Wave of Festival Activity Across The Doomies,
Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods, My Life in Versailles,
Athleticus and Meanwhile on Earth
Regulatory News:
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam
Animation (Paris:XIL) is returning to Annecy
International Animation Film Festival – taking place on 9th – 15th
June 2024 – with a slate of new projects and a raft of official
activity. During the festival, screenings, panels and presentations
will take place across Xilam’s growing portfolio of titles for both
family and adult audiences, including The Doomies, Twilight of the
Gods, My Life in Versailles and season four of Athleticus.
Key highlights from Xilam’s Annecy agenda include: Disney
Branded Television’s Work In Progress Screening for The Doomies,
produced by Xilam for Disney+; the adult-targeted series The
Twilight of the Gods will feature in the ‘Next on Netflix
Animation’ presentation spotlighting world-class filmmakers and
sneak peeks of highly anticipated films and series; My Life in
Versailles features in the festival’s official competition line-up;
the fourth season of Athleticus will screen in collaboration with
ARTE; and Athleticus’ Director, Nicolas Deveaux will host a
presentation entitled “Dancing Snails and Other Animal
Shenanigans”.
Additionally, Jeremy Clapin, Director of the acclaimed
and Academy Award®-nominated I Lost My Body, is returning to Annecy
for a special screening of his new feature Meanwhile on Earth,
produced by One World Films, and for which the animation segments
have been produced by Xilam Studio. The feature is distributed in
France by Diaphana, with global sales handled by Charades.
Meanwhile on Earth is set to be released in French cinemas on July
3rd 2024.
Xilam’s raft of Annecy activity comes off the back of the
recently announced greenlight of its new adventure-comedy series
Submarine Jim, following the signing of its first pre-sales for the
series with European broadcasters France Télévisions (France) and
Super RTL (Germany). Alongside this, France Télévisions, BBC (UK)
and ZDF (Germany) have boarded its upcoming CG preschool series
Piggy Builders.
Marc du Pontavice, Founder and CEO at Xilam Animation,
said: “We look forward to returning to Annecy to showcase our
latest projects and creative achievements. Our full programme of
activity is testament to the breadth and strength of content we
have to offer – and also to the wide range of partnerships we have
with players such as Disney, Netflix and France Télévisions. Across
the Xilam Group, we’re busy executing new long-term strategies –
including tapping into the promising adult animation sector with
Twilight of the Gods and our production pipeline continues to
flourish with The Doomies and Piggy Builders among others, while
our library of IP continues to engage new audiences. More than
ever, Xilam promises to offer something for all audiences to
enjoy.”
Full details of Xilam’s activity in Annecy includes:
THE DOOMIES >> Work-In Progress with Disney, Screening 11.30am
on Wednesday 12th June (Salle Pierre Lamy)
Creators of The Doomies, an original spooky serialized comedy
produced in France for Disney Branded Television by Xilam Animation
Studio and Disney EMEA Animation, will give an exclusive first look
at the series during a Work In Progress session. Introduced by
Orion Ross, Vice President, International Animation, Disney
Branded Television, and Marc du Pontavice, series producer
and CEO, Xilam, the panel will feature series director and
co-creator Andrès Fernandez, writer and co-creator Henry
Gifford, animation director Lucie Arnissole, Xilam CCO
Caterina Gonnelli-Linden and executive producer for The Walt
Disney Company EMEA, Calvin Dyson.
Summary: When best friends Bobby and Romy accidentally open a
gateway to evil, they turn their sleepy coastal town into a hotspot
for terrifying creatures of doom. They will cross paths with the
so-called “Chosen One” and do battle with both literal and inner
monsters in this epic spooky comedy that combines thrills, chills
and emotional spills from two ordinary teens engulfed by an
extraordinary mystery.
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
>> Next on Netflix Animation: From
Twilight of the Gods to Wallace & Gromit at 1pm on Wednesday
12th June (Bonlieu Grande Salle)
During the event, fan-favourite director, Zack Snyder,
and executive producer, Deborah Snyder along with Xilam
Animation Director Slimane Aniss unveiling clips from the
adult animated series, Twilight of the Gods. Xilam is serving as
the animation studio for the 2D animated action series, which
brings Zack Snyder’s daring and spectacular vision of ancient Norse
mythology to life.
MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES
>> Official Selection – TV Films:
Screening at Pathe Cinema on June 11th at 9:00am and 10:30am, June
12th at 2:00pm and June 14th at 7:30pm
Co-produced with Films Grand Huit and commissioned by France
Télévisions, the sequel to the multi-awarded TV special of the same
name is set in the modern day and follows Violette, who at eight
years old, suddenly becomes an orphan and is sent to live with her
uncle Regis, who she barely knows. He is a gruff man and works as
the caretaker of the Palace of Versailles. After a tough start,
Violette finds self-confidence and begins to move on, thanks to
Regis, her best friend Malcolm, her kindly social worker Genevieve
and all of the new friends she makes. In this majestic place,
little Violette realises that she will find unexpected refuge and a
new loving family.
MEANWHILE ON EARTH >> Special Screening – Feature Film: Wednesday 12th
June at 7.30pm (Bonlieu)
Elsa and Franck used to be close siblings, but everything
changed when Franck’s space mission went awry. 3 years have passed
since his mysterious disappearance, and 23-year-old Elsa is having
trouble moving on with her life. One day, an unidentified life form
contacts her, offering to bring her big brother back to Earth. But
there is a price to pay.
The cast includes Megan Northam, Catherine Salée,
Sam Louwyck, Roman Williams and Sofia
Lesaffre, with the feature set for theatrical release in France
on 3rd July 2024.
The official trailer can be found HERE.
ATHLETICUS (SEASON FOUR):
>>ARTE Evening Screening – 7.30pm on Sunday 9th June
(Pâquier) >>‘Dancing Snails and Other Animal
Shenanigans’ Talent Panel – 9.15am on Tuesday 11th June (Campus:
Room 1)
From table tennis to fixed bar, bobsleigh and curling,
skateboard and breakdance, diving to synchronized swimming, the
animals of Athleticus react according to their personality and the
peculiarities of their anatomy, creating comical or poetic
situations, but always offbeat. The 3D-animated comedy short-form
series is produced by Cube Creative Productions.
Director of the series Nicolas Deveaux will also host a
presentation on Tuesday 11th June at the Campus, entitled “Dancing
Snails and Other Animal Shenanigans” and highlighting his career as
a writer-director spotlighting his conceptualisation of
Athleticus.
About Xilam
A major player in animation, Xilam is an integrated studio
founded in 1999 that creates, produces and distributes original
programmes in more than 190 countries for both children and adult
audiences. Xilam content is broadcast on television, and is also
available on SVoD platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon and
Universal+ and AVoD streaming platforms including YouTube and
Facebook. With its creativity and capacity for innovation
recognised worldwide, its unique expertise in CGI, as well as
editorial and commercial expertise at the cutting edge of its
industry, Xilam is positioned as a key player of the market. Each
year, Xilam builds real successes and capitalises on its powerful
historical brands including Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig &
Sharko and Chicky, as well as new properties such as Oggy Oggy for
a preschool audience, Mr Magoo and Karate Sheep, and Academy Award®
nominated adult feature film I Lost My Body. Xilam’s expanding and
strong catalogue now consists of over 2,800 episodes and three
feature films. Xilam employs more than 500 individuals, including
400 artists, across its studios in Paris, Angoulême in France and
Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. Xilam was ranked France's leading animation
studio for the 2018-2022 period in a report by the French national
centre for cinema and animation (CNC). Xilam is listed on Euronext
Paris Compartment C - PEA - SRD long Eligibility. ISIN:
FR0004034072, Symbol: XIL
For more information, visit www.xilam.com
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