EXCLUSIVE: Riding high on the success of buzzy award season titles Little Amélie and Arco, Goodfellas Animation will kick off sales on a trio of upcoming animated features at the European Film Market.
The Paris-based company will unveil the new promoreel to buyers for Olivier Clert’s Michael Morpurgo adaptation Lucy Lost, having originally signalled its involvement in the project in 2024.
Following in the wake of Cannes-selected, Annecy winners and César-Bafta-Academy Award nominated pictures Arco and Little Amélie (which the company launched at the 2025 EFM), Lucy Lost is Goodfellas Animation’s new high-profile 2D festival hopeful for 2026.
Adapted from bestselling War Horse writer Morpurgo’s 2014 novel Listen to the Moon, the film revolves around the titular figure of mysterious eleven-year-old Lucy, whose ability to see visions no-one else can see sparks suspicion in the quiet fishing village she calls home.
When Lucy meets her secret imaginary friend Milly, they embark on a magical quest to uncover her true origins.
The film is produced by Marc du Pontavice’s Xilam Films which enjoyed success with Academy-Award nominated animated feature I Lost My Body.
Clert’s past credits include storyboard artist on the Oscar, Bafta and César-nominated animation Little Amélie as well as The Little Prince and The Legend of Klaus.
The voicecast has yet to be unveiled for the feature which Le Pacte is set to release in France in 2026. Goodfellas Animation is handling all other territories.
The company will also introduce Treasure Trekkers, a spin-off of the popular CGI-animated series of the same name inspired by J.S. Friedman’s popular children’s book series Maurice’s Valises.
Director Kevin Munroe has gathered a high-profile voice cast featuring Alan Cumming, Jack Mcbrayer, Greg Cipes, Tara Strong, Meredith Bull and John DiMaggio.
Like the original, the animation is CGI while the original characterization has been reworked. A comic book spinning off the new feature is already available.
The new feature revolves around a 12-year-old monkey called MIP who is struggling to find his place in a world dominated by cats and rodents. A magic map sets him on a perilous quest in search of his roots in the distant land of Empathra and a journey that will teach him that kindness is a superpower.
Munroe first broke out in 2007 with his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles revival, with subsequent credits including Ratchet and Clank and My Little Pony: The Movie. The project reunites him with Ratchet and Clank writer Gerry Swallow, whose credits also include Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.
Arnar Gunnarsson who was involved in the original series is executive producer, while Canadian animation studio Squeeze is handling production.
Goodfellas Animation will also launch sales on French duo Richard Danto and Pascal David’s comedy-adventure Tudy.
Billed as being in the spirit of Cars and Planes, the story revolves around the titular Tudy, an intrepid young lifeboat who dreams of adventures on the high seas but is held back by her father, the Admiral, who is still haunted by the loss of his wife. With the help of headstrong lifeboat Begbraz, she sneaks out of the harbour with her trusty friends, a witty crab and quirky girl.
The feature is produced by Cosmic Productions and Toon Factory in co-production with Mr Loyal and Gebeka Films.
The company will also continue sales on The Legendaries for which it is organizing a market screening. The film generated than 150,000 admissions during its first week of release in France, from January 28 and, as reported by Deadline, has already sold to a slew of territories.
It will also continue sales on Annecy 2025 titles Another World and Animal Farm, which will be released by Angel Studios in the U.S. this May.
Goodfellas Animation, which rebranded from Gebeka International in 2025, is part of Paris-based film company Goodfellas.