Louis Clichy's 'Iron Boy' Wins Three Awards at Annecy 2026
The triple win at Annecy, following a Cannes prize, establishes Clichy's first feature as a major festival success before its Japanese release.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Louis Clichy's debut feature 'Iron Boy' won the Jury Prize, Audience Award, and Gan Foundation Distribution Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2026. The film, which previously won a Special Jury Prize at Cannes, is set for a 2027 Japanese release. It follows a ten-year-old boy forced to wear an iron corset.
Louis Clichy, a French animator who worked on Pixar's 'Ratatouille' and 'Up,' directed 'Iron Boy,' which won the Jury Prize, Audience Award, and Gan Foundation Distribution Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2026. The film previously won a Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival. Clichy co-wrote the screenplay, drawing from his own childhood experience of wearing a spinal brace. The voice cast includes Alexandre Astier, Dimitri Colas, and Gary Clichy. The story is set in rural France and follows ten-year-old Christophe, who is forced to wear an iron corset to correct an involuntary sideways tilt of his body. He leaves the family farm, discovers music, and makes new friends. 'Iron Boy' is scheduled for release in Japan in 2027.
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- Eiga Natalie 「Iron Boy」アヌシー国際アニメーション映画祭で3冠、ルイ・クリシー監督作