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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 [...]

Chomet Working on New ‘Triplets of Belleville’ Prequel

May 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

Didier Brunner, the prolific French animation producer behind films such as Kirikou and the Savage Beast, The Secret of Kells and this year’s much-anticipated Ernest and Celestine told Animation Magazine that he and director Sylvain Chomet are working on a new prequel to the Oscar-nominated 2004 Triplets of Belleville. The [...]

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) [...]

‘The Illusionist’ Casts Its Spell on DVD

May 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Sylvain Chomet’s highly acclaimed and Oscar-nominated 2D feature The Illusionist arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today. The beautifully drawn movie, which is based on a screenplay by French comic legend Jacques Tati, centers on the friendship between a traveling magician and a young maid he meets at a small motel [...]