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    Xilam Films’ Epic Family Feature Lucy Lost Sets Sail with Gebeka International, Le Pacte and Canal+ on Board

    Regulatory News:

    Academy Award-nominated French animation company Xilam Films (Paris:XIL) has secured new partners for its upcoming ambitious family feature Lucy Lost, based on award-winning author and previous British Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo’s 2014 novel Listen to the Moon.

    Gebeka International, a Hildegarde-Goodfellas company (The Boy and the Heron, Spirited Away), has boarded to handle international sales, while Le Pacte (Kensuke’s Kingdom, Panda Bear in Africa) will distribute the feature theatrically in France and French broadcasters Canal+ and Cine+ have acquired pay-TV rights. Following its successful debut at Cartoon Movie earlier this year, Lucy Lost is now beginning production with delivery scheduled for March 2026.

    Lucy Lost is co-written by Olivier Clert (Klaus, Little Prince) who is also directing the project – marking his feature directorial debut. Clert began as an animator for Monster in Paris and The Lorax, before becoming a Story Artist for Mark Osborne’s The Little Prince. Clert has also collaborated with Sergio Pablos on projects including Smallfoot (Warner Bros.) and Klaus (Netflix), and he has worked for Netflix as Head of Story on Mark Osborne’s Escape from Hat and Entergalactic.

    Lucy Lost is co-written with BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Helen Blakeman (Dustbin Baby, Hetty Feather) and produced by Xilam’s Academy Award-nominated Marc du Pontavice and Lucie Bolze. The feature will be produced at Xilam’s animation studio in France.

    Lucy is a lively child with extraordinary faculties, which makes her look out of place amongst the fishermen of the Isles of Scilly. But all the care and affection she gets from Alfie and his family can’t shelter her from the rumours and superstitions that she unknowingly stirs up. When Lucy meets Milly, a mysterious girl, she embarks on an incredible race in pursuit of her true origins.

    Marc du Pontavice, CEO and Founder at Xilam, said: “Listen to the Moon is a captivating novel that weaves together themes of family, love and memory against a backdrop of vivid landscapes – which Olivier and Helen have done a remarkable job at translating into our spectacular Lucy Lost adaptation. As we begin production on this moving and visually stunning story of resilience, we have the best travelling companions in Gebeka International, Le Pacte and Canal+ to join us on this epic adventure. Lucy is a fragile yet courageous character who will move audiences – and we hope the film sparks a desire to connect with one another, consider each other’s differences with kindness, and the courage to face adversity.”

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    Xilam Films’ Epic Family Feature Lucy Lost Sets Sail with Gebeka International, Le Pacte and Canal+ on Board Regulatory News: Academy Award-nominated French animation company Xilam Films (Paris:XIL) has secured new partners for its upcoming ambitious family feature Lucy Lost, based on award-winning author and previous British Children’s Laureate Michael …