Overview

• Del Toro and Netflix chief Ted Sarandos announced the studio at Gobelins in Paris, presenting it as a new hub for the next generation of stop‑motion filmmakers.
• The co‑founded initiative will operate as both a training center and a research space focused on experimentation in the craft.
• Del Toro said students and recent graduates will be integrated into productions as apprentices, including work on The Buried Giant.
• Organizers described the project as a tribute to the late animator Mark Gustafson, del Toro’s Pinocchio collaborator.
• Del Toro characterized stop‑motion as “AI‑proof,” while Sarandos called AI a creator’s tool rather than a standalone creative force.