Walking With Animators
2026 – 105 minutes
Started in 2018, shot in several countries and supported by many major studios, this documentary offers an unprecedented immersion in the world of animators. Focusing as much on drawing as on stop-motion, on paper cut-outs as on computer-generated images, the film captures the magic of an art form often left in the shadows, more than ever threatened by the development of Artificial Intelligence. The cast features more than 70 artists, including Doug Chiang (Beowulf), Joe Dante (Gremlins), Glen Keane (Beauty and the Beast), Nancy Kruse (Zootopia), John Landis (The Blues Brothers), Floyd Norman (Sleeping Beauty), Jay Oliva (The Dark Knight Returns), Regina Pessoa (Kali The Little Vampire), Joanna Quinn (Affairs of the Art), Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man : Into The Spider-Verse), David Silverman (Monsters Inc.), Shay Stone (Encanto), Phil Tippett (Mad God) or Paul Wee (The Simpsons).
Written and Directed by: Gilles Penso & Alexandre Poncet
Starring:
Rony Abovitz, Jojo Aguilar, Deborah Anderson, Lucie Arnissolle, Marco Balsamo, Aaron Blaise, Daniel Callaby, Eloi Champagne, Doug Chiang, Stephen Chiodo, Delphine Coudray, Ri Crawford, Steve Cutts, Joe Dante, Jim Davidson, Chris DeFaria, Andreas Deja, Chuck Duke, Adam Eliott, Tom Gibbons, Hal Hickel, Joe Johnston, Glen Keane, Nancy Kruse, Yoko Kuno, Jessica Lackey, John Landis, David Lauer, Julien Lestel, Julie Lockhart, Peter Lord, Floyd Norman, Takashi Okado, Jay Oliva, Kara Oropallo, Regina Pessoa, Bill Plympton, Michael Polcino, Barry Purves, Joanna Quinn, Peter Ramsey, Justin Rasch, Marcia Rojas, Toby Seale, Henry Selick, Tara Sibel Demren, David Silverman, Shay Stone, Drew Struzan, Richard Taylor, Morten Thorning, Shannon Tindle, Phil Tippett, Eric Towner, Ted Ty, Theodore Uschev, Glenn Vilppu, Paul Wee, Dan Wool, and many more.
Editing: Gilles Penso
Music: Alexandre Poncet
Color grading: Chloé Robert
Sound mixing: Loris Bernot
Title design : Brett & Cie
