How Agnès Patron turned memories of siblinghood into the animated short ‘To the Woods’ 

Some films shout. ‘To the Woods’ whispers, and somehow that’s louder. French animator Agnès Patron’s short…

Choosing one means losing all the rest: Alice Eça Guimarães on Sylvia Plath’s influence on the film 

There was a particular cruelty in a day off that wasn’t one. For millions of working…

Fur, fear and a French title: the stoats taking animation festivals by storm

Survival rarely came with a script. Animals didn’t get to explain their terror, narrate their grief…

India’s animation ambitions go global

Bollywood long hogged India’s cultural export story. Now a quieter revolution was underway, one drawn in…

Digitoonz heads to Annecy with a pack of ‘Tiny Terrors’

Forget cuddly mascots. India’s Digitoonz marched into Annecy 2026 with a gang of small, mischievous creatures…

Annecy Specials: Inside Zee5’s KidZ playbook

Zee5 recently launched KidZ, a one stop safe and purposeful entertainment destination for kids of all…

NFB brings iconic films and archival treasures to Annecy’s new animation museum

Films and artefacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) are being showcased at the…

A fire, a prison and a story that refuses to stay quiet

Some stories arrived with sirens. Others arrived in a letter, smuggled out between the lines of…

Annecy Specials: Mugshot Studios heads to Annecy with AI pipeline and original kids’ IP

A Mumbai animation startup is done being a service vendor to the world. Mugshot Studios arrives…

When silence speaks louder than words

Blaise did not ask for much. He simply wanted to avoid upsetting anyone. In doing so,…

Annecy Specials: Prayan Animation Studio turns 14: reflecting on our journey of growth, creativity, and innovation

14 years ago, when we sat down to name our studio, we chose a simple Malayalam…

Annecy Specials: Toonz Media Group, shaping the next era of animation

For more than 25 years, Toonz Media Group has been a trusted name in global animation.…