Interview With "Arco" Filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu And Producer Natalie Portman

#Arco is a French animated science fantasy film written and directed by #UgoBienvenu and produced by #NataliePortman. It stars Swann Arlaud, Alma Jodorowsky, Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Tresanini, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, William Lebghil, and Oxmo Puccino in the French version, with Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, and Andy Samberg in the English dubbed version. The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it received positive reviews. It would later go on to win the Cristal Award for Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Bienvenu and Portman were kind enough to spend some time speaking with #NextBestPicture contributor #DanielHowat about their work and experience making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release before expanding wide in early 2026 from #NEON. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud -   / nextbestpicturepodcast   Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpY... And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at   / nextbestpicture