Netflix buys animated feature ‘In Waves' out of Cannes

In Netflix’s first major deal out of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the streamer has picked up global rights outside of ...

‘In Waves’ Turns a Surfer’s Grief Memoir Into Cannes History

Phuong Mai Nguyen’s debut makes history as the first animated film to open Cannes Critics’ Week — and it exists because she ...

Phuong Mai Nguyen Talks Critics’ Week Opener ‘In Waves’ And Being Intimidated by Real-Life Story Behind It

Director Phuong Mai Nguyen talks animation and her new film 'In Waves,’ based on AJ Dungo’s graphic novel and opening Cannes ...

‘In Waves’ Review: Elegantly Animated Adaptation of AJ Dungo’s Bestseller Is an Unapologetically Conventional Tearjerker

A doomed love story, especially one based on real-life young people braving their own “The Fault in Our Stars”-style tale, is ...

‘In Waves’ Review: Gorgeous Animation Cannot Obscure This Too-Familiar, Too-Tragic Story

Cannes: Phuong Mai Nguyen's adaptation of the graphic memoir of the same name is stunning to see, much harder to truly feel.