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Gaumont Plans a 50th Anniversary Bash for Calimero

May 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Gaumont Animation (formerly Alphanim), is hosting a big bash to promote its upcoming CG-animated series Calimero on June 12 at the opening night of the the Annecy International Animation Festival. The new 104 x 11 series is produced by Gaumont with the property owner Calidra and Italy’s Studio Campedelli. The [...]

‘Monster in Paris’ Is Unleashed on Disc Today

April 16, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Bibo Bergeron’s 3-D, CG-animated feature A Monster In Paris (Un Monstre a Paris) is available on DVD and Blu-ray this week in the U.S. thanks to Shout! Factory. The imaginative, beautifully animated pic is set in Paris, circa 1910 and tells the story of a shy movie projectionist and a [...]

Shout! Nabs U.S. Rights for ‘Monster in Paris’

December 6, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Multi-platform entertainment company Shout! Factory has acquired U.S. distribution rights for Bibo Bergeron’s CG-animated feature A Monster in Paris as well as Luc Besson’s epic live-action adaptation of the Jacques Tardi graphic novel The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec from EuropaCorp, which was a producer on both films. The announcement [...]

A Fin-de-Siècle Fantasy: ‘A Monster in Paris’

September 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

DreamWorks veteran Bibo Bergeron goes back to his French roots with A Monster in Paris, an elegant CG-animated feature set in 1910. French director Bibo Bergeron has directed two very different DreamWorks animated features (The Road to El Dorado and Shark Tale) and worked as character designer on the studio’s [...]

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 [...]

Three Top Toons to Debut at Toronto Festival

August 4, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Toronto International Film Festival (running September 8 – 18) has announced the line up for this year’s TIFF Kids program (formerly the Sprockets Family Zone). Showcasing selections from around the world, the family film block offers a few special treats for animation lovers: From France, Bibo Bergeron’s (Shark Tale, [...]