Cloud Girl Lands Global Deals, U.S. Release on January 8, 2027
Viva Pictures will open Cloud Girl in U.S. cinemas on January 8, 2027, following SC Films International's deals across Europe and Latin America.
SC Films International has closed a batch of international distribution deals for the animated film Cloud Girl, formerly titled Girl in the Clouds, according to Deadline. Viva Pictures will release the film in U.S. cinemas on January 8, 2027.
In France, Pan Distribution acquired the rights, while Pathé Films took French-speaking Switzerland and O'Brother took Benelux.
Further buyers include Acme for the Baltics, Pro Films for Bulgaria, Volga for CIS, Bohemia Motion Pictures for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Blitz for the former Yugoslavia, The Film Group for Greece, FilmHouse for Israel, Sun Distribution Group for Latin America and South Africa, ECS for the Middle East, Kinoswiat for Poland, Cinemundo for Portugal, Cay Films for Romania, ADS for Hungary, Mislabel for Scandinavia, Film Medya for Turkey, Adastra for Ukraine, and Pathé Touch Afrique for North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The English-language voice cast includes Faith Delaney, Hugh Laurie, Joseph Balderrama, Ken Nwosu and Bhavnisha Parmar. Philippe Riche wrote and directed the film, which was produced by Brio Films, Panama Productions, Scope Pictures and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, with Stim Studio as lead animation studio.
Sales for Cloud Girl will continue at the American Film Market next month.
Background
The film was inspired by Romain Puértolas' 2015 novel The Little Girl Who Swallowed a Cloud as Big as the Eiffel Tower, and it screened as an Official Selection of the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Quick answers
When does Cloud Girl open in U.S. cinemas?
Viva Pictures will release Cloud Girl in U.S. cinemas on January 8, 2027.
Who voices the characters in Cloud Girl?
The English-language voice cast includes Faith Delaney, Hugh Laurie, Joseph Balderrama, Ken Nwosu and Bhavnisha Parmar.
Who directed Cloud Girl?
Philippe Riche wrote and directed the film, with Stim Studio as lead animation studio.