Lila's Book (El libro de Lila), dir.Marcela Rincón González, Uruguay/Columbia
Little Spirou (Le petit Spirou) , dir.Nicolas Bary, France/Belgium
Mary and the Witch's Flower (Meari to majo no hana), dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Japan
Mirai (Mirai no Mirai), dir. Mamoru Hosoda, Japan
My Giraffe (Dikkertje Dap), dir. Barbara Bredero, Netherlands/Belgium/Deutchland
LILA'S BOOK (El libro de Lila)
CO, UY // 2017 // 76'
animated film
DIRECTOR Marcela Rincón González
SCREENPLAY Marcela Rincón González
EDITOR Mauricio Vergara Hurtado, Marcela Rincón González
SCORE Alejandro Ramirez
VOICES María Sofía Montoya Solera, Antoine Philippart Marín, Estefania Beatriz Duque Giraldo, Leonor González Mina, Jorge Enrique Herrera Perdomo
PRODUCER Maritza Rincón González
COMPANY Fosfenos Media (CO), Palermo Studio (UY)
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
Lila, a character in a children's story book, suddenly falls out of her paper world and ends up trapped in a world she doesn't belong to. Lila discovers that the only person who can save her is Ramon, the owner of the book who hasn't read it for many years. But it's not going to be easy, since Ramon is not the little boy he once was and he stopped believing in fantasy.
Marcela Rincón González (Popayán, 1978) is a Colombian film and TV creator, writer and director of animated and cross-media works.
LITTLE SPIROU (Le petit Spirou)
FR, BE // 2017 // 86'
comedy, family film
DIRECTOR Nicolas Bary
SCREENPLAY Laurent Turner, Nicolas Bary, Laure Hennequart
CINEMATOGRAPHY Vincent Gallot
EDITOR Véronique Lange
SCORE Rolfe Kent
CAST Maxime Motte, Juliette Aver, François Damiens, Gwendolyn Gourvenec, Philippe Katerine, Pierre Richard, Natacha Régnier
PRODUCERS Nicolas Bary, Jean Cottin, Nathanaël La Combe, Léon Pérahia
COMPANY Les Films du Cap, Les Partenaires
SALES AGENT TF1 Studio
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
Like every hero, the intrepid Spirou was once a kid. And when you’re a kid, you have to obey your elders. When his mom announces that he’ll be starting bellhop academy next year, Little Spirou decides, with the help of his friends, to organise an extraordinary adventure that she will never forget.
Nicolas Bary (Paris, 1980) is a French director, producer and writer known for The Scapegoat (2013).
MARY AND THE WITCH'S FLOWER (Meari to majo no hana)
JP // 2017 // 103'
animated film
DIRECTOR Hiromasa Yonebayashi
SCREENPLAY Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi (based on the novel by Mary Stewart)
ENGLISH ADAPTATION David Freedman, Lynda Freedman
CINEMATOGRAPHY Toru Fukushi
EDITOR Kojima Toshihiko
SCORE Takatsugu Muramatsu
CAST Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Lynda Baron, Louis Ashbourne Serkis
PRODUCER Yoshiaki Nishimura, Geoffrey Wexler
COMPANY Studio Ponoc
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
Mary is an ordinary young girl stuck in the country with her great-aunt and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight. She follows a mysterious cat into a nearby forest, where she discovers an old broomstick and a rare plant that blossoms once every seven years. They will take her far away to Endor College – a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee.
Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Nonoichi, 1973) is an award-winning animator for Studio Ghibli, who has directed Arrietty (2010) and When Marnie Was There (2014).
AWARDS
Annie Awards 2018, USA – Outstanding Achievement in Writing (nominnee), Japanese Film Academy – Best Animation Film (nominee)
MIRAI (Mirai no Mirai)
JP // 2018 // 98'
animated film
DIRECTOR Mamoru Hosoda
SCREENPLAY Mamoru Hosoda
CINEMATOGRAPHY Ryo Horibe
EDITOR Shigeru Nishiyama
SCORE Masakatsu Takagi
VOICES Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Aso, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho
PRODUCER Yûichirô Saitô
COMPANY Studio Chizu
SALES AGENT Charades
DISTRIBUTION Radar
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
After the arrival of his baby sister Mirai, who becomes the centre of his parents’ attention, little boy Kun becomes increasingly jealous. Little by little, he withdraws into himself. In the backyard where he likes to take refuge, grows a magical family tree. Kun finds himself suddenly catapulted into a fantastic world where the past and the present mingle.
Mamoru Hosoda (Toyama, 1967) is a Japanese animator, known for Digimon series, as well as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006). He co-founded Chizu Studio, for which he made Wolf Children (2012) and The Boy & The Beast (2015).
FESTIVALI // FESTIVALS
Cannes Film Festival 2018 – Directors' Fortnight, Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2018
MY GIRAFFE (Dikkertje Dap)
NL, BE, DE // 2017 // 74'
family film
DIRECTOR Barbara Bredero
SCREENPLAY Mirjam Oomkes, Laura Weeda (based on verse by Annie M. G. Schmidt)
CINEMATOGRAPHY Coen Stroeve
EDITORS David Verdurme, Michiel Reichwein
SCORE Herman Witkam
CAST Liam de Vries, Egbert Jan Weeber, Medi Broekman, Martijn Fischer, Dolores Leeuwin
VOICE Yannick van de Velde
PRODUCERS Erik Glijnis, Eva Eisenloeffel, Fleur Winters, Leontine Petit
COMPANY Lemming Film
SALES AGENT Attraction Distribution
PREMIERE STATUS Croatian premiere
Patterson was born on the same day as his best friend Raf, a giraffe. Because his grandfather is a zookeeper Patterson gets to spend a lot of time with Raf. They’re inseparable and share everything. That is, until Patterson goes to school for the first time and finds out that giraffes aren’t allowed at school. Patterson devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school.
Barbara Bredero (Drunen, 1962) is a Dutch film and TV director, known for Mister Twister trilogy (2008, 2012, 2013), which reached 600,000 admissions in local cinemas.
FESTIVALS
Berlin International Film Festival 2017 – Generation Kplus
