Tag "Oggy and the Cockroaches"

‘Oggy & the Cockroaches’ Movie to Debut at Annecy

April 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Ever since its debut in 1999, French studio Xilam’s high-energy animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches has been an audience favorite in many regions of the world. This year, the Tex Avery-inspired characters will take their adventures to the big screen in a feature that will premiere at the Annecy [...]

Annecy Announces Animated Feature Lineup

April 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Nine animated features from around the world will be competing for the prestigious Cristal Award at the Annecy Animation Festival this June. The features, as reported by Variety today are (in alphabetical order): 2096: A Story of Love and Fury Directed by: Luiz Bolognese (Buriti Films, Gullane, Brazil) [...]

Scenes from the New European Renaissance

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Innovation and creativity in the feature space is alive and well at the 15th edition of Cartoon Movie in France. A Spanish 3D blockbuster about an Indiana Jones-type adventurer (Tad, the Lost Explorer), a hand-crafted animated project about the friendship between a mouse and a bear (Ernest & Celestine), and [...]

Cartoon Movie to Spotlight 55 Animated Pics

January 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The annual Cartoon Movie event has lined up a rich slate of programs for this year’s edition, which will be held in Lyon, France, March 6-8. The 2013 schedule includes premiere screenings of such highly anticipated projects as: Ernest & Celestine. Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stephane [...]

CN Asia Hatches More ‘Oggy and the Cockroaches’

March 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Cartoon Network Asia Pacific and French animation studio Xilam (Zig and Sharko, The Daltons) have teamed up to produce the fourth season of the animated comedy series Oggy and the Cockroaches. First launched in 1999, the series is fast becoming a popular phenom in Asia Pacific. The new season of [...]