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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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‘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.
Moth Studio Developing Animated Adaptation Of Million-Selling Kids’ Book ‘The Storm Whale’
BAFTA-nominated Moth Studio will present its 30-minute adaptation of Benji Davies’ beloved picture book at Annecy’s MIFA next week.
Cartoon Forum Unveils 66 Animated Projects For Its 2026 Edition
Cartoon Forum’s latest selection highlights international co-productions, bigger budgets, regional self-reliance, and a wave of European adult animation.
Cannes Standout ‘Iron Boy’ Set For U.S. Theatrical Run After Sony Pictures Classics Pickup
A boy confined to an iron brace searches for freedom in Louis Clichy’s painterly coming-of-age story set in rural France.
Critics’ Week Opener ‘In Waves’ Is Netflix’s First Major 2026 Cannes Acquisition
Phuong Mai Nguyen’s animated feature debut, based on AJ Dungo’s graphic memoir of the same name, becomes a major early festival pickup.
Signe Baumane’s ‘Karmic Knot’ Builds Buzz Ahead Of Busy Festival Season
Producer Fabian Driehorst discusses the film’s financing push, hybrid production style, and growing support from major actors and broadcasters.
Viral Japanese Stop Motion, Grandmas Who Talk To Cats, Flavorless Distopias: Cannes’ Annecy Animation Showcase 2026
This year’s lineup mixes techniques, genres, and highlighting filmmakers and features from across Europe, Japan, and Latin America.
Kidscreen Summit’s Shutdown Is Shocking, But Hardly Surprising In An Era Defined By Media Consolidation
Fewer commissioners, market consolidation, and changing industry practices are reshaping how kids content is financed, pitched, and brought to market
‘I, Chihuahua’ Kicks Out At Two: Jorge Gutiérrez Relaunches The Shelved Netflix Project
The animated feature, once scrapped by Netflix, returns with new backing from Snafu Pictures and heads to Berlin’s European Film Market.
‘Arco,’ ‘Little Amélie’ Vendor Goodfellas Bringing ‘Lucy Lost,’ ‘Treasure Trekkers’ To Berlin’s EFM
The inaugural EFM Animation Days is heating up with high-profile titles and companies using it as an early year launchpad.
Cartoon Movie 2026 Projects Reveal Shifting Audiences And Creative Priorities In European Animation
A closer look at the 50-feature lineup shows rising adult animation, stronger female leadership, and a maturing European production pipeline.
Annecy Teams With Berlin’s European Film Market On Landmark Push For Animation
One of the world’s top film markets is going all-in on animation, working with Annecy to shake up the industry’s usually quiet first quarter.
‘The Last Whale Singer’ Makes A Splash With Vibrant Trailer As Global Constellation Preps For AFM Showcase (EXCLUSIVE)
A lush, CG-animated feature from Reza Memari and Telescope Animation, ‘The Last Whale Singer’ shows off what’s possible through European co-production.
‘The Nut Job 3’ Confirmed By Korea’s RedRover, Joins K-Pop Feature ‘Rainmakers’ And ‘MegaRacer’ In Studio’s AFM Lineup
RedRover pushes into music-driven and sci-fi storytelling as it continues building its presence in global family entertainment.
Warner Bros. Discovery And Mundoloco CGI Partner To Spotlight Latin American Projects With Ventana Sur Launchpad Series
Warner Bros. Discovery and Mundoloco CGI announce seven finalists for Launchpad Series, a new platform spotlighting emerging Latin American animators.
‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Agent Cody Banks’ Director Harald Zwart Preps Animation Debut ‘ViQueens,’ Headed To AFM
The CG-animated feature boasts an A-list voice cast led by Ella Purnell and Rita Ora with Steve Speirs, Anton Lesser, and Alan Carr.
Indie Sales Acquires Punkrobot’s Debut Feature ‘Brave Cat’ Ahead Of The American Film Market
From Chile’s Oscar-winning ‘Bear Story’ and ‘Star Wars: Visions’ team, the stop-motion inspired CG feature will be one of the hottest titles at this year’s AFM.
French CG Series ‘Louca’ Scores Pre-Sales Ahead Of MIPCOM Kickoff
Animated soccer comedy ‘Louca’ secures global produciton/distribution partners, kicking off Studio 100 International’s MIPCOM 2025 lineup.
2D Kids Series ‘Treehouse Friends’ Acquired By PVP Distribution Ahead Of Mipcom
Canadian distributor PVP Distribution has picked up international rights to 2D preschool series ‘Treehouse Friends’ from Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction and Media Solution Animation.
CG Feature Project ‘The Last Dodo’ Heads To AFM With Studio 100
Studio 100 Film will unveil the CG family feature ‘The Last Dodo’ at AFM 2025 in Santa Monica, spotlighting the market’s growing focus on indie animation.