Moana 2, Adventure Time and other animated films announced at Annecy Film Festival

Outstanding animated films announced at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival - Photo: Disney/Warner Bros

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival held in France will officially close today, June 15, with many animated films announced such as Moana 2, Watchmen, Adventure Time...

Annecy is an annual meeting place for animators from all over the world . The film festival was established in 1960 and is held every June in the romantic town of Annecy.

This is one of four animation film festivals sponsored by the International Animated Film Association. Many films competing at the festival have also been screened in Vietnam through events of the French Embassy or recently the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF).

In addition to the award-winning animated films, many notable projects have also been announced to audiences by major animation studios such as Disney, Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros. Animation...

Some outstanding animation projects at Annecy 2024:

Adventure Time

According to Variety , one of the most popular series on Cartoon Network - Adventure Time announced two spin-off projects and an animated film for theatrical release.

In particular, this cartoon fan has been waiting for the theatrical release of Adventure Time for many years.

After many years, the legendary Adventure Time series of the 2K audience will return with 2 series and 1 movie in theaters - Photo: Cartoon Network

There's not much information about the film's plot yet, but the people in charge of the project are Rebecca Sugar (the creator behind Steven Universe ); Adam Muto, former Adventure Time executive producer, and Patrick McHale (co-creator of Over the Garden Wall ).

Adventure Time: Side Quest is a series that takes the audience back in time to when Finn was a child, still dreaming of epic adventures with his best friend, the dog Jake.

Familiar characters in the series such as Ice King, Princess Bubblegum... will also return in Adventure Time: Side Quest .

Moana 2

The giant Disney also did not miss the opportunity to introduce its latest animation at Annecy - Moana 2 .

Guests were treated to a 15-minute preview of Moana 2, introducing new characters and the theme song.

Moana 2 trailer was released about 2 weeks ago

According to director David Derrick Jr., the film's story takes place three years after the events of the first part.

Moana, along with her new crew and the fun-loving demigod Maui, are on a quest to find a lost island called Motufetu, hidden by a storm god.

Moana 2 still overwhelms audiences with animated footage that seems to come straight out of a fairy tale - Photo: Disney

Moana 2 is expected to be released on November 27, one of Disney's biggest projects of the year, targeting the winter holidays, with the hope that the film will repeat the success of its predecessor.

Watchmen, Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Warner Bros Animation's two most critically acclaimed films this year were Watchmen and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

In which, Watchmen is an upgrade in DC's animation material to compete with Spiderverse or Marvel's X-men 97 .

Trailer for the animated series Watchmen

The animated series Watchmen is still the story of author Alan Moore's post-World War II superhero world, but now more captivating than ever with an animation style that blends 3D and 2D.

Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is directed by Kenji Kamiyana, the man behind world-famous anime such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Blade Runner: Black Lotus,...

Image from the anime Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - Photo: Warner Bros. Animation

According to the producer's introduction, the events in the film take place 200 years before the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring.

The animated series Watchmen Chapters 1 & 2 have not yet set a release date, while Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will premiere next December.

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