Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio screened new footage at the Annecy Animation Festival this week.
Del Toro told audience members that the film was, “10 minutes from being finished', and that crews are currently working on 60 different sets at once to get the film done in time." according to Screen Daily.
Despite all that, I was told at Cannes that “Pinocchio” won’t be doing the fall festivals. Of course, that could all change if Netflix are so confident with what they have that they decide to unveil it 4 months prior to release, but the odds are very low.
Del Toro has major ties to Toronto, Venice and Telluride. All three fests screened his Oscar Best Picture winner “The Shape of Water” in 2017.
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