Netflix, the world’s preeminent animation producer by production volume, outlay and awards, has set out a roadmap at Annecy for how it is looking to invest in the future of animation. Sketched by J…
whose Netflix’s panel this Wednesday June 14, From Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget to Blue Eye Samurai – See What’s Next @ Netflix, promises to be one of Annecy’s most talked-about highlights.,” adapting ND Stevenson’s graphic novel, world premieres on Wednesday. DreamWorks Animation and Netflix announced at Annecy on Tuesday that they are teaming on CG family-targeting fantasy comedy “Orion and the Dark,” written by Charlie Kaufman.
“The brainchild of Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison crew,” in Toliver’s words, in reference to Happy Madison Productions which Sandler founded in 1998, “Leo” comes from a filmmaker such as Sandler who “knows his audience, this is a musical, and Adam has been doing this for a long time. He’s really built his career off it,” said Toliver.
“We’re always trying to attach the vision to the right audience for that show,” Derderian observed. “The goal isn’t just mainstream programming. Sure, we have to entertain a lot of people, but it’s really about finding a show that we really believe can connect with someone. And then our job is to connect to that audience at the right sort of price.”
“We’re in the U.K., we’re doing that as well now, which is also such a fertile ground to make adult comedies. You have incredible performers and stand up producers and writers. There’s definitely a bigger opportunity for that around the world,” Derderian said. One prime example is Netflix’s “Arcane,” created and produced by France’s Fortiche inspired by the video game, which made history last year with its Primetime Emmy Award win in Outstanding Animated Program, making Netflix the first streamer to win this category. A stunning mix of 2D animation for backgrounds and texture and 3D for character and action, “Arcane” helped Netflix dominate 2022’s Annie Awards with 20 wins.
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