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#Benjamin Renner

La Poudrière. La Poudrière.

A Visit To La Poudrière, France’s Boutique Animation Filmmaking School Without Professors

The first thing you notice when you arrive at La Poudrière in Bourg-lès-Valence, France is a tall brick chimney. Quite unusual for an animation school…

By Stephane Dreyfus | 3 years ago

Keeping It Light: An Interview With ‘The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales’ Co-Directors Benjamin Renner And Patrick Imbert

A cartoonish blast from the past, co-directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert’s Big Bad Fox and Other Tales bows equally to …

By Scott Thill | 3 years ago

GKIDS Acquires French Feature ‘The Big Bad Fox And Other Tales’ For N. America Distribution

The new film from “Ernest & Celestine” co-director Benjamin Renner will get a U.S. release.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Gets An English Trailer

A new film from the co-director of “Ernest & Celestine.”

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

The New Wave of European Animated Features: Small Budgets, Big Freedom

“It’s not going to look like a Pixar movie, where you see money on the screen,” says “Ernest & Celestine” director Benjamin Renner.

By Tunde Vollenbroek | 4 years ago

9 Can’t-Miss Events At Annecy 2016

The annual mega-animation festival is happening in a few weeks, and we’re here to help guide you through it.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

‘Ernest & Celestine’ Director Will Adapt His Own Comic for TV

Benjamin Renner will take ‘The Big Bad Fox’ from the page to the screen.

By Darryn King | 6 years ago

‘Ernest & Celestine’ Expands Theatrically Today, Plus Signed Poster Giveaway

The Oscar-nominated French animated feature “Ernest & Celestine,” which is being rolled out theatrically across the U.S. over the next few months, has its first significant expansion this weekend.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

‘Ernest & Celestine’ and ‘Hoodwinked’ Directors Collaborate on French Pic ‘Yellowbird’

In an environment where The Nut Job can make $60 million at the U.S. box office, is it any surprise that American film companies are …

By C. Edwards | 7 years ago

Charming “Ernest and Celestine” Making-Of Tumblr Comic

Possibly the only thing more charming than the Oscar-nominated Franco-Belgian animated feature “Ernest and Celestine” is the film’s new making-of Tumblr by one of its directors,Benjamin Renner.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Sundance 2014 Selects “Ernest and Celestine” and 13 Animated Shorts

The Sundance Film Festival has announced the film selections for their upcoming edition, which will take place in Park City, Utah between …

By C. Edwards | 7 years ago

“The Wind Rises” and “Ernest & Celestine” Win Critic Prizes

The Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association have announced their best animated features of the year.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

“Ernest and Celestine” Finds U.S. Release Date

Indie animated feature distributor GKIDS has announced that the highly anticipated hand-drawn French film “Ernest and Celestine” will open in New York and Los Angeles on March 14, 2014.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Starting Today: Fredrikstad Animation Festival

The Fredrikstad Animation Festival begins today in Fredrikstad, Norway, and continues through Sunday. They always manage to get great …

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

“Ernest and Celestine” Wins The Cesar Award

The Cesars, the French equivalent of the Oscars, were handed out on Friday evening. The sole prize for animated film (shorts and features …

By Amid Amidi | 8 years ago

Feature Preview: “Ernest and Celestine”

A funny thing has happened: as hand-drawn studio-produced animated features have all but disappeared from the American animation scene, …

By Amid Amidi | 9 years ago

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