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Netflix Debuts Animated Slate, Ghostbusters Series at Annecy

4/28/2026

Summary

Netflix Unveils Animation

Netflix will unveil new animated projects at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Brad Bird will discuss his sci-fi feature “Ray Gunn,” starring Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits.
Ricky Gervais will host a masterclass for “Alley Cats” and screen its first two episodes.
Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan will preview a world-exclusive look at the upcoming animated “Ghostbusters” series.
Netflix also announced Pixar short “Gatto” by Enrico Casarosa.

Summary

Annecy Moves Dates

The festival opened La Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation, with a museum, a 332-seat cinema and residencies.
Mifa awarded its Animation Industry Prize to seven French producers while its three-year closed-door AI and investment workshops drafted regulatory guidance.
The International Animation Film Market hosted over 975 exhibitors who discussed cross-IP exploitation, video-game ties and African animation.
Annecy’s 2026 dates moved to June 21-27 to avoid the G7 summit in Evian.

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Historical Context

Pixar’s 1995 release of Toy Story—the first fully CGI feature that grossed $373 million worldwide—showed digital animation could dominate box offices. Building on that model, Netflix’s Brad Bird unveiled the sci-fi animated film Ray Gunn at the 2026 Annecy Festival, signaling streaming giants’ push to reshape animation pipelines and prompting G7 regulators to consider policies for AI-driven content creation.

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Netflix Unveils Animation

Netflix will unveil new animated projects at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Brad Bird will discuss his sci-fi feature “Ray Gunn,” starring Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Tom Waits.
Ricky Gervais will host a masterclass for “Alley Cats” and screen its first two episodes.
Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan will preview a world-exclusive look at the upcoming animated “Ghostbusters” series.
Netflix also announced Pixar short “Gatto” by Enrico Casarosa.

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