Netflix has teamed with Oscar-winning Director Guillermo del Toro and French animation school Gobelins Paris to launch a stop-motion studio and training centre.
Located at Gobelins Paris’ campus, the new studio is co-funded by del Toro and Netflix, and will focus on stop-motion training, experimentation and research.
Netflix said the studio will allow filmmakers, mentors and students to collaborate, innovate and “push the boundaries of stop-motion craft.”
The 2025–2026 academic year will begin with a dedicated planning phase, with launch details to be announced in the coming months.
Netflix said the studio is also “a living tribute to the great legacy of the late Mark Gustafson, whose artistry and influence helped shape a generation of animators and whose work on films such as Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio inspired the world.”
It is the latest in a line of investments by Netflix in French and international animation, following partnerships with creative companies such as Fortiche (Arcane), TAT (Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight) and Blue Spirit (Blue Eye Samurai), together with a longstanding presence at the Annecy Film Festival.
Netflix recently partnered with del Toro on his film version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which launches on the streamer next month.
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