Tag: Cannes
‘Terra Willy’ Takes Off with International Pre-Sales
French CG feature Terra Willy has been picked up around the world in a raft of international pre-sales, launched at Cannes by BAC Films...
Riki Group, 3 Beep Team Up for ‘My Friend Finnick’
Russia’s animation powerhouse Riki Group has teamed up with New York’s 3 Beep to work on the upcoming CG-animated feature My Friend Finnick. The...
Felicity Jones, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patrick Stewart & Freddie Highmore Join ‘Dragon Rider’
Timeless Films and Constantin Film announced from Cannes that Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Felicity Jones (Rogue One, The Theory of Everything), Thomas Brodie-Sangster...
LAIKA’s Fifth Movie ‘Missing Link’ Coming in 2019
Announced from Cannes, LAIKA has titled its fifth and most ambitious film to date: Missing Link. The Oscar-nominated animation behind Kubo and the Two...
‘At the Ark at 8’ Harbors with SC Films
London-based sales company SC Films (White Fang) has revealed its latest family animated feature At the Ark at 8 (3D), a French-German-Belgian CG co-pro...
Digital Lab Africa Selects 30 Projects for Pitch Competition
Digital Lab Africa has selected 30 finalists across five media categories for its 2018 pitch competition for emerging talent. The selection committee reviewed 730...
MIPTV: Imira Adds Two Short-Form Toons to Slate
Spain’s Imira Entertainment has acquired two new short format series for its distribution slate ahead of MIPTV in Cannes: AstroLOLogy from Lemon Sky, and...
Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli Co-Founder, Dies Age 82
Isao Takahata, a globally revered writer, director and producer who co-founded Studio Ghibli, died Thursday, April 5 at the age of 82. Creator of...
Ingrid Nilsen, Elizabeth Banks Star in Baobab’s ‘ASTEROIDS!’
Leading immersive animation shop Baobab Studios today debuted its highly anticipated VR film ASTEROIDS! The short features Ingrid Nilsen as the voice of Peas...
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai of the Future’ Gets Japanese Release Date
Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future), the latest project from acclaimed animated fantasy filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, has been slated for release in Japan...
AFM: ‘Red Shoes’ Scores Pre-Sales, Sam Claflin & Patrick Warburton Join Cast
Korean film sales company Finecut announces a flurry of international pre-sales for its 3D animated fairytale send-up Red Shoes & The 7 Dwarfs --...
‘Girl without Hands’ Gets NYC & LA Openings with GKIDS
Auteur filmmaker Sébastien Laudenbach’s Brothers Grimm adaptation The Girl without Hands will receive Oscar-qualifying cinema runs through GKIDS, which picked up the rights last...
PGS Taps New Distribution Partners for ‘Tall Tales’
Following a productive Cannes film market, international brand manager PGS has lined up a raft of top distribution partners for the upcoming animated feature...
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VIDEO: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Official Trailer
While noble houses play the game of thrones, only chaos truly reigns in the Seven Kingdoms! (Although...
Studio 100 Lets the Fur Fly at Cannes with ‘100% Wolf’
Munich-based Studio 100 Film will present a new, comedic take on horror movie classics at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes with 100%...
Cannes China Focus Includes ‘Monkey King,’ ‘Have a Nice Day,’ ‘Dragonkeeper’
This year’s Cannes film confab will put the spotlight on the opportunities in one of the world’s largest markets on May 19. As part...
Volga Eyes Indie Animation Acquisitions at Cannes
Cannes' most famous event, the glitzy and star-struck film festival, often overshadows the nuts-and-bolts business that goes on at the same time at the...
First Look at ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles’ Set for Cannes
Visitors to the Cannes film festival and market this month will have an opportunity to view the first animated sequences produced for Buñuel in...
German & Chinese Partners Sink Teeth into ‘Dumpling Queen’
An agreement between East and West which will see the development and production of an appetizing new animated comedy feature has been announced from...
Cyber Group Picks up TV Rights to UNICEF-Sponsored ‘Iqbal’
Paris-based producer-distributor Cyber Group Studios has picked up the rights to bring multi-award winning animated feature Iqbal, Tale of a Fearless Child to TV...
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