9th Animation Is Film Festival Runs Oct. 16-19 in Hollywood With Nine Competition Titles
LOS ANGELES — The 9th Animation Is Film festival runs October 16-19 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Founded by GKIDS, the Annecy Festival and Variety, the event is Annecy's U.S.-based sister festival, with its main program at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.
For the first time, the festival opened with an animated series: the first two episodes of Dana Terrace's Knights of Guinevere (Glitch Productions) screened on opening night in their first-ever theatrical showing, with Terrace appearing for a conversation.
Nine films screen in competition: Cherry and Virgin (Masanao Kawajiri, Japan) and Ghost - End of Night (Shingo Natsume, Japan, North American premiere); Iron Boy (Louis Clichy) and Jim Queen (France/Belgium); Julián (Louise Bagnall, Cartoon Saloon; Ireland/Luxembourg/Canada/Denmark); O Filho da Puta (Brazil); Tangles (Canada/U.S.); The Violinist (Singapore/Spain/Italy, winner of the 2026 Annecy Cristal); and Viva Carmen! (Sébastien Laudenbach, France/Luxembourg).
Other programming includes a behind-the-scenes preview of Disney's Hexed, a theatrical screening of Paramount's Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, a special screening of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, a Cartoon Saloon 25th anniversary program, an industry forum with UTA and five shorts programs. The festival closes October 19, with competition awards to be announced after closing.
Related: 9th Animation Is Film Festival Unveils Winners: Tangles Takes Grand Jury Prize
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：TCL Chinese Theatre 夜景（资料图），本届电影节主会场。图片来源：Chris English 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 Photo: TCL Chinese Theatre at night (file photo), the festival's main venue. By Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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