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Annecy 2026 sweep: Wildwood footage; Shaun the Sheep trailer; Aardman Pokemon reveal; Please wins Jean-Luc Xiberras Award; I Am Frankelda on Netflix
Annecy 2026 (June 21–27) produced several key stop-motion developments: (1) LAIKA's Wildwood director Travis Knight presented footage and spoke about stop-motion as 'a quiet act of rebellion'; theatrical release Oct 23 2026 confirmed. (2) Aardman's Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom received new trailer; GKIDS distributes in US; theatrical Sept 18 2026. (3) Aardman revealed first footage of Pokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu (director Tom Parkinson confirmed). (4) Anna Mantzaris' Please won the Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film. (5) Sofía Carrillo's Insectario announced 4-country co-production expansion. (6) Insectario's producer Matīss Kaža (Flow) joined the project with Latvia/Canada backing. All key works are already in the catalogue — no new additions needed from this sweep.
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- LAIKA
- Aardman Animations
- Cinema Fantasma
- Apparat Filmproduktion AB
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