Animated French Toon ‘Zarafa’ Arrives in L.A.

April 15, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Los Angeles audiences will have a chance to enjoy Zarafa, the beautiful new animated feature by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie (The Man in the Blue Gordini, Nocturna), when it screens as part of this week’s City of Lights, City of Angels French film festival on Sunday the 22nd at [...]

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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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Annecy Announces Animation Panels

May 19, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market (MIFA), taking place in France June 6-11, has completed its lineup of animation industry panels. Highlights include making-of looks at Rio and Rango as well as a four-film case study that covers Pinocchio, Chico & Rita, Soul Man and Zarafa. Conference organizers [...]

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