Europe’s Animation Industry Honors ‘Last Whale Singer,’ Les Films du Préau, ‘Allah Is Not Obliged’ and ‘Acorn’s Adventure’ at Cartoon Movie 2026

European animation celebrated its latest achievements at Cartoon Movie, the must-attend pitching and co-production forum for European animated features which concludes today in Bordeaux. Voted by ...
Variety

German Animation Showcase at EFM Pitch Sessions Celebrates Kids Fare, Teases Bovine-Pantherine Love, New Struwwelpeter, Life as a Kalashnikov

Berlin’s EFM Animation Days industry showcase presented a selection of eight German animation projects on Friday in a lively pitching session that offered a wide range of family-friendly and darker, ...
Variety

German Works by Fatih Akin, Mascha Schilinski, Christian Petzold Unspool in Cannes, Animation Set for Major Market Showcase

German films and co-productions in Cannes this year are sure to entice festgoers and buyers alike with an eclectic selection heavy on historical drama and animation fare. Highly anticipated works by ...
Cartoon Brew

Werner Herzog Is Directing His First Animated Feature, ‘The Twilight World’

Enigmatic German filmmaker and provocateur Werner Herzog is directing the first animated feature of his legendary sixty-plus year filmmaking career. I always felt that Hiroo Onoda’s story, having ...
Deadline.com

German Films’ 2026 Face To Face Participants Weigh In On “Uncertain” Landscape For Cinema In Wake Of AI, YouTube & Social Media – Watch Video

Fresh off of YouTube’s revenue announcement yesterday, which saw the platform report $60BN of revenue for 2025 (surpassing Netflix’s $45.1BN figure for the same year), a host of Germany’s most ...