Annecy at all times has rather a lot to supply the artists, college students, business of us, press, and guests that present as much as the French pageant by the 1000’s every June. However few of the occasion’s sidebars draw as a lot consideration as its Work in Progress pitches.
On Thursday, Annecy organizers held a press convention wherein quite a few pageant highlights have been laid out for the primary time, together with its official and Contrechamp competitions, which we lined final night time.
Now, we’re again to try the 17 movies, sequence, and interactive works which is able to host WIP shows this yr, we determined to try what audiences can count on to see this June.
Annecy Work in Progress 2023
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han (France)
- Produced by Possibly Motion pictures, Ikki Movies, 2 Minutes, and France 3 Cinéma, that is the story of a three-year-old lady discovering the world for the primary time.
Ghost Cat Anzu, Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita (Japan, France)
- Shin-Ei Animation and Miyu Productions are teaming to supply this family-friendly movie about an 11-year-old cat who has been left along with her grandfather, an outdated monk in a small city within the Japanese countryside.
Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios, Juan Meza-Leon (Mexico, U.S.)
- Initially ordered by HBO Max in Latin America, it appears probably this might be a Max title after the change later this month. The feature-length movie will observe an Aztec-era Batman as he faces down Spanish conquistadors. Warner Bros. Animation produces with Ánima and Chatrone.
Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, Mehdi Leffad (France, U.S.)
- This sequence, primarily based on the Blood Dragon growth of the favored Farcry online game franchise, unspools in an alternate U.S. referred to as Eden within the yr 1992. Then and there, super-soldier Dolph Laserhawk lands in jail and should lead a staff of outcasts on a life-or-death mission. It’s produced by Ubisoft Movie & Tv and Bobbypills.
Right here Lies My Coronary heart
- Produced by A_Bahn, Phi Movies, and Lucid realities, this XR work mixes live-action footage, second pc animation, cut-outs, and drawings on cels to inform a contemporary fairytale a couple of baby reconciling with their physique.
Coronary heart of Darkness, Rogerio Nunes (Brazil, France)
- Larmatique Imagens, Particular Contact Studios, Sébastien Onomo, and Cut up Studio are producing this YA characteristic adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s eponymous novel, solely this time it’s set within the Rio de Janeiro of the close to future.
Into the Wonderwoods, Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord (France, Luxembourg)
- Based mostly on the youngsters’ ebook of the identical identify by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paronnaud (Persepolis), A.Okay.A. Winshluss, this venture is produced by Je Suis Bien Content material, Gao Shan Photos, Zeilt Productions, Amopix, Le Pacte, and France 3 Cinéma.
Emperor, Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen (France, Germany)
- This XR venture for adults is an interactive narrative expertise into the thoughts of a father affected by aphasia. Atlas V and Reynard Movies produce.
Eugene, Anaïs Caura (France)
- Based mostly on the historic The Man-Girl Case, this second characteristic is a retelling of the true story of a Twenties homicide investigation in Sydney. 2P2L, Hélène Gendronneau, and Myfantasy produce.
Circulate, Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia, France)
- Dream Effectively Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Ron Dyens, and Take 5 produce this children and household characteristic was just lately awarded €400,000 by Eurimages. Circulate is Zilbalodis’ second animated characteristic. His first, Away, he made fully on his personal earlier than it went on to win Annecy’s Contrechamps award in 2019 and earned an Annie nomination in 2020.
Frankelda and the Prince of Spooks, Rodolfo Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz (Mexico)
- Cinema Fantasma, Turner Broadcasting, and Cartoon Community Latin America are adapting their award-winning and massively fashionable stop-motion sequence Frankelda on this animated characteristic.
Juliet and the King, Ashkan Rahgozar (Iran)
- Hoorakhsh Studios produces this story a couple of French actress requested by the King of Iran to carry out for him in Tehran, so he can attempt to win her coronary heart.
La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles, Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski (Canada)
- Backed by Canada’s NFB, this WIP brief tells the story of a woman overwhelmed by grief, the boy who loves her, and the way greed can encourage the vilest of actions.
Slocum, Jean- François Laguionie (France, Luxembourg)
- From JPL Movies, Melusine Productions, and Studio 352, this seafaring story follows a household attempting to construct a reproduction of “Spray,” the well-known ship utilized by Captain Joshua Slocum in his try and sail solo world wide on the flip of the twentieth century.
Spellbound, Vicky Jenson (U.S.)
- Apple TV+’s subsequent massive animated characteristic, Spellbound is a cg-animated characteristic a couple of younger princess on a quest to avoid wasting her household and kingdom. It’s produced by Apple Unique Movies and Skydance Animation.
Sultana’s Dream, Isabel Herguera (Spain, Germany)
- Some of the putting entries on this yr’s WIP part, Sultana’s Dream follows a Spanish artist dwelling in India who discovers the ebook Sultana’s Dream, a couple of land the place ladies rule and males reside in seclusion. Having simply cut up from her lover, she decides to hunt out the one place the place ladies can reside in peace. Sultana Movies, Abano Producións, El Gatoverde Producciones, and Fabian&Fred produce.
Sundown Motel, Gilles Jobin, Thomas Ott (Switzerland, France)
- Produced by Jobin, Floréal Movies, and Nadasdy Movie, this black-and-white XR expertise is predicated on Thomas Ott’s graphic novel and unspools at a motel someplace in a wasteland the place strangers come and go and no person ever stays lengthy.
