Tag "Blue Spirit Animation"

Cartoon Movie Honors ‘Zarafa,’ Perro Verde

March 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The 14th Edition of Cartoon Movie wrapped on Friday with special honors given to Spanish outfit Perro Verde as European Producer of the Year for the acclaimed feature Wrinkles. Manuel Cristobal’s studio, which is only five-years-old, beat Moonscoop and Blue Spirit Animation for the producing honor. Cristobal told Variety that he [...]

GKids Grabs French Toon ‘Le Tableau’

March 8, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Distributor GKids has acquired the U.S. rights for the Blue Spirit Animation / Be-Films co-production Le Tableau (The Painting), the acclaimed CG film from director Jean-Francois Laguionie. Le Tableau had its international premiere at the New York Children’s Film Festival, which is produced by GKids, on Sunday. The film was [...]

Cartoon Movie Announces 2012 Tribute Nominations

March 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The European animation industry will pay tribute to the sector’s personalities of the year during the Cartoon Movie Tributes ceremony on March 9 in Lyon, France. Participants of the co-production market Cartoon Movie will vote for the director, producer and distributor who they believe have made an outstanding contribution to [...]

French ‘Tableau’ Offers Artistic Alternative

January 3, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

This holiday season, French animation fans had a chance to check out a more unusual home-grown animated movie as well as the global blockbusters such as Puss in Boots and The Adventures of Tintin. Directed by Jean-Francois Laguionie (Monkeys’ Castle, Island of Black Mor) and produced by Armelle Glorennec and [...]