EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2009
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MIA ET LE MIGOU MIA AND THE MIGOO
Animated Feature Film
France / Italy
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY Jacques-Rémy Girerd WRITTEN BY Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Antoine Lanciaux, Iouri Tcherenkov, Benoît Chieux DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Benoît Razy ANIMATION Kamal Aïtmihoub, Juan Carlos Concha, Peter Dodd, Sandra Gaudi, Siergjej Gizila, Sébastian Godard, Morten Riisberg Hansen, Antoine Lanciaux, Larisa Lauber, Sylvie Léonard, Enrico Mezzena, Patrizia Nasi, Cristina Parisotto, Susanne Seidel
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NIKO – LENTÄJÄN POIKA NIKO & THE WAY TO THE STARS
Festival Participation/Awards Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Best Animated Film Mon premier Festival Paris: Audience Award Cinekids Festival Washington: Opening film Int’l Children’s FF Montréal: Audience Award La Monstra Lisbon: Best Soundtrack FIFEJ Festival Sousse (Tunisia): Special Mention Anima Mundi Festival Rio de Janeiro: Best Feature Film Cartoon Movie Lyon: Nomination Cartoon Tribute Best European Animation Film Sao Paulo Festival: Best Animated Film New York City IFF: Opening film Filmography 1977 4.000 FŒTAL IMAGES (short) 1984 LE CIRQUE BONHEUR (TV series) 1990 LE BONHEUR DE LA VIE (TV series) 1992 MINE DE RIEN (TV series) 1995 MA PETITE PLANETE CHERIE (TV series) 1997 CHARLIE’S CHRISTMAS (feature) 2003 RAINING CATS AND FROGS (animated feature)
www.miaetlemigou.fr Production: Folimage Rue Jean Bertin 6 26000 Valence FRANCE tel. +33 4 75 78 48 68 fax +33 4 75 43 06 92 e.bernard@folimage.fr www.folimage.com
NIKO – LENTÄJÄN POIKA Festival Participation/Awards Jussi Award for Best Picture, Best Screenplay Cinemagic Belfast Oulu International Children’s FF: Special Mention Animateka Film Festival Ljubljana Cinekid Amsterdam: Lion Awards Jury & Audience 16th International Animation Festival Stuttgart Filmfest Hamburg Hong Kong IFF
Little reindeer boy Niko has never met his real father who is supposed to be a member of Santa’s legendary Flying Forces – the coolest reindeers around! But the other reindeers don’t believe his stories about his famous father or his claim that one day he will fly just like his dad – He stumbles over all the time and everybody is laughing at him. After a wolf attack on his herd’s peaceful home which he takes responsibility for, he sets off for a desperate, dangerous mission through icy blizzards and across wild terrain looking for his father. He discovers a devious plan to destroy and replace the famous flying squadron by the evil Black Wolf and his gang. On his heroic journey to find his father and save Christmas, Niko is accompanied by his true friend and surrogate father Julius – a clumsy flying squirrel who has nurtured and indulged the boy’s dream. Much to Julius’ annoyance, the two of them are joined by sassy singing weasel Wilma, who actually knows the way to Santa’s Fell. Having passed many adventures on the trio’s hazardous expedition, Niko faces the biggest challenge when he has to choose between the life he has always dreamt of and his family… www.nikomovie.com
World Sales/Press: Celluloid Dreams 2 rue Turgot 75009 Paris FRANCE tel. +33 1 49 70 03 70 fax +33 1 49 70 03 71 info@celluloid-drams.com www.celluloid-dreams.com
Finland / Germany / Denmark / Ireland
DIRECTED BY Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen WRITTEN BY Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson PRODUCED BY Petteri Pasanen, Hannu Tuomainen DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY Mikko Pitkänen (Production Design), Antti Ripatti (Final Camera) ANIMATION supervised by Luca Bruno, Peter Bohl, Ludo Savonnière
MIA ET LE MIGOU
Forced to leave his destitute village to find work, Pedro finds himself far from home, working on a building site. He takes part in drilling a tunnel for a luxurious hotel complex project in a site of exceptional natural beauty hidden deep in the mountains. But the building site is struck by problems: mysterious forces are wreaking havoc. A landslide on the mountain forces the entrance to the tunnel to collapse, leaving Pedro trapped. Mia, Pedro’s young daughter having recently lost her mother, decides to leave her village to look for her father, knowing that she will have to cross a cursed forest. All the villagers try to convince her to stay but the little girl is determined to go; her love for her father is stronger than anything. Meanwhile, Jeckhide, the brash hotel developer, is more and more worried due to reports of the problems at the building site and also because of the news of the discovery of a huge footprint, left by a mysterious creature. Strongly under pressure to make his partners sign their contracts, Jeckhide decides to travel to the location, too. At the same time, after days and days of walking through the immense forest, Mia finds herself entering an almost fairytale world which will lead her to encounter the mysterious Migoo…
Animated Feature Film
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Production: Anima Vitae Ltd. Vanha Talvitie 11a 00580 Helsinki FINLAND tel. +358 20 77 49 810 fax +358 20 77 49 819 petteri.pasanen@anima.fi www.anima.fi
Filmography Michael Hegner 2001 HELP! I’M A FISH (animated feature) 2006 THE UGLY DUCKLING AND ME! (TV series) 2006 THE UGLY DUCKLING AND ME! (animated feature) Animation Director: 1994 FELIDAE (animated feature) 2006 FREE JIMMY (animated feature) Filmography Kari Juusonen 1994 CELEBRATION (animated short) 1998 LIZARD (animated short) 1999 AUDITION (animated short) 2001 PIZZA PASSIONATA (animated short) 2004 SYNTYMÄPÄIVÄ - THE BIRTHDAY (animated short)
Kari Juusonen, Michael Hegner Cinemaker Oy Iso Roobertinkatu 17 D 00120 Helsinki FINLAND tel. +358 92 78 50 60 fax +358 92 78 52 42 hannu.tuomainen@cinemaker.fi www.cinemaker.fi
Ulysses Filmproduktion GmbH Leverkusenstr. 54 22761 Hamburg GERMANY tel. +49 40 85 35 18 12 fax +49 40 85 35 11 11 maite@ulyssesfilms.de www.ulyssesfilms.de
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BRENDAN ET LE SECRET DE KELLS THE SECRET OF KELLS
Animated Feature Film
France / Ireland / Belgium
DIRECTED BY Tomm Moore CO-DIRECTED BY Nora Twomey WRITTEN BY Tomm Moore (original story), Fabrice Ziolkowski (screenplay) PRODUCED BY Didier Brunner, Viviane Vanfleteren, Paul Young
BRENDAN ET LE SECRET DE KELLS
In the 9th century, in a remote part of Ireland, lies the fortified Kells Abbey, where 12-year-old Brendan lives quietly. He is working hard together with the other monks to fortify the abbey walls as protection against Viking raids. But he is called to a new life of adventure with the arrival of Brother Aidan, a celebrated master illuminator and keeper of an extraordinary, but unfinished book. Aidan initiates the art of illumination to Brendan, awakening a prodigious talent. Brendan must finish the magnificent book. He has to overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the Abbey’s walls for the first time in his life, deep into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. He meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious creature between a wolf and a girl, who will help him along the way. But with the terrifying Viking hordes getting closer, Brendan’s artistic vision will illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against the barbarians. www.thesecretofkells.com
Production: Les Armateurs 33 Rue Linné 75005 Paris FRANCE tel. +33 1 49 29 09 77 fax +33 1 49 29 05 37 acdedieu@lesarmateurs.com
Festival Participation/Awards Gerardmer Fantastic FF Dublin Closing Gala Film: Best Irish Film Lyon Cartoon Movie: Best European Director Best Producer Annecy: Audience Award Zagreb Animafest: Special Mention Kecskemet Animation in Hungary: Audience Award & Kecskemét City Award Edinburgh IFF: Audience Award Yokohama Animation New York Children FF Seoul SICAF: Grand prize for Best Feature Film Filmography 2001 DRESS REHEARSAL (animated short) 2004 COUCH POTATO (animated short) Art Director: 2004 CUILIN DUALACH (animated short)
Tomm Moore
World Sales: Celluloid Dreams 2 Rue Turgot 75009 Paris FRANCE tel. +33 1 49 70 03 70 fax +33 1 49 70 03 71 info@celluloid-dreams.com www.celluloid-dreams.com
Press: RSCOM Robert Schlockoff 9 Rue du Midi 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine FRANCE tel. +33 1 47 38 14 02 fax +33 1 46 37 43 91 rscom@noos.fr
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