Of the 27 films proposed for the Oscar for the Best Animated Feature Film, seven are French productions or coproductions. The dazzling proof of the healthy state of French animated filmmaking.
The grand total of 27 animated films in the running for this prestigious Oscar is already a record in and of itself. But seven French films present in this first selection creates another record.
- The Little Prince by Mark Osborne (the greatest international success in 20 years for a French animated film, with more than 18 million admissions abroad)
- Mune by Alexandre Heboyan & Benoît Philippon
- Long Way North by Rémi Chayé
- My Life as a Courgette (Switzerland/France) by Claude Barras
- April and the Extraordinary World (France/Belgium/Canada by Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci
- Phantom Boy (France/Belgium) by Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
- The Red Turtle (France/Belgium) by Michael Dudok De Wit
In terms of animated short films, 14 French titles are currently among the 70 films (yet another record) selected for the longlist presented to the AMPAS members. We should note that the French production house Autour de Minuit has the lion's share, with 6 films produced or coproduced by the company.
- Corpus by Marc Héricher
- He Who Has Two Souls by Fabrice Luang-Vija
- Journal animé by Donato Sansone
- Jukai by Gabrielle Lissot
- Sunday Lunch by Céline Devaux
- Peripheria by David Coquard-Dassault
- The Race by Michaël Le Meur
- Sous tes doigts by Marie-Christine Courtès
- To Build a Fire by Fx Goby
- Yùl and the Snake by Gabriel Harel
- A Town Called Panic: Back to School (Belgium/France) by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
- The Head Vanishes (France/Canada) by Franck Dion
- Decorado (Spain/France) by Alberto Vázquez
- The Empty (France/South Korea) by Dahee Jeong
