Netflix in Annecy: Forget the funny Pinocchio, this version will be dark and intimate

In a difficult context, after a significant reduction in the number of subscribers, Netflix still attended the Annecy Festival to celebrate the animation, in the very first “showcase” in its history. In this case, the big names of the animation were present on the Bonlie stage to bring out new original performances that are soon to be expected on the platform.

Thus, American rapper Kid Kudi has released a preview of his long-awaited Entergalactic series, the release of which will coincide with the release of his new album (also titled Entergalactic) on September 30; An introspective portrait of a young New York artist described as a “When Harry met Sally’s people of color”The first excerpts published offer an extremely ambitious series on a visual level, highlighted by the original compositions of the tail tail.

Another upcoming event is the transfer of sample images from the film by Nick Bruno and Troy Cuan. Originally developed by Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age), film production was halted indefinitely after the company decided to close Disney. Finally chosen by Netflix, a phenomenal successful adaptation of the comic book of the same name, is now one of the most promising projects on the platform!

If he was not physically present at the Ansim, the legendary Henry Selick (a nightmare before Christmas) would still be part of the celebration, with a recorded message to present the first images of his new film, Wendell and Wild. Inspired a few years ago by a drawing of his own children, teenagers “Lovely, but also demonic” According to him, this stop-motion project enabled the filmmaker to collaborate with the duo Key & Peele, “The best comic duo of the last century”.

In addition to the love feature film, Death + Robots explores behind the scenes of an episode directed by David Fincher (his first experience in animation that allowed him to make his dream come true “Its actors will be eaten by giant crustaceans”) Or the presentation of “My Father’s Dragon” by Nora Tumei and the Japanese anime “Les Murs vagabonds” by Hiroyasu Ishida, on the stage of Bonlie welcomed director Chris Williams (Vaiana, Legend of the End of the World), who came to present his new film. Sea monsters.

Dedicated to the adventure films that made it possible for a filmmaker to spend his childhood (especially quoting Indiana Jones, King Kong, and Lawrence of Arabia), a feature film that follows the adventures of giant sea monster hunters, it had its world premiere last night; An impressive sound and light show, The Monster of the Seas will be released exclusively on Netflix on July 8th.

“Animation is not a genre. Animation is cinema.”

finally, Last but not leastGuillermo del Toro was also in Annecy to present his long-awaited first vision of Pinocchio. This feature film is a personal re-interpretation of the famous fairy tale of Carlo Collodi, conceived entirely in stop-motion, marking the first animation of Mexican cinema.

Convinced that the show was a delight for the festival attendees thanks to its many hits, Guillermo del Toro noted that two works describe in his eyes the relationship with his father: Pinocchio and Frankenstein (sic). That is not to say that this new achievement has a highly symbolic role in his filmography.

As never before passionate, the director also invited festival goers to ask him to talk to him about animation (“To justify my big ass coming to Anne”); His presentation also gave him an excellent opportunity to counter the clichés that still plague the animation industry: “Animation is not a genre. Animation is cinema!”.

Pinocchio, which is being watched by Guillermo del Toro in The Dark and Tortured World, will be released on Netflix next December.