Synopsis: The Sun is a magical artisan who is making his very own starry sky, but an unexpected visit from eight chaotic planets turn his world upside down.
Directed by:
Timaa Alquier
Sandra Calero Ibañez
Gabrielle Demarigny
Emma Murillo
Maelle Samson
Music and Sound Design by Aloïs Benoit.
Synopsis: During a battle in an organic world, a white blood cell captures a virus and begins to take him to prison. But the journey brings the two enemies closer, and they must choose between accepting their love or staying true to their duty.
Directed by:
Jonah Montier
Simon Brejoux
Gibril Siline
Carla Kaddam
Tess benedetti
Justin Phillipps
Nolwenn Queval
Claire Alberny
Lucie Gonzalez
Music by Adèle Chavy.
Sound by Tristan Le Bozec, Sébastien Fournier and José Vicente.
Voiced by Nesrine Tkitek and Jonah Montier.
Synopsis: When a curious child falls into a long-forgotten cave, she is confronted by a mysterious spirit and must decide whether the being is kindhearted or something more perilous.
Written and directed by Tompswell.
Director’s note: I was driven to create this film because of two reasons. Firstly, I grew up with classic Disney and Studio Ghibli animations and have been a huge fan ever since.
The second reason is that I needed to process the difficult emotions dealing with the loss of a loved one.
The question “what happens after we die?” is a scary one, and it may be comforting to imagine that we won’t have to face it alone.
Theatrical release date: April 10, 2026.
Synopsis: In a fantastical future, humans and mermaids share a troubled coexistence.
Stephan, an anxious employee at a shipbuilding company, has big ideas to save the sea. But his life explodes into ecstatic chaos when bubbly mermaid princess Chao proposes marriage out of the blue.
Between shopping sprees, giant robots, and actual fireworks, the unlikely pair flounder through their new romance and unlock their true feelings.
Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki.
Character designs by Hirokazu Kojima.
Music by Takatsugu Muramatsu.
GKIDS has acquired the North American rights to the Bruno Bozzetto catalog, including Allegro Non Troppo.
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the newly restored animated musical will screen at Metrograph in New York City starting March 27, 2026.
Synopsis: An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music.
Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named ‘Prisney,’ he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?
A gleeful sendup of Disney’s Fantasia, Allegro Non Troppo blends live-action slapstick with cheeky animation for a film as joyful and raunchy as it is thoughtful and cutting.
Synopsis: A couple of birds try to save their eggs from a volcanic eruption.
Directed by:
Gabriel Augerai
Romain Augier
Laurie Pereira de Figueiredo
Charles Di Cicco
Yannick Jacquin
Original Score by Mathis Marchal.
Sound Editing by Yannick Jacquin.
BOOM was shortlisted for the 96th Oscars and won a Gold Medal at the Student Academy Awards.
Synopsis: Jake, a Native American kid, struggles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling Coastal Salish intertribal powwow — where he learns that loving video games and loving your culture aren’t mutually exclusive.
Made by a largely Indigenous team and with an all-Native voice cast.
Written and directed by Joey Clift.
Music by Jordan Kamalu.
Sound design and mix by Jeff Carpenter.
Voice cast:
Rainy Fields as Jake
Angela Startz as Grandmother
Jim Ruel as Dad
Joey Clift as Frybread Cook
Release date: July 1, 2026.
Synopsis: This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
Directed by Pierre Coffin.
Written by Brian Lynch and Pierre Coffin.
Synopsis: When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought.
Wednesdays with Gramps is a story about connection, communication, and commonality, without say a word.
Written and directed by Chris & Justin Copeland.
Produced by Shabrayia B. Cleaver
Score by Raashi Kulkarni.
Edited by Joseph Butler.
And many more talented people at DreamWorks Animation.
Release date: March 2, 2026 on Netflix.
Synopsis: Discover the secret world of Fairylandia, a magical garden overflowing with sparkles, rainbow waterfalls and cat-tastic friends!
Join Gabby and the Gabby Cats for the Night of the Dandelion Lights, prepare for a Kitty Bear Tea Party and embark on a whimsical quest to save Kitty Fairy’s garden magic just in time for Fairy Appreciation Day.
Created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey.
Written, directed and edited by spktra.
Director’s note: This music video took 5 years to make. I wanted something that felt like it could have come from an authentic cel animation production and then been lost to time.
Painstaking detail went into researching the effects of film on animation, from grain, halation, bloom, and color shifts, to how traditional optical effects were achieved and how subtle movements in cel photography gave the image additional texture.
The goal wasn’t just to mimic a style, but to capture that feeling you have when you watch old animation.
Producers: Jessica Wen and Michael Fish.
Animation: Tamás Pazmany and Regina Nemes
Character Design: Glenn Wong, Louis Picard and Zac Plucinski
Character Color Stylist: Chris Hooten
Background Art: Alfie Marley
Creative Consultant: Eric Williger
U.S. theatrical release date: February 6, 2026.
Synopsis: Arriving in New York City in 1886, two orphaned Irish siblings set out on a cross-country journey aboard a transcontinental train in search of a new home.
Along the way, they make an unexpected friend and encounter both heroes and villains, discovering that true family can be found in the most unlikely places.
Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha and Pedro Solís García.
Written by Jordi Gasull, Javier López Barreira and Pedro Solís García.
Made with the collaboration of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
U.S. theatrical release date: March 27, 2026.
Synopsis: In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker.
When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol’s childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing.
Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work.
That is until Little Marcel — the young boy he used to be — appears to him as if by magic.
Together, they will explore Marcel Pagnol’s incredible life and bring back to life his most cherished encounters and memories…
Written and directed by Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist).
Synopsis: A curious little robot discovers the crashsite of a spaceship with a strange portal. It meets an old rusted robot, who warns him to contain his curiosity and not enter the portal.
Written, directed and animated by Maxim Gehricke.
Additional animation by Nikolai Neumetzler.
Original Score by Stuart Michael Thomas.
Sound Design and Mix by Jamie Selway and Alessio Festuccia.
Audio Producer: Ana Quiroga.
Release date: April 23, 2026 on Netflix.
Synopsis: In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days.
But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened. Could it be from the Upside Down? From the depths of Hawkins Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this untold story set in the Stranger Things universe.
Executive produced by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, and Eric Robles.
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