From 'Les Légendaires' to 'Lucy Lost': Are Adaptations the New Engine of French Animation?

Industry leaders gathered at the Rennes National Animation Film Festival to debate whether adapting existing intellectual property is a smart market strategy or a sign of creative timidity.

Does adapting pre-existing works—like comic books, novels, video games, or established franchises—represent an intelligent response to market constraints, or does it signal a lack of creative risk-ta…