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Neon Acquires N. American Rights To 2D French Animated Feature ‘Arco’

The film, which debuted at Cannes and counts Natalie Portman among its producers, is shaping up as a key Oscar contender.

Neon will release the film on May 31st.

Neon will release the film on May 31st.

The Spanish production from director Pablo Berger is one of the standout films of the past year.

Here’s our first look at the films likely to qualify for the upcoming awards season, broken down by distributor.

The kids and family feature will premiere at Cannes on Saturday, then play in competition at Annecy in June.

This year’s animated feature nominees were predictable. The short ones certainly weren’t.

Awards season so far is playing out as a two-horse race — and Disney isn’t involved.

Two indie titles from Europe also made the list – “Flee” and “My Sunny Maad” – while key Sony contender “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” was snubbed.

They include some of the year’s most acclaimed films. But do they stand a chance against Hollywood?

Animation showed strength at the New York Film Critics Circle’s annual honors, picking up two different awards.

The release paves the way for an Oscar qualification for the much-hyped film.

The documentary may just be the most hyped indie animated feature of the year so far.

The arthouse distributor which released the Oscar-winning “Parasite” paid a seven-figure sum for the European co-pro.