Wild Bunch International And Gebeka Films Launch Animation Sales Label, Announce First Acquisition
The new outfit’s first title, “Sheba,” takes a fresh approach to the African legend of the Queen of Sheba.
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
The new outfit’s first title, “Sheba,” takes a fresh approach to the African legend of the Queen of Sheba.
Topics will include “Shrek” and Disney, online fan cultures, and merchandising and franchising.
The films range from the well known, like “Waltz with Bashir,” “MInd Game,” and “Fantastic Planet,” to the more obscure.
Illumination’s cast of singing animals is back for “Sing 2,” whose first trailer runs the gamut from Drake lyrics to a rousing chorus of U2.
Laudenbach previously directed the Annecy-winning feature “The Girl Without Hands,” which he animated alone.
The virtual festival will run August 5–25 and be geo-locked for Canadians.
The anime feature had its world premiere at last week’s Annecy Festival.
Jérémie Périn’s debut feature is that rare thing in animation: a sci-fi detective story.
Sony’s spooky fourquel has moved from July 23 to October 1 on the theatrical release calendar.
The films and series pitched from the country range widely in subject matter, from terrorist extremism to zombie goats.
Otto served as head of character animation on Dreamworks’s “How to Train Your Dragon” trilogy.
A look at Chilean feature and series pitches at Annecy.
We watched all the feature pitches at Annecy’s MIFA market. Here are the three we liked best.
Enrico Casarosa’s radiant first feature is an ode to the kind of bond that only young boys can form.
Chomet is best known for the Oscar-nominated features “The Triplets of Belleville” and “The Illusionist.”
The distributor is planning a winter theatrical release, positioning the film for an Oscar run next year.
The film is now on pace to become the lowest-earning Dreamworks animated feature in the 26-year history of the studio.
The film will world premiere at Annecy next week.
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation are fast-tracking the project for the big screen.
The film will be released in October.