Apr 28, 2026 4:02am PT

Annecy’s 2026 Lineup Celebrates the Range, Excitement and Power of Animation Worldwide

Among early buzz titles are ‘Viva Carmen!’ ‘My Yi and the Handsome General,’ ‘In Waves,’ ‘Tangles’ and ‘The Violinist’

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(L-R) 'Viva Carmen,' 'Nobody,' 'In Waves' Credit: Annecy Animation Festival

Led by France and Japan, the packed, wide-ranging lineup of the 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival hardly hints at the rampant market crisis suffered by much of animation production worldwide.

“We’ve heard of course about a crisis in the animation industry,” Annecy artistic director Marcel Jean told Variety. “But when you look at the selection this year, you don’t see the crisis at all. Of course, there’s a gap between the moment of impact and production schedules, and what we screen this year was greenlit three-to-four years ago. But if you look at the selection, there’s films from all over the world.”