Press Release

19^th March 2015

Amazing discoveries in store for the 39^th Festival!
Work in Progress sessions, Masterclasses, Conferences and more. A programme to discover ASAP!

Work in Progress

Special moments shared between the public and a film crew talking about the rundown of the project, animation techniques, story research and use of graphics...

The Red Turtle

First animated feature from filmmaker Michaël Dudok de Wit, after two widely acclaimed shorts: Father and Daughter (Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2000 and Annecy short film Grand Prix and Audience Award winner in 2001) and The Monk and the Fish (César for best animated short in 1996).
The artist will talk about his unique and recognisable style using charcoal and watercolour.

The Boy and the Beast

Producer Seiji Okuda will be taking us behind the scenes of The Boy and the Beast, latest feature by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, Ame and Yuki; Summer Wars; The Girl Who Leapt Through Time).
Gaumont is set to release the film in France on 23^rd December 2015.

Masterclass

With Genndy Tartakovsky

A major figure in animation for the past 20 years, Genndy Tartakovsky has received 12 Emmy Award nominations as well as the prestigious Winsor McCay Award for his work on popular series like Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Hotel Transylvania was his first feature as director.

Conferences

An exceptional visit from French animation talent Pierre Coffin, who will be telling us about "his" international hits, the Minions!