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25 articles available in total starting from 05/11/2024. Last article published on 22/10/2025.

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Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

Interview: Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

“If you want good things to happen, you have to think about them first”

The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means of improving the future  

22/10 | /France

Review: Arco

Review: Arco

Unveiled in Cannes and winner in Annecy, Ugo Bienvenu’s debut feature is an animation gem harmoniously mixing together E.T. and Miyazaki, with a touch of Scooby-Doo  

21/10 | Films | Reviews | France

Review: Stitch Head

Review: Stitch Head

Steve Hudson and Toby Genkel deliver a heart-warming, hilarious tale of love and self-acceptance tailored to young audiences, with enough flair to keep older viewers engaged as well  

29/07 | Giffoni 2025

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

Interview: Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

“You can’t rely solely on words; you have to be prepared to pay attention to emotions and to the material itself”

The Sardinian director spoke with us about his latest animated movie which was seven years in the making  

24/06 | Annecy 2025

Reinis Kalnaellis • Director of Thelma’s Perfect Birthday

Interview: Reinis Kalnaellis • Director of Thelma’s Perfect Birthday

“Animation has always felt like home”

In the Latvian director’s latest film, a young penguin’s birthday is far from perfect, but it still turns out to be a wonderful adventure all the same  

19/06 | Annecy 2025

Momoko Seto • Director of Dandelion’s Odyssey

Interview: Momoko Seto • Director of Dandelion’s Odyssey

“When you are watching this film, you are no longer human”

Four surprising characters go on a real odyssey in this ambitious, dialogue-free movie that asks the audience to change their perspective  

19/06 | Annecy 2025

Félix Dufour-Laperrière • Director of Death Does Not Exist

Interview: Félix Dufour-Laperrière • Director of Death Does Not Exist

“The qualities and flaws of the film have nothing to do with the budget we worked with – we gave our all”

The rising Québécois director tells us about the complex process that brought his strange and beautiful ecological animation to life  

17/06 | Annecy 2025

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han • Directors of Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Interview: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han • Directors of Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

“Things can be hard, but we find a way forward – we say it to children and to adults”

The directorial duo discuss their adaptation of Amélie Nothomb’s novel recounting her childhood in Japan and describe their approach to dark topics that children can actually handle  

16/06 | Annecy 2025

Arco triumphs at Annecy

Arco triumphs at Annecy

French director Ugo Bienvenu’s first feature has won the Crystal for Best Feature Film, while Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s Little Amélie and the Character of Rain scooped the Audience Award  

16/06 | Annecy 2025 | Awards

Irene Iborra • Director of Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

Interview: Irene Iborra • Director of Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

“We are never alone; there is always someone we can count on”

The Spanish filmmaker makes her feature film debut with a stop-motion film that uses other techniques, with a personal message to children championing humanist values  

13/06 | Annecy 2025

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