Festival to open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle [pictured]; Guillermo del Toro and Aardman to give masterclasses.
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, running June 13-18 this year, has unveiled its line-up.
New Zealand director Leanne Pooley’s documentary 25 April, about the Battle of Gallipoli; Canadian film-makers Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson’s 3D hit Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D); Claude Barras’s Cannes-screener My Life As A Courgette, and Sundance discovery Nuts! are among the titles in the feature-length competition.
The festival will open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle, which will premiere first in Official Selection at Cannes.
Other highlights include a preview screening of Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s The Secret Life Of Pets, in the presence of the directors. Andrew Stanton will also attend the festival, accompanying Finding Dory.
First images of Ron Clements and John Musker’s upcoming film Moana and Michael Thurmeier’s [link...
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, running June 13-18 this year, has unveiled its line-up.
New Zealand director Leanne Pooley’s documentary 25 April, about the Battle of Gallipoli; Canadian film-makers Jean-François Pouliot and François Brisson’s 3D hit Snowtime! (La Guerre des Tuques 3D); Claude Barras’s Cannes-screener My Life As A Courgette, and Sundance discovery Nuts! are among the titles in the feature-length competition.
The festival will open with Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle, which will premiere first in Official Selection at Cannes.
Other highlights include a preview screening of Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney’s The Secret Life Of Pets, in the presence of the directors. Andrew Stanton will also attend the festival, accompanying Finding Dory.
First images of Ron Clements and John Musker’s upcoming film Moana and Michael Thurmeier’s [link...
- 4/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shirogumi production execed by Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad lands partners.
Animation specialist Sc Films has picked up international sales rights to Japanese family adventure animation Gamba (3D) ahead of the Efm.
Released by Toei in October 2015 to the tune of $2m, Gamba charts the story of a town mouse who wants to go on an adventure and visit the ocean.
Along the way he meets Chuta, who needs help defending his village from an attack by weasels, led by the evil Noroi. Gamba must learn to stand up for himself and through team-work protect his friends.
North America will be handled by Kevin Iwashina’s Preferred Content.
Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad (Iron Man) is an executive producer on the $16m family film which is produced by well-known Japanese animation outfit Shirogumi (Stand By Me Doraemon).
Directors are Yohichi Ogawa, Tomohiro Kawamura and Yoshihiro Komori from the classic novel by Atsuo Saito.
12 Years A Slave...
Animation specialist Sc Films has picked up international sales rights to Japanese family adventure animation Gamba (3D) ahead of the Efm.
Released by Toei in October 2015 to the tune of $2m, Gamba charts the story of a town mouse who wants to go on an adventure and visit the ocean.
Along the way he meets Chuta, who needs help defending his village from an attack by weasels, led by the evil Noroi. Gamba must learn to stand up for himself and through team-work protect his friends.
North America will be handled by Kevin Iwashina’s Preferred Content.
Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad (Iron Man) is an executive producer on the $16m family film which is produced by well-known Japanese animation outfit Shirogumi (Stand By Me Doraemon).
Directors are Yohichi Ogawa, Tomohiro Kawamura and Yoshihiro Komori from the classic novel by Atsuo Saito.
12 Years A Slave...
- 1/22/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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