The next Cartoon Movie will feature new work from such animators as Triplets of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet and Waltz with Bashir‘s Ari Folman.
The festival, set for March 3-5 in Lyon, France, will kick off with the stereoscopic 3D film Around the World in 50 Years, directed by Ben Stassen. Produced by Belgian company nWave Pictures, Around the World in 50 Years tells the story of a sea turtle born in 1960 and follows its epic journey to maturity in 2010. The film will be distributed worldwide by StudioCanal, except in North America where Universal Music Group has picked up the film.
The industry-focused event draws hundreds of animation industry professionals from around the world. Eleven stereoscopic 3D films in addition to Around the World in 50 Years will be shown at the festival.
Also highly anticipated are the first images from The Illusionist, the upcoming film from Chomet based on a screenplay by French comedian Jacques Tati.
Cartoon Movie 2010 is organized with the support of the MEDIA Program of the European Union, CNC (Centre national du cin’ma et de l’image anim’e), the Rh’ne-Alpes Region, Greater Lyon and in collaboration with the Cluster Imaginove (Lyon). Since 1999, more than 140 projects with a total budget of 1 billion euros have obtained full financing thanks to this annual forum aimed at strengthening the production and distribution of animated feature films in Europe.
