The Annecy Animation Showcase, co-organized by the Marché du Film & Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is a curated selection of today’s most promising animated projects. The creative teams behind each project are invited to attend Cannes to pitch their ideas and present their concepts in front of potential sales agents, distributors and festival programmers.
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Projects
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Hidari
Directed by: Masashi Kawamura
Produced by: Noriko Matsumoto, Mie Onishi-Shimooka | dwarf studios, Whatever, TECARAT
Country of Production: Japan
Original Title: Hidari
Genre: Action
Language: English
Runtime: 90'
Completed in: 2029
Betrayed during Edo Castle’s reconstruction, legendary craftsman Jingoro Hidari loses his father figure, fiancée, and even his right arm. Forging lethal mechanical prosthetics, he turns grief into vengeance and carves a path to justice with his loyal “Sleeping Cat.”
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Bataille
Directed by: Vergine Keaton
Produced by: Manon Messiant | Iliade et films, Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe & Jean Bouthors | Les Astronautes
Country of Production: France, Canada, Italy, Belgium
Original Title: Bataille
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Runtime: 80'
Completed in: 2028
On a cold winter morning, a battle rages in the surroundings of a small town in the Italian Renaissance. Attackers and besieged engage in a furious hand-to-hand combat. But the military tactics gradually go awry. Two movements oppose each other: the desire to win and the desire to live.
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Dog my Cats!
Directed by: Alain Gagnol
Produced by: Jérôme Duc-Maugé | parmi les lucioles films, Brice Garnier | Kaïbou Production Inc., Cédric Iland | UMEDIA
Country of Production: France, Canada, Belgium
Original Title: Les chiens ne font pas des chats
Genre: Comedy
Language: French
Runtime: 80'
Completed in: 2027
Jules and Lola’s life has taken a sad turn after their parents’ death, but their routine is disrupted by their grandmother Jeanne, who turns up with a very special mission: to find a missing teenager. Thanks to their grandmother, they discover an extraordinary family legacy within themselves.
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Wasted Chef
Directed by: Takayuki Hirao
Produced by: Ryoichiro Matsuo, Yunosuke Uno, Kosuke Arai | CLAP Studio
Country of Production: Japan
Original Title: Wasted Chef
Genre: Drama
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 119'
Completed in: 2027
A young chef chasing a lost flavor lands in a ruined city without taste. Saved by Kasumi, his cooking awakens forgotten memories. But a dark force threatens to erase all desire — making his quest the last hope to save both worlds.
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Insectario
Directed by: Sofía Carrillo
Produced by: Nicolás Celis, Sofia Carrillo, Mónika Revilla, Victor Leycegui | Pimienta Films, Inicia Films
Country of Production: Mexico, Spain
Original Title: Insectario
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 75'
Completed in: 2028
In a world where insects have gone extinct, Lexi preserves specimens in a collection for her uncle, Dr. Krause, an entomologist. After removing the pin from a rare Attacus atlas moth, she takes it home to hide her mistake, only to discover it has come back to life.