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Mexican animator Luis de la Rosa, known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, died at 34 after being struck by an express train near Annecy’s downtown station while attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; police opened an investigation. A tribute is planned at the festival’s closing ceremony. De la Rosa had worked in Vancouver since 2016 and was presenting Ash Raider World at Annecy.
Pixar unveiled work-in-progress footage and concept art for the theatrical short Loving Dory at Annecy, with Ellen DeGeneres returning as Dory, Thomas Newman on board as executive producer, and Nami Melumad writing the score; the event also showcased finished scenes from the Venice-set feature Gatto (with a release planned for March 5, 2027), while no release date for Loving Dory was announced.
Disney unveiled a surprise theatrical short, Lilo & Scratch, at the Annecy festival, reuniting Stitch with Lilo and featuring Chris Sanders returning as Stitch and Maia Kealoha voicing Lilo; the new short will run in front of Hexed, which is slated for a November 25 release.
Warner Bros. Pictures Animation chief Bill Damaschke unveiled at Annecy a new, filmmaker‑driven era for the studio’s animated features, led by a seven‑film slate that includes The Cat in the Hat arriving this November and projects such as Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, The Lunar Chronicles, Bad Fairies, Margie Claus, Dynamic Duo, and Prehistoria, plus the Looney Tunes short Daffy Season. The team has expanded from about 30 to roughly 250 core creatives in Burbank and 1,200+ globally, with a focus on individual films having their own voice, DNA, and the three Hs: heart, humor and hope, while honoring the Looney Tunes legacy.
DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation unveiled a star-packed Annecy 2026 lineup, featuring world premieres and first looks for DC titles such as My Adventures with Green Lantern, Mister Miracle, and Starfire!, along with two original half-hour comedies, Living the Dream and Keeping Up With the Joneses, plus Batman: Knightfall Part 1, signaling a new era of DC animation with cross-studio collaboration.