The Cartoon Movie Tributes nominees
- Enzo d'Alò, Peter Lord and Michel Ocelot competing for the best European Animation Director of the Year award
Today the list of nominees for the Cartoon Movie Tributes was revealed, rewarding a company or an individual who has had a dynamic and positive influence on the European animated feature film industry.
The Director of the Year category features Italian director Enzo d'Alò (Pinocchio [+see also:
film review
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interview: Enzo D'Alò
film profile]), British director Peter Lord (The Pirates! Band of Misfits) and French director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Men and the Women [+see also:
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film profile]).
The Distributor of the Year award will oppose the Bulgarians from Pro Film, the French company TF1 International and the Germans from Universum Film.
The nominees for the European Producer of the Year Cartoon Movie Tribute are the French company Les Armateurs (recently honoured with a César for Best Animated Film with Ernest & Célestine [+see also:
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interview: Benjamin Renner, Vincent Pa…
film profile]), the Finnish company Anima Vitae (Niko, Little Brother, Big Trouble [+see also:
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film profile], winner of three Goya Awards).
The names of the laureates will be announced on March 8th in Lyon, where the 2013 edition of Cartoon Movie, the coproduction forum for European animated feature films, will begin next Wednesday.
(Translated from French)
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