Cannes’s Annic Animation Showcase has become an annual appearance for the Annesey Festival of June, which is the main course of the year for all things. Today, the program, co-assured by Marche Do Film and Annesey Festival, has unveiled five titles highlighted in its 2025 edition organized on 18 May as part of Cannes Animation Day.
The showcase is more than just one preview; It is an important bridge between the artistic ambitions and industry of animation that facilitates their execution and brings presentations prepared for audiences around the world. By spotting films in growth and production, Showcase supports the creators in a significant moment in its journey and gives a starting look at selling agents and distributors on titles that can elevate their future portfolio.
A detailed spectrum of voices has been represented by emerging talent to experienced students, from independent studios to international cooperation, from independent studios to international cooperation. Whether through deep individual stories, through stylistic options or style-vimdrikaan narratives, this year selects why animation is one of the most exciting mediums of cinema.
‘Julian’
Cartoon salon
“Julian,” Lewis Bannal (Ireland, UK, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg)
Manufacturer: Cartoon Salon
language English
Style: Comedy Drama
Closing: 2026
Customized from the cute picture book “Julian is a Marmade” by Jessica Love, Julian follows a young boy with a wide -looking young boy through the summer of search, imagination and change. Buced by Lewis Bannal (“late afternoon”) and produced by the Oscar-namine Cartoon Salon (“The Bradwiner,” “” Volfwockers “), this story of the coming age mixes whispers and depths in similar measurements, which promises the story that finds the power to identify, family and self-realization.
‘sunny’
Credit: Anecy
“Sunny,” Michael Arius (Japan, US)
Manufacturer: Gkids
Language: Japanese
Style: drama
Closing: 2029
From Michael Arius, director of “Tekkonkinkreet”, “Sunny” is a moving story set in Japan in the 1970s. The film takes the audience inside the Star Kids, a spinach house that is a sanctuary for children caught in the crack of society. Through the eyes of his young residents, Sunny examined the families found and the delicate strength of childhood flexibility. However, a few years before the completion, the project already indicates a touching, socially echoing story indicating a return of an outstanding voice in Anime Cinema.
‘Ana, N Passant’
“Ana, N Passant,” Fernanda Alves Salgado (Brazil, Portugal)
Manufacturer: Aptian Creative Studio
Language: Portuguese, French
Style: drama
Closing: 2026
Inherent in the rhythm of personal grief and treatment, “Ana, N Passant” is navigating later on a young woman at the centers at the centers. Through a lyrical and blind texture style, Brazilian director Fernanda Alves Salgado is a trip to both intimate and philosophers. This is a focus on Brazilian-French co-production memory, migration and invisible relationships that tie generations together.
‘Dante’
Disciplined
“Dante” Linda Hamback (Sweden, Denmark, Norway)
Producer: Lee movie
Language: Swedish
Style: Comedy
Closing: 2026
Helge is a suspect. Ten million are missing. And “Dante,” a sharp-transport of Swedish director Linda Hambac, is ready to follow money-through confusion, chaos and lots of laughter. Known for his work on “The App Star”, Hamback brings his signature bizarre attraction and social insight into this comedic core. If you talk to Scandinavian humor with one side of mystery, put the Dante on your radar.
‘Mu Yi and Handsome General’
Disciplined
“Mu Yi and Handsome General,” Julian Chheng (France)
Producer: Studio La Catches
Language: French
Style: Comedy
Closing: 2026
At the age of just 14, I live a quiet life on a remote Chinese Mountains – until he faces a charismatic but injured general who reverse his world. With a dash of humor, heart and romance, this French-made story promises an enthusiastic journey wrapped in amazing scenes. Julian Chheng (The Summit of the Gods) included teams with Powerhouse Studio La Catches – Credit includes “Star Wars: Vision,” “Love, Death + Robot” and “Primal” – It is beautifully prepared to give a film playful.
