Cannes Film Festival features diverse animated film selection

8 articles · Updated · IndieWire · May 8

The 12-23 May event includes French 2D feature "Fallen", Special Screenings entries "Tangles" and "Lucy Lost", and Midnight title "Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer".
Directors' Fortnight opens with animated film "In Waves", while Cannes closes with "Le vertige"; several titles could seek awards momentum or later compete at Annecy in June.
The line-up reflects Cannes' growing role as a launch pad for animated cinema after recent festival premieres such as "Flow", "Arco" and "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" gained awards attention.

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