As Annecy rounds the final bend on its biggest edition to date, with a tantalizing promise of a brighter future for animation in much of Europe, Marjolaine Perreten’s 29-minute film “Pebble Hill” (“La Colline aux cailloux”), part of its TV Films competition, has been one of the multiple gems to come out of it.
Minimalist in design, a trademark of the young Swiss filmmaker’s unique style, the animation, which has already won an award at Hamburg’s Mo & Friese Kinder Kurzfilm Festival, is charming and tender, the 29-minute film, produced by renowned Swiss production company Nadasdy Film in Geneva, a producer on “No Dogs or Italians Allowed,” and France’s Les Films du Nord, tells the story of a family of shrews that after loosing their home due to the breaking of an upstream dam embark on a journey alongside an old shrew to find the Pebble Hill.
Minimalist in design, a trademark of the young Swiss filmmaker’s unique style, the animation, which has already won an award at Hamburg’s Mo & Friese Kinder Kurzfilm Festival, is charming and tender, the 29-minute film, produced by renowned Swiss production company Nadasdy Film in Geneva, a producer on “No Dogs or Italians Allowed,” and France’s Les Films du Nord, tells the story of a family of shrews that after loosing their home due to the breaking of an upstream dam embark on a journey alongside an old shrew to find the Pebble Hill.
- 6/16/2023
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has closed a raft of deals on the animated feature film “Yuku and the Himalayan Flower,” from directors Rémi Durin and Arnaud Demuynck.
The children’s animated feature, with graphics by Paul Jadoul, tells the story of Yuku, a little mouse who lives with her family in the basement of a castle and decides to embark on a quest to find the legendary Himalayan flower.
The film, which premiered at the Annecy fest and played in the Locarno Kids strand of the Locarno Film Festival, is produced by Artémis Prods. (“Mandibules”) and co-produced by Vivement Lundi! (“Flee”), La Boîte Prods. (“March of the Penguins”), Les Films du Nord and Nadasdy Film.
Pic has sold to Germany (Eksystent Distribution), Spain and Andorra (Pack Magic), Poland (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty), Sweden (Smorgasbord Picture House), Denmark (Angel Films) and Latvia (Riga International Film Festival distribution).
Previous territories sold include...
The children’s animated feature, with graphics by Paul Jadoul, tells the story of Yuku, a little mouse who lives with her family in the basement of a castle and decides to embark on a quest to find the legendary Himalayan flower.
The film, which premiered at the Annecy fest and played in the Locarno Kids strand of the Locarno Film Festival, is produced by Artémis Prods. (“Mandibules”) and co-produced by Vivement Lundi! (“Flee”), La Boîte Prods. (“March of the Penguins”), Les Films du Nord and Nadasdy Film.
Pic has sold to Germany (Eksystent Distribution), Spain and Andorra (Pack Magic), Poland (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty), Sweden (Smorgasbord Picture House), Denmark (Angel Films) and Latvia (Riga International Film Festival distribution).
Previous territories sold include...
- 9/11/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As this week’s animation event Cartoon Movie rolls on (virtually), sales outfit New Europe has picked up rights to the upcoming family animation Yuku And The Himalayan Flower.
Directed by Rémi Durin and Arnaud Demuynck, with graphics by Paul Jadoul, the film is the story of the titular Yuku, a little mouse who lives with her family in the basement of a castle who decides to embark on a quest to find the legendary Himalayan flower.
Gebeka Films has already secured France rights while Le Parc Distribution will handle distribution in Benelux in collaboration with Jef in Flanders and the Netherlands. Outside the Box is the Swiss distributor.
Pic is produced by Artémis Productions, La Boîte Productions, Les Films du Nord, Vivement Lundi ! and Nadasdy Film with pre sales by Canal+ Family, Rtbf, Proximus and Rts.
Yuku And The Himalayan Flower is the latest project from New Europe’s Kids label,...
Directed by Rémi Durin and Arnaud Demuynck, with graphics by Paul Jadoul, the film is the story of the titular Yuku, a little mouse who lives with her family in the basement of a castle who decides to embark on a quest to find the legendary Himalayan flower.
Gebeka Films has already secured France rights while Le Parc Distribution will handle distribution in Benelux in collaboration with Jef in Flanders and the Netherlands. Outside the Box is the Swiss distributor.
Pic is produced by Artémis Productions, La Boîte Productions, Les Films du Nord, Vivement Lundi ! and Nadasdy Film with pre sales by Canal+ Family, Rtbf, Proximus and Rts.
Yuku And The Himalayan Flower is the latest project from New Europe’s Kids label,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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