Berlin Fest to Unleash ‘Zarafa’ and 3D ‘Monkey King’

January 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The world premiere of the animated French-Belgian feature Zarafa and a restored 3D version of the Chinese classic Monkey King are part of this year’s high-flying Berlin International Festival (Feb. 9-19). Zarafa is a beautiful, hand-drawn feature by writer/director Remi Bexancon (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life) [...]

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German Feature ‘Lollipop Monster’ Screens in L.A.

October 27, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Lollipop Monster, the new live-action/animation hybrid feature from German comic-book artist Ziska Riemann gets its first Los Angeles screening this weekend as the closing night event of the German Currents Showcase (Sunday Oct. 30), presented by the Goethe-Institut and the American Cinematheque. Music videos, Super 16 and animated sequences pepper [...]

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