Tag "Toronto International Film Festival"

GKids Picks Up French Pic ‘Ernest & Celestine’

August 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Indie distributor GKIDS announced today that it will distribute the acclaimed animated feature Ernest & Celestine in the U.S. this fall. Based on the popular children’s book series by author and illustrator, Gabrielle Vincent, and animated in hand-painted watercolor design, the film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a [...]

Graham Chapman Pic Sponsors Animation Contest

August 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In celebration of the new feature film A Liar’s Autobiography – The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, an international online animation competition titled ‘Animate Chapman’ was launched today. The contest, which is open to students, amateurs and professional animators alike, aims to find creative animators to bring Chapman [...]

‘Hotel Transylvania’ to Premiere at TIFF

July 31, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Sony Pictures Animation’s highly anticipated 3-D CG feature Hotel Transylvania will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept. 6-16) during the TIFF Kids program on Saturday, September 8. For tickets and more screening schedules, visit tiff.net/thefestival. Hotel Transylvania, which will have its wide theatrical release on [...]

Trailer Surfaces for Warner Bros.’ Epic ‘Cloud Atlas’

July 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A new trailer for Warner Bros.’s adaptation of David Mitchell’s acclaimed novel Cloud Atlas has been generating lots of fan interest on the web today. The movie, which is directed by Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski (The Matrix Trilogy), and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) will premiere at the Toronto International [...]

Hybrid Indie ‘Death of a Superhero’ to Get U.S. Release

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

Death of a Superhero, a feature film about a teenage cartoonist with cancer that mixes animated sequences with live-action, has been picked up for North American distribution by Tribeca Film. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will get a 2012 release in theaters and on VOD [...]

GKIDS Dances With ‘Chico and Rita’

September 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

New York-based indie distributor GKIDS has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Fernadno Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s acclaimed 2D animated feature Chico & Rita. The film made its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival, was an official selection at Toronto International Film Festival, and has been released to wide acclaim [...]

Kadokawa Reveals ‘Momo’ Release Plans

September 14, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Kodakawa Pictures will be releasing director Hiroyuki Okiura’s (Jin-Roh) latest animated effort, A Letter to Momo, on 300 screens during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period next year (April 29 – May 5), according to Variety. The film, from acclaimed Japanese studio Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Sky Crawlers, Kill [...]

New Trailer for ‘A Monster In Paris’ Arrives

August 30, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The new English-language version trailer for Bibo Bergeron’s 3-D, CG-animated feature A Monster In Paris (Un Monstre a Paris) has arrived on YouTube. The pic, which will be released on October 12 in France, is set in Paris, circa 1910 and tells the story of a shy movie projectionist and [...]