Netflix Acquires 'Tearjerker' Cannes Hit Based on a 'Masterpiece' Memoir

Netflix acquires 'tearjerker' Cannes hit based on a 'masterpiece' memoir

A new animated film that premiered at Cannes will be released around the world on Netflix

Netflix to release Cannes Film Fest hit based on heartbreaking true story

Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to a Cannes 2026 animated coming-of-age romance based on an acclaimed graphic memoir.

Netflix Scoops ‘In Waves’ Out of Cannes

“In Waves,” an animated feature that made a splash at Cannes as a special screening opening Critics’ Week, has been acquired by Netflix after a worldwide bidding war, TheWrap has learned. The film, a French/Belgian co-production, adapts AJ Dungo’s 2019 graphic novel and is directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, marking her feature debut. It premiered in the early part of the festival, kicking off the independent International Critics’ Week section of Ca…

Netflix Snaps Up Cannes Critics Week’s Animated Feature ‘In Waves’

Netflix has picked up global rights outside of France to Cannes Critics Week opener "In Waves," an adaptation of AJ Dungo’s 2019 graphic memoir.

Netflix Acquires Cannes Hit ‘In Waves’ in Major Global Deal

Netflix has secured global rights to In Waves, one of the standout titles from the 2026 Cannes Critics’ Week. The deal marks the streamer’s first major acquisit

Stephanie Hsu and Will Sharpe's Acclaimed Animated Romance 'In Waves' is Heading to Netflix

Following a highly competitive bidding war at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Netflix has secured the global rights to the acclaimed animated coming-of-age romance In Waves.