human rights advocate leaves behind one of the 21st century’s early animated masterpieces.
ESMA Joins Women In Animation As Global Fund Sponsor
The prestigious French animation school will give students access to WIA mentorship, scholarships, workshops, and industry programs.
Vergine Keaton’s Cannes-Pitched Project ‘Bataille’ Explores War, Power, And Humanity Through Animated Renaissance Art
‘Making a film is sculpting time.’ Vergine Keaton discusses her dialogue-free animated epic inspired by Renaissance art.
Louis Clichy’s ‘Iron Boy’ Wins Special Jury Prize At Animation-Packed Cannes
Animated features and shorts were omnipresent across the Croisette this year, but only two animated titles left Cannes with awards recognition.
How Olivier Clert’s Storyboarding Instincts Cracked Xilam’s ‘Impossible’ ‘Lucy Lost’ Adaptation
The filmmaker and veteran storyboard artist explains how visual storytelling, rewritten structure, and handcrafted animation reshaped Michael Morpurgo’s novel.
‘Jim Queen’ Flexes A Sweaty New Teaser Following Its Raucous Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Bobbypills and UMedia’s buzzy queer animated comedy follows a Paris gym icon battling a virus that turns gay men straight.
Oscar-Nominated ‘A Cat in Paris’ Director Alain Gagnol Assembles A New Team For ‘Dog My Cats!’
Gagnol talks collaborating with Lilas Cognet after long-time partner Jean-Loup Felicioli retired, handcrafted visuals, and bringing the 2D feature to Cannes.
How ‘Blaise’ Evolved From An Underground French Comic Strip To A Cannes-Playing Animated Feature
Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue unpack the film’s handmade 2D aesthetic, ensemble voice recording, and comic-book origins.
Honami Yano’s Hand-Painted Short ‘Eri’ Drops Trailer Ahead Of Cannes World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
The ‘A Bite of Bone’ director returns with a queer unrequited love story on a dairy farm that will debut in Directors’ Fortnight, eligible for the Queer Palm.
(Almost) All The Animation Heading To Cannes 2026
A Pixar alum’s 2D debut, an opera adaptation, a Blender simulation comedy, and a queer virus satire. The animation heading to the Croisette next week.
A K-Pop Teaser Allegedly AI-Cloned Their Gobelins Student Film: ‘Niccolò’ Co-Director Speaks Out
Co-director David Florian says he expected ‘a little email back’ from Gobelins, not a public stance and legal threat defending the film’s six alumni.
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