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Animation People: Enzo D’Alò

February 12, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Italian director Enzo D’Alò serves up a faithful new animated feature based on the original Adventures of Pinocchio. Although Italian author Carlo Collodi wrote his hugely influential children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883, many people remember Walt Disney’s 1940 animated feature when they recall the tale of the [...]

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 [...]

‘Day of the Crows’ to Fly at San Sebastian Fest

August 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The 2D animated feature Day of the Crows (Le Jour des Corneilles) will screen at the 2012 edition of the Spanish San Sebastian Film Festival in the New Directors sidebar. Based on the novel of the same title by Jean-Francois Beauchemin, the film is directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint and was also [...]

‘Pinocchio’ to Open Venice Days

July 31, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

The independently run branch of the Venice Film Festival known as Venice Days will open on August 30 with the long-awaited 2D animated feature, Pinocchio, directed by Italy’s Enzo D’Alo (The Blue Arrow, Lucky and Zorba), Variety reports. Venice Days will close September 8. The film which has been many [...]