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| Lucy Lost | |
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| French | Le mystère Lucy Lost |
| Directed by | Olivier Clert |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Edited by | Ivy Buirette |
| Music by | Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen |
| Animation by | Gao Shan Pictures |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Le Pacte[1] |
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Running time | 1 hour and 29 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Lucy Lost (French: Le mystère Lucy Lost) is an upcoming 2026 2D-animated children's mystery historical film, directed by Olivier Clert and produced by Xilam Animation. The film's script was written by Clert and Helen Blakeman.
It is an adaptation of the 2014 children's novel Listen to the Moon by British author Michael Morpurgo, set during World War I.
Plot
[edit]Lucy lives with her family in a village on a small, isolated island. Her extraordinary gifts are met with rejection by the villagers. When she meets Milly, a little girl only she can see, Lucy embarks on a great adventure to uncover the secret of her mysterious powers.
Voice cast
[edit]| Character | French[2][1] |
|---|---|
| Lucy | Charlie Rosenzweig |
| Milly | |
| Alfie | Zach Valentin-Dattas |
| Mary | Jessica Monceau |
| Jim | Quentin Faure |
| Zeb | Keanu Peyran |
The English dub of the film will be recorded in the United Kingdom.[3]
Production
[edit]Marc du Pontavice first read Listen to the Moon in 2017, when he was having a drink with an artist Xilam collaborate with, and he recommended it to du Pontavice[4] and that he thought the "themes of family, love and memory against a backdrop of vivid landscapes, would translate beautifully to the screen". After acquiring the rights to the book, his original idea was to adapt the novel into a 10-episode television miniseries as announced in 2019[5], which was originally to be directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint and it would be fully animated in CGI, with a final 2D rendering.[6] Helen Blakeman came on board for the script of the project then a miniseries in 2020.[7]
Du Pontavice struggled due to its bifurcated structure, which was across two parallel narrative threads and that the crew had great difficulty adapting the story, which worked very well in the novel but was hard to translate to the screen.[8][9] The original budget as a miniseries was $6 million.[10] After meeting Olivier Clert in 2022, he convinced him to make it into a theatrical movie instead, by deciding that they would tell Lucy's story and by uniting the different narrative strands of the book by bringing Milly, who exists in another plot of the novel, directly into the Lucy's world, which du Pontavice really liked, where Clert developed it by creating a complete storyboard, editing it with voice acting and music, making it look like a movie.[11][9] Clert joined the project later, after seeing some early visual materials at Xilam, as he was drawn to their timeless quality. Originally, he was only going to contribute as a storyboard artist, but he soon became more deeply involved in developing the story.[4]
The film was fully animated in a mix of traditional animation and 3D[12], with some parts of the animation were done at Gao Shan Pictures in Réunion in the Indian Ocean and cleanup and color were carried out at Xilam's studio in Vietnam.[4] Olivier Clert personally created the storyboard for the entire film, single-handedly drawing and planning the staging for its 1,800 shots.[8] Adobe After Effects was used to create the wind in the feature film[8], while the voices were recorded before the animation was completed and voice casting tests were conducted for the film's child roles.[1] The film's art direction of the production was directed by Joyce Colson[13], with graphics created by Jade Khoo.[14]
The film's team did not show the visuals to the book's author Michael Morpurgo until they had a completed animatic, which was a first animated version of the storyboard and they received a compliment from Morpurgo, who said he wished to have seen the film before he wrote the book.[3] Du Pontavice noted that, during the writing, storyboarding and production of the film, the story and the book upon which it was based took on new relevance given the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran between 2022 and 2026, unfolding in a world becoming increasingly polarized and rife with suspicion, hatred and rejection.[3] He also said the film is a response to the fear of artificial intelligence in animation, given that it is a feature film that is absolutely impossible to create using AI, both technically and artistically and that artificial intelligence is incapable of venturing into this territory.[1]
Release
[edit]The film will be released in France on 28 October 2026 by distributor Le Pacte. Canal+ and Ciné+ OCS signed on for the French pay television rights.[15] It was screened at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival as a Family Screening.[16]
Reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Goblet Awards | 20 June 2026 | Best Animated Film | Olivier Clert | Won | [17] |
| Annecy International Animation Film Festival | 27 June 2026 | Cristal for a Feature Film | Olivier Clert | Nominated |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Lucy Lost kit press" (PDF). Le Pacte. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Lodge, Guy (1 July 2026). "'Lucy Lost' Review: A Winsome Family Animation With Welcome Narrative Complexity". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Dalton, Ben (19 June 2026). "Olivier Clert's Annecy competition title 'Lucy Lost' sells widely including Germany, Italy, Spain, China, Japan". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Zahed, Ramin (14 May 2026). "'Lucy Lost' Producer & Director Share the Secrets of Their Magical Animated Mystery (Exclusive First Look)". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "« Lucy Lost » : découvrez le projet au Cartoon Forum !". Xilam. September 13, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ Whittingham, Clive (February 7, 2019). "Xilam finds Lucy Lost in Morpurgo book". C21Media. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ Hopewell, John (June 14, 2020). "Xilam's 'Lucy Lost' Taps Bafta-Winning Writer Helen Blakeman (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Croll, Ben (19 May 2026). "Xilam's Buzzy 'Lucy Lost': 'From Europe, We Can Explore a More Emotionally Driven Form of Family Storytelling'". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- 1 2 Forster, Siegfried (23 June 2026). "Festival d'Annecy 2026: pourquoi «Lucy Lost» d'Olivier Clert bouleverse le public". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
- ↑ Dickson, Jeremy (March 25, 2019). "What we're watching at MIPTV". Kidscreen. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (19 May 2026). "How Olivier Clert's Storyboarding Instincts Cracked Xilam's 'Impossible' 'Lucy Lost' Adaptation". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (20 February 2024). "Sneak Peek: French Producer Marc du Pontavice Gives Us the Scoop on His New Movie 'Lucy Lost'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Zahed, Ramin (March 7, 2025). "Rising Stars of Animation 2025". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ Gaur, Ryan (June 1, 2026). "Marc du Pontavice & Olivier Clert on 'Lucy Lost' | Adapting Michael Morpurgo's Listen to the Moon for the Screen". Skwigly. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (16 September 2024). "Xilam's Adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 'Lucy Lost' Sets Sail with Sales & Distribution Partners". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 28, 2026). "Xilam's 'Lucy Lost' Heads to Prestige Festivals Ahead of France Release". Animation Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Jenny S., Ramachandran, Naman (June 20, 2026). "'Atlantic Rhapsody' Takes Best Film at Shanghai's Golden Goblet Awards". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
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External links
[edit]Category:2026 films Category:2026 animated films Category:2020s French animated films Category:French animated feature films Category:2020s historical films Category:French mystery films Category:2026 French-language films Category:French animated films Category:Xilam films Category:Films produced by Marc du Pontavice Category:Animated films based on novels Category:Animated films based on children's books Category:Films about memory Category:Films about imaginary friends Category:Animated films set in the United Kingdom Category:Animated films set in the 1910s Category:Films set in 1915 Category:Animated World War I films Category:Anti-war films Category:Films based on works by Michael Morpurgo