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<\/a><\/a>\nAcademy Award\u00ae<\/sup>-nominated French animation company Xilam<\/b> (Paris:ALXIL) is heading to Annecy International Animation Festival with a wave of activity across its features and series slate, including a Work-In-Progress session for upcoming psychological thriller feature The Wolf<\/i> based on the graphic novel by Jean Marc Rochette; alongside official selections for Lucy Lost<\/i>, a film adaptation of Listen to the Moon<\/span> by British author Michael Morpurgo, and new Disney+ series \u201cThe Doomies\u201d; and the French premiere of its original 2D animated series \u201cSubmarine Jim\u201d.<\/p> \nMarc du Pontavice, Founder and CEO at Xilam, <\/b>said: \u201cThis year, Annecy will mark a historic milestone for Xilam as we introduce an unprecedented slate of varied and ambitious mix of projects at Annecy. We\u2019re thrilled to be showcasing our work across all areas of the festival\u2019s programme and highlighting our creative strength and resilience during a time of continued industry-wide challenges \u2013 and this breakthrough across both our film and TV pipelines is testament to our commitment to creating and supporting striking and original content.\u201d<\/p> \nScreening as part of Annecy\u2019s \u2018Work in Progress\u2019 sessions, upcoming feature film The Wolf<\/i><\/b> is co-written and directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Fursy Tessier \u2013 who previously collaborated on Xilam\u2019s 2020 Academy Award-nominated I Lost My Body. <\/i>It is produced by Xilam\u2019s Marc du Pontavice, with Sabine Dabadie (\u2018Ourika\u2019) also serving as co-writer, and follows Gaspard, a hardened shepherd haunted by the death of his son, whose apparent tranquility is shattered by the menacing appearance of a stray wolf. The session will be followed by a book signing with author Jean Marc Rochette, for the graphic novel on which the film is based.<\/p> \nAfter its 2025 \u2018Work in Progress\u2019 session, Lucy Lost<\/i><\/b> <\/i>is screening this year as part of Annecy\u2019s Official Competition. Based on award-winning author and previous British Children\u2019s Laureate Michael Morpurgo\u2019s 2014 novel Listen to the Moon<\/span>, Lucy Lost<\/i> is co-written and directed by Olivier Clert (Klaus, Little Prince<\/i>), and is co-written with Helen Blakeman (\u201cDustbin Baby\u201d, \u201cHetty Feather\u201d) and produced by Xilam\u2019s Marc du Pontavice. The feature was produced at Xilam\u2019s animation studio, and Goodfellas is handling international sales on the project, with French broadcasters Canal+ and Cin\u00e9+ OCS previously acquiring pay-TV rights. The film will be released in French theatres October 28th<\/sup> through Le Pacte.<\/p> \nAlso following a successful \u2018Work in Progress\u2019 session in 2024, supernatural horror comedy series The Doomies <\/i><\/b>will screen in the TV Films category. Produced by Xilam in association with Disney Television Animation, the series is created by R\u00e9mi Zaarour, Andr\u00e8s Fernandez, Henry Gifford and directed by Andr\u00e8s Fernandez \u2013 and will premiere on Disney+ during the Annecy festival on 26th<\/sup> June with 22 half-hour episodes, along with a new short-form series featuring four episodes.<\/p> \nRounding out Xilam\u2019s TV activity, original 2D series Submarine Jim<\/i><\/b> is premiering in France on Wednesday 24th<\/sup> June, with the first 26 episodes launching on Okoo, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions\u2019 FVOD platform for kids. The series launched this year in the UK & Ireland on CBBC & iPlayer, in French speaking Switzerland on RTS and on Cartoon Network in Latin America and South East Asia. Upcoming launches also includes Super RTL in Germany who commissioned the series with France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions; RTBF and VRT (Belgium), NPO (Netherlands), YLE (Finland), NRK (Norway) and Noga (Israel).<\/p> \nAbout Xilam\n \nEach year, Xilam builds real successes and capitalises on its powerful historical brands including Oggy and the Cockroaches<\/i>, Zig & Sharko<\/i> and Where\u2019s Chicky?<\/i>, as well as new properties such as Piggy Builders<\/i> for a preschool audience, and Academy Award\u00ae<\/sup> nominated adult feature film I Lost My Body<\/i>. Xilam\u2019s most recent feature production is Lucy Lost,<\/i> a family adaptation of Michael Morpurgo\u2019s 2014 novel Listen to the Moon<\/span>. Additionally, Xilam handled the production of the new adaptation of the Chip \u2018n\u2019 Dale<\/i> characters for Disney+. Xilam employs more than 400 individuals across its studios in Paris, Angoul\u00eame in France and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. Xilam was ranked France's leading animation studio for the 2018-2023 period in a report by the French National Centre for Cinema and Animation (CNC).<\/p> \nXilam is listed on Euronext Growth Paris - PEA \u2013 PME Eligibility.\n \nFor more information: www.xilam.com<\/a><\/p> \nMarc du Pontavice \u2013 Chairman and CEO\n Highlights Include \u2018Lucy Lost\u2019 in the Official Competition, \u201cThe Doomies\u201d Selection for TV Films Category, \u2018The Wolf\u2019 Work-In-Progress Session and \u201cSubmarine Jim\u201d French PremierePARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News:
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