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‘Minions & Monsters’ Set to Open the 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Minions & Monsters’ Set to Open the 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Apr 27, 2026 7:21am PT ‘Minions & Monsters’ Set to Open the 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

The bow renews a relationship between Annecy, Illumination and the Minions stretching back to the first 'Despicable Me'

By Kevin Giraud, John Hopewell Minions & Monsters 'Minions & Monsters' Photo credit: Illumination & Uni

Universal’s “Minions & Monsters,” the latest installment in the “Minions” franchise from Illumination, is set to open this year’s Annecy Animation Film Festival June 21.

Directed by Academy Award nominee Pierre Coffin, co-directed by Patrick Delage and produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures, this is the third entry in the Minions’ adventures, the direct sequel to “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (2022) and the seventh film of the “Despicable Me” franchise, started back in 2010 by Coffin himself along with Disney/Blue Sky alum Chris Renaud. 

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