‘Tangles,’ Hand-Drawn Cannes Standout, Lands at Independent Film Company for Oscar-Qualifying Run (EXCLUSIVE)

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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A new animated film has entered the Oscar race.

Independent Film Company (formerly branded IFC) and Sapan Studio have acquired North American rights to “Tangles,” the hand-drawn animated feature and directorial debut of Leah Nelson, and will mount an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run before year’s end, Variety can exclusively reveal.

IFC will open the film in select theaters later this year, ahead of a wider theatrical expansion in early 2027 — planting the deeply personal drama squarely in this season’s best animated feature race.

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