PARIS, June 10, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News:
Xilam Animation (Paris:ALXIL), an independent production and distribution company for animated programs, will mark the Annecy International Animated Film Festival with rich news around its feature films and series. Highlights include a “Work in Progress” session dedicated to Louphis next feature film, in the form of a psychological thriller, adapted from the comic strip by Jean-Marc Rochette, as well as the official selections of Lucy Lostadaptation of the novel Listen to the Moon by British author Michael Morpurgo, and the new Disney+ series The Doomies. Finally, France Télévision will launch the broadcast of the original series on this occasion. Captain Jim on Okoo.
Marc du Pontavice, Founder and CEO of Xilam, declares:“This edition of the Annecy Festival marks a historic milestone for Xilam, with an unprecedented selection of projects as varied as they are ambitious. The studio will thus be present in all major components of the festival programming. We are particularly happy to highlight the richness of our creativity and the strength of our model in a context where the industry continues to face many challenges. This recognition, both in cinema and series, illustrates our commitment to creating and supporting original, ambitious and distinctive works. ».
Presented as part of the “Work in Progress” sessions of the Annecy Festival, the feature film The Wolf is co-written and directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Fursy Teyssier, who had already collaborated on I lost my bodynominated for the Oscars in 2020. Produced by Marc du Pontavice for Xilam, the film is also co-written by Sabine Dabadie (Ourika). The Wolf tells the story of Gaspard, a solitary shepherd haunted by the death of his son, whose daily life is turned upside down by the threatening arrival of a wandering wolf. At the end of the presentation, a signing session will be organized with Jean-Marc Rochette, author of the comic strip from which the film is adapted.
After being presented in the “Work in Progress” session during the 2025 edition, Lucy Lost is selected this year in the Official Competition. Adapted from the novel Listen to the Moonpublished in 2014 by Michael Morpurgo, multi-award winning author in the United Kingdom, the film is co-written and directed by Olivier Clert (Klaus, The Little Prince), on a screenplay co-written with Helen Blakeman (Dustbin Baby, Hetty Feather). The feature film is produced by Marc du Pontavice for Xilam. Produced in the Xilam animation studio, Lucy Lost is marketed internationally by Goodfellas. In France, the film will be distributed by Le Pacte on October 28 and the paid distribution rights have already been acquired by Canal+ and Ciné+ OCS.
After a “Work in Progress” session noted during the 2024 edition, the supernatural horror comedy series The Doomies is selected in official competition in the TV Films category of the Annecy Festival. Produced by Xilam in association with Disney Television Animation, the series is created by Rémi Zaarour, Andrès Fernandez and Henry Gifford, and directed by Andrès Fernandez. It will be launched on Disney+ on June 26, during the festival, with a first season consisting of 22 26-minute episodes. This release will also be accompanied by a new series of short formats of four episodes.
At Xilam’s proposal A major player in animation, Xilam is an integrated studio founded in 1999 which creates, produces and distributes original programs in more than 190 countries for children and adults, broadcast on television and on SVOD (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, Universal+, …) and AVOD streaming platforms. (YouTube, Facebook, …). Xilam also launched Toon Box, its secure streaming platform, without advertising, entirely designed for children. With globally recognized creativity and capacity for innovation, unique 3D know-how, and editorial and commercial expertise at the forefront of its industry, Xilam positions itself as a key player in its market.
Xilam builds real success every year and capitalizes on powerful historic brands such as Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko et Chickybut also on new proprietary productions such as The Three Bricochons for a pre-school audience and finally on the feature film with I lost my bodynominated for the Oscars. In addition, the Xilam animation studio ensured the production of the new adaptation of the characters of Tic and Tacfor Disney+. Xilam’s powerful and expanding catalog consists of more than 3,000 episodes and several feature films. Xilam employs more than 400 people, spread across its studios in Paris, Angoulême and Hô-Chi Minh in Vietnam and was recognized as the leading French animation studio over the period 2018-2023 by a CNC study.
