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TOP STORIES
Pixar Shares 'Coco' Secrets at Annecy Animation Festival By Peter Debruge An audience of animation students and assorted cartoon enthusiasts went cuckoo for "Coco," as representatives of Pixar — co-director Adrian Molina and producer Darla K. Anderson — shared designs, insights and the first Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Warner Animation Group's Allison Abbate 'Feeling Much Better' After Fainting Onstage at Annecy By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang ANNECY, France -- If Allison Abbate wanted to win over the hearts of an Annecy audience presenting Warner Animation Group's upcoming lineup, she did so conclusively attempting to still talk up the slate even as she fainted onstage at A Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Why Sony Pictures Animation Still Needs a Big Hit - and Where It Might Come From By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang ANNECY, France -- Having sprinted to deliver toon movies this year in near record time, Sony Pictures Animation has a brace of new animated feature originals on deck for potential 2020/21 release, Kristine Belson, Sony Pictures Animati Read Full Story at Variety.com →

10 Takeaways from France's 2017 Annecy Animation Fest By John Hopewell and Emilio Mayorga ANNECY, France -- "Animal Crackers," "The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales" and "The Breadwinner" proved to be three standouts among titles at a hugely hectic 2017 Annecy Animation Film Festival which is now taking its brand and the quality Read Full Story at Variety.com →

French Animation Producers Lash Out at Canal Plus' Cost-Cutting Drive By John Hopewell ANNECY, France -- The French Animation Producers' Union (SPFA) is threatening legal action against France's Canal Plus, accusing the pay TV giant of trying to renegotiate downwards deal memos signed with French independent animation pr Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Grangel Studio Boards 'Dinogames' From Moonbite Games and Dream Team Concept (EXCLUSIVE) By Emilio Mayorga ANNECY, France - - Barcelona-based Grangel Studio will assume the character design on transmedia project "Dino Games," set to be pitched Friday at an Annecy MIFA market Transmedia showcase, DinoGames director Carlos Fernández de Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Annecy: 'Paprika,' 'Mike,' 'Max & Maestro,' Crayons' on France Televisions 2017-18 Lineup By Emilio Mayorga ANNECY, France -- Monello & MP1's "Max & Maestro," TeamTo's "Take it Easy Mike" and Xilam's "Paprika" feature among the animated TV series included on the 2017-18 lineup of France Televisions. Also making the cut are Zodiak's " Read Full Story at Variety.com →

REVIEWS
Film Review: 'Cars 3' By Owen Gleiberman "Cars," back in 2006, was the first Pixar movie that was far more beloved by audiences than critics. That meant something, since Pixar had long been a critical darling. The movie struck many reviewers as being less heady and artful, mo Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Annecy Film Review: 'Big Fish & Begonia' By Peter Debruge In the history of Chinese animation, there has never been a film like "Big Fish & Begonia." Certainly, precedents exist in American and Japanese cartoons (at its core, the film could be a cross between Disney's "The Little Mermaid" Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Film Review: 'In This Corner of the World' (Kono sekai no katasumi ni) By Maggie Lee An appealingly hand-drawn Nipponese animation that paints a humanist portrait of civilian life during W.W.II. Read Full Story at Variety.com →

Variety Launching Animation Is Film Festival With Annecy and GKIDS

By Variety Staff

Producer and distributor GKIDS, the Annecy International Animation Festival, and Variety magazine are partnering to launch Animation Is Film, an annual event in Los Angeles. The first edition will run Oct. 20-22 at the TCL Chi