By Ben Croll
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Courtesy of Charades Toons boom across the Croisette this year, with colorful features opening Critics’ Week, closing Directors’ Fortnight, and appearing across nearly every section — further cementing Cannes’ status as a premier launchpad for animated cinema.
Cannes’ position now feels secure, though its rise has been unusually fast. Earlier breakouts like “My Life as a Zucchini” (2016) “Mirai” (2018) and” I Lost My Body” (2019) ushered sophisticated international fare into awards conversations, even as programers were slower to seize on those gains. As recently as 2023, two local producers unions authored an open letter criticizing Cannes for not programing a single animated title in its main selections.
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