Issue #359 - June 2026

Issue 359 - June 2026 • Go behind the scenes of Pixar’s eagerly anticipated summer movie Toy Story 5 with director Andrew Stanton and his team. • How Sébastien Laudenbach delivered a masterful take on a timeless tragic tale in Viva Carmen. • Director Phuong Mai Nguyen shares the ups and downs of making her poignant Cannes and Annecy sensation, In Waves. • Lucy Lost’s director Olivier Clert and producer Marc du Pontavice take us behind the scenes of Xilam’s gentle period piece. • The team behind the new French feature Jim Queen speak out about their hilarious and edgy new comedy that is screening at Annecy. • Indie auteur Ryuya Suzuki opens up about Jinsei, his hand-drawn pic which charts a century in the life of an orphan who becomes a K-Pop star, an outcast and an oracle. • Director Minoru Ota shares his inspirations and creative process for making Kyoto Animation’s new steampunk series, Sparks of Tomorrow. • Jake and Finn are back in perfect form in the new show Adventure Time: Side Quests, which finds its home on Hulu and Disney+ this month. • The talented creators of Netflix’s Mating Season talk about how they followed up their popular series Big Mouth with another show about horny characters. • The duo behind Disney’s anime-inspired show Dragon Striker look back at their challenging development journey and the rewards of sticking to their guns. • The fourth season of The Legend of Vox Machina finds the players moving beyond Chroma Conclave and facing a fascinating new foe. • Plus all the cool events and exciting highlights of this year’s Annecy Festival.