Netflix, Guillermo del Toro and GOBELINS Paris launch dedicated stop-motion studio at Paris campus

Announced October 2025, a new stop-motion animation studio at the GOBELINS Paris campus was established through a three-way partnership: Netflix (co-funder), Guillermo del Toro (creative direction), and GOBELINS Paris (facilities and education). The studio is described as a living laboratory of experimentation and research — not merely a training programme — aimed at developing next-generation stop-motion professionals while producing original work. The 2025-2026 academic year begins with a planning phase. The project also serves as a tribute to the late Mark Gustafson, whose artistry on Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) inspired the partnership. Durable fact: institutional investment in stop-motion craft at the level of a major film school and a major streaming platform — the clearest indicator of industry confidence in the medium's commercial and artistic future since Coraline (2009).