{
  "id": 9576256,
  "title": "Netflix-Acquired Animation ‘In Waves’ To Open The American French Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/netflix-acquired-animation-in-waves-to-open-the-american-french-film",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:51:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/netflix-in-waves-open-the-american-french-film-festival-1237112569/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "French-Vietnamese director Phuong Mai Nguyen’s animated feature In Waves, set against the backdrop of California’s surfing world, has been selected as the opening film of the 30th edition of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF) in L.A. The feature, which world premiered as the opening film of Cannes Critics’ Week in May, is adapted from […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Netflix’s Animated Drama ‘In Waves’ Opens the American French Film Festival, TV Competition Set",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/netflixs-animated-drama-in-waves-opens-the-american-french-film",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:05:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}