Netflix Nabs Mexican stop-motion animation feature film I Am Frankelda

netflix you picked up I’m Frankelda (I Am Frankelda) is a Spanish-language stop-motion animation produced by Mexican directors Arturo and Roy Ambriz and is scheduled for a worldwide release in 2026.

Guillermo del Toro (pinocchio, cabinet of curiosities) advised the Ambriz Brothers: Mexico‘s first full-length stop motion production. “Frankelda is a landmark in Mexican stop motion. animation And it is a true triumph of vision, persistence and love for the craft,” said del Toro, who previously founded Gobelins Paris in partnership with Netflix. the French stop-motion studio said in a statement Friday.

Developed by the Ambriz brothers of Mexico City-based studio Cinema Fantasma, it I am Frankelda It’s set to 19^Day Set in 19th-century Mexico, it centers on Frankelda, a talented writer whose dark stories are overlooked and ignored.

“Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up even as many try to silence her. But as she slips into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince caught between dreams and nightmares, she must restore the balance between fiction and reality before the two realms fall apart. Meanwhile, the evil author Procustes and his co-conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond grows stronger. To rewrite the curse, she must confront the love that refuses to exist and reclaim her power as a storyteller before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal the horrors that lie beyond her creations.” Here is the filmmaker’s synopsis.

The film is nominated for the Best Independent Feature Film award at the 53rd Annie Awards held this weekend. It was written, directed and produced by the Ambriz Brothers. I am FrankeldaMireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr. and Luis Leonardo Suarez.

Ana Coronilla and Bruce Zick handled production design for the stop-motion picture, Beto Petiches served as animation director, and Irene Melis and Fernanda G. Manzur served as DOP.