Tag "Jean-Christophe Lie"

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bravo, L’Europe!

February 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Lyon’s Cartoon Movie cuts the ribbon for 50 eclectic titles created for both young and mature audiences worldwide next month. While the big American studios save their potential animated blockbusters for the summer season, the wise traveler can get a good idea of what the rest of the world is [...]

Cartoon Movie Picks Announced

January 23, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The organizers of the Cartoon Movie event, set to be held March 7-9 in Lyon, France this year, have revealed their animated feature selections. The 50 selected titles will screen for producers and distributors from 17 countries during the event—among them the well hyped Zarafa (Remi Bezancon & Jean-Christophe Lie, [...]

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

January 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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) [...]