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Annecy 2026 stop-motion wins and LAIKA/Aardman release dates confirmed

2026-08-16 medium priority

Community sweep of Cartoon Brew, AWN, and Annecy 2026 coverage found the festival Young Audience Award going to Antonin Niclass stop-motion short Into the Forest, plus fresh release-date confirmations for LAIKA Wildwood (US theatrical, Oct 23 2026) and Aardman Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (Sept 18 2026). All leads mapped to works already catalogued and well-sourced; Into the Forest was chain-enriched with newly found crew.

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LAIKA
Aardman Animations
Milos-Films
Miyu Productions

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