Annecy International Animation Film Festival

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This image is a frame from the apocalyptic animated short film Danse Macabre (2026), directed by Dutch filmmaker and painter Hisko Hulsing. Set to the second movement of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, the film uses over 75 hand-painted oil canvases combined with 2D and CG animation to create a nightmarish, hand-crafted aesthetic. The scene depicts a skeletal soldier wearing a helmet peering through a library window into a room with crystal goblets, against a backdrop of a city engulfed in orange flames.

Annecy Defends Director Hisko Hulsing After Anti-AI Protest Disrupts 'Danse Macabre' Premiere

The festival's artistic director issued a public statement backing the Dutch filmmaker as tensions over generative AI in animation boiled over for a third consecutive year at the French event

Zoya Mahroosh ZulfiqarJUN 25, 2026
A promotional graphic for "Absolute Batman" featuring a bold, blue logo with a textured, blocky font centered against a dark city skyline at night. The title "ABSOLUTE" appears in a smaller, white sans-serif font directly above the large "BATMAN" text, which is set within a jagged, black rectangular border that resembles stylized bat wings or a mechanical frame. At the top center, the circular blue and white DC Studios logo is visible against a starry night sky. The background shows a sprawling metropolis with numerous lit windows in high-rise buildings, creating a moody, atmospheric urban setting under a deep blue and black sky.

DC Studios Reveals ‘Absolute Batman’ Animated Series at Annecy

Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta will bring their record-smashing comic to the screen, with Snyder serving as showrunner on the adult animated adaptation

Zoya Mahroosh ZulfiqarJUN 25, 2026

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AnimationJUN 25, 2026

Annecy Defends Director Hisko Hulsing After Anti-AI Protest Disrupts 'Danse Macabre' Premiere

The festival's artistic director issued a public statement backing the Dutch filmmaker as tensions over generative AI in animation boiled over for a third consecutive year at the French event

Zoya Mahroosh Zulfiqar
This image is a frame from the apocalyptic animated short film Danse Macabre (2026), directed by Dutch filmmaker and painter Hisko Hulsing. Set to the second movement of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, the film uses over 75 hand-painted oil canvases combined with 2D and CG animation to create a nightmarish, hand-crafted aesthetic. The scene depicts a skeletal soldier wearing a helmet peering through a library window into a room with crystal goblets, against a backdrop of a city engulfed in orange flames.
AnimationJUN 25, 2026

DC Studios Reveals ‘Absolute Batman’ Animated Series at Annecy

Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta will bring their record-smashing comic to the screen, with Snyder serving as showrunner on the adult animated adaptation

Zoya Mahroosh Zulfiqar
A promotional graphic for "Absolute Batman" featuring a bold, blue logo with a textured, blocky font centered against a dark city skyline at night. The title "ABSOLUTE" appears in a smaller, white sans-serif font directly above the large "BATMAN" text, which is set within a jagged, black rectangular border that resembles stylized bat wings or a mechanical frame. At the top center, the circular blue and white DC Studios logo is visible against a starry night sky. The background shows a sprawling metropolis with numerous lit windows in high-rise buildings, creating a moody, atmospheric urban setting under a deep blue and black sky.

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