Aurel and Agnès Patron take home France’s highest film awards for best animated feature and short film at Friday night’s live Olympia concert hall ceremony.
Animated Feature directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord from the French overseas province Island of Réunion also selected to screen in competition at Annecy 2017.
The director, along with art and animation director Liane-Cho Han, discuss the movie’s ten-year journey from one-page story idea to finished film.
Spirited and inspiring tale of hope and courage from the makers of ‘Ernest & Celestine’ and ‘Song of the Sea’ will be shown at Cineplex locations across Canada on January 14th.
Acclaimed animated feature from the award-winning creative minds behind ‘Ernest & Celestine,’ ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Secret of Kells’ available on disc and digital January 17th.
Co-produced by Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies, Norlum Studios, France 3 Cinéma and 2 Minutes, winner of the Audience Award at this year’s Annecy Festival opens in U.S. cinemas in Los Angeles and New York City September 30, to be followed by rollouts in additional cities in early October.
