The content market dedicated to kids’ entertainment returns to Cannes, France October 11-12 with networking, screenings, keynotes, and conferences.
The world’s largest entertainment content market returns to Cannes October 13-16.
Learn about how Sacrebleu, a leading independent production / distribution company, relies on festivals for generating exposure and market awareness for short and feature films, taken from an interview by Chris Donahue, film and TV professor at SCAD and Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer, during a Master Class at the recent SCAD Animation Festival in Lacoste, France.
The animation artist known for his work on ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ and ‘Coco’ will helm the film, which follows Donnie, a Cuban solenodon, who attempts to avoid extinction by labeling himself a panda; set to deliver in late 2026.
The ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Fantastic Beasts’ actor lends his voice to Severin, the father of a small boy who is kidnapped by the Snow Queen.
Starring Ron Perlman, Emma Roberts, Dennis Quaid, and Julia Ormond, the film is set in a world where dinosaurs roam alongside humans; screens May 15.
The ‘Frozen’ head of animation returns to the director’s chair in the original animated feature, which follows a young girl who journeys across Italy with a reluctant truth-telling folklore creature.
Crafted by Gringo Films and based on the children’s book by Guy Bass, the 3DCG film flips the ‘Frankenstein’ fable on its head.
The prolific songwriter, known for his work on ‘Evita,’ ‘The Lion King,’ and others, will pen 3 new songs for the film, which stars Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mel Brooks; debuts later this year.
5 titles to be highlighted as part of the Festival de Cannes’ Animation Day on May 18: ‘Julián,’ ‘Sunny,’ ‘Ana, en passant,’ ‘Dante,’ and ‘Mu Yi and the Handsome General.’
The leading content market dedicated to kids’ entertainment offers a weekend of in-person networking, pitching, conferences and content discovery October 18-20 in Cannes France.
The world’s largest entertainment content market returns to Cannes October 21 – 24.
Karachi-based director Usman Riaz talks about his hand-drawn film that tells the story of a young man and his father, a glass blower, whose relationship is tested after war breaks out and an army colonel and his violinist daughter arrive in their town; film screens in Annecy’s Contrechamp on June 10.
The ‘Unicorn Wars’ producer and Colombian production studio have revealed their upcoming 2D animated feature co-production, set to be spotlighted at the 2024 Cannes’ Marché du Film Animation Day.
Set to compete in Annecy’s Contrechamp and screen at the Cannes Film Market, the hand-drawn 2D Pakistani feature follows the relationship of a father and son in the face of war.
The ‘Lastman’ helmer discusses his animated neo-noir sci-fi thriller, set in 2200, when a young cybernetics student disappears among the wealthy who’ve abandoned Earth for Mars, where they are served by sentient, obedient robots; from GKIDS, the film hits U.S. theaters May 3.
The director of the Annie Award-winning 2D feature, his first animated film, about a lonely dog who buys a robot companion, discusses how his live-action experience helped him focus on crafting emotionally nuanced character performances.
The animated Oscar hopeful, which premiered at last summer’s Cannes Film Festival, follows a lonely dog who buys a robot companion, based on the graphic novel by Sarah Varon.
Screened as an official selection at the Cannes and Annecy film festivals, Jérémie Perin’s animated feature debut comes to theaters in 2024, following its domestic French release next month.
The Oscar-nominated French animation studio and Films Grand Huit’s animated series, a sequel to the award-winning TV special of the same name, heads to Canne later this month.
The film, inspired by ‘Norwegian folklore, Medieval gore, contemporary Nordic horror, and tales of young, forbidden love,’ is currently in development.
Sony Pictures Classics snags the rights for the Bossa Nova-themed feature co-directed by the ‘Chico & Rita’ duo Trueba and Javier Mariscal, with plans for an awards season release.
From ‘Rio 2’ writer Carlos Kotkin, the animated comedy follows the heir of Don Quixote as he and his friends save their hometown in La Mancha.
The studios are already in production on their first project, ‘Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk,’ starring rapper will.i.am, Jennifer Coolidge, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Hudson, and Snoop Dogg.
The filmmaker discusses how he funded his animation team for ‘It’s Nice in Here,’ the key to his captivating storytelling, and what it’s like to work in the industry in the Netherlands.
