The 25th Animation Film Festival runs from October 11 to 31, 2026, with opening screenings beginning on October 9. In Paris and Île-de-France, free screenings, premieres, and meet-and-greets round out the program.
Lovebirds, the animated film by Hélène Blanchard and Laurent Bru, opens in cinemas on January 27, 2027. Jonathan Cohen and Alison Wheeler lend their voices to two birds bound for New York.
If you lend an ear to Yoshifumi Kondō, the Studio Ghibli-produced work from 1995, it lands in French theaters on November 4, 2026 in a remastered 4K version.
Doraemon and the Submarine Castle, an animated feature by Tetsuo Yajima, is in theaters as of October 7, 2026. A Japanese adventure suitable for viewers aged 8 and up.
Blaise brings Dimitri Planchon’s universe to the cinema, following the comic book and Arte’s animated series. The film, co-directed with Jean-Paul Guigue and featuring the voices of Léa Drucker and Jacques Gamblin, hits theaters on February 3, 2027.
Léo, The Song of the Oceans, written and directed by Reza Memari, hits theaters on December 16, 2026. This family-friendly animated film follows a young humpback whale as she searches for her voice to protect the ocean’s depths.
Muyi, the Legend of the Village of Women, directed by Julien Chheng, is set to hit theaters on February 3, 2027. The trailer previews this animated adventure centered on a teenage girl, an opera troupe, and the secrets of a Chinese village.
The official Ghibli House pop-up store is back in Paris, in the Halles district. New plush toys, Japanese ceramics, and Joe Hisaishi vinyl records await discovery from October 17, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
Ray Gunn: Brad Bird’s animated film gets its first trailer
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Brad Bird fuses noir thriller with sci‑fi in Ray Gunn, an animated feature featuring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits, arriving on Netflix December 18, 2026.
The vendor of remedies confronts a creature born from the passions and grudges of the Ōoku in the third Mononoke film, available on Netflix on September 29, 2026.
