Tag "Patrice Leconte"

Cartoon Movie Showcases Robust Euro Slate

March 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Last week, 56 animated projects from 20 European countries were the subject of panels, screenings and financing talks at the 15th edition of Cartoon Movie, the co-production forum takes place each year in Lyon, France. More than 700 animation professionals from the record number of 40 countries had the opportunity [...]

Cartoon Movie to Set Up ‘Suicide Shop’

February 8, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Writer/director Patrice Leconte’s unusual French animated feature The Suicide Shop has just joined the lineup of eclectic titles to be screened at this year’s Cartoon Movie event in Lyon, France next month. The black comedy, which is based on a novel by Jean Teulé, centers on a strange family-run shop [...]

‘Chico & Rita’ to Open Cartoon Movie

February 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Fernando Trueba’s animated feature Chico & Rita is the opening film of the 13th edition of Cartoon Movie, set for March 2-4 in Lyons, France. Trueba’s animation debut was recently released to wide public and critical acclaim in Britain after having received the award for Best Feature Film at the [...]

3D, Adult Animation on Rise at Cartoon Movie

January 25, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Cartoon Movie has revealed new details of its 2011 edition, set for March 2-4 in Lyon, France, including a lineup of 55 films — 12 of which are made in stereoscopic 3-D. Among the filmmakers coming to the event are Terry Gilliam, Patrice Leconte and Fernando Trueba. Gilliam is producing the science-fiction [...]