Directed by Konstantin Feoktistov, Three Heroes and the King of the Sea ( also known as Three Knights and the King of the Sea) is a Russian animated adventure film that was released in January this year. The film stars Russian actors Sergey Makovetsky, Valery Soloviev, Dmitry Bykovsky and Elena Shulman amongst others.
15
Oct
The Jungle Bunch, also known as ‘Les As de la jungle’, is an adventure animation film, adapted from the French TV series of the same name. David Alaux directed the movie, and co – wrote it with Eric Tosti and Jean- Francois Tosti. The Jungle bunch stars Philippe Bozo, Paul Borne, MichealMella and Pascal Casanova amongst others.
04
Oct
Beast of Burden is a 3D animated family feature, the first official co- production by China and New Zealand after both governments signed a ‘Film Co-Production Agreement’. The title in Chinese translates to ‘The Legend of the Magic Elephant’ and is directed by Kirby Atkins and Huang Jun. Huang Jun is also co- producing the film with Trevor Yaxley.
29
Sep
Scheduled to release early in November this year, Paddington 2 is a sequel to ‘Paddington’ (2014). Paddington 2 is a British- French comedy family entertainment. The film is produced by David Heyman and directed by Paul King, who also co- wrote it with Simon Farnaby.
07
Sep
The Son of Bigfoot is a French computer animated film that was released this year in July. The film is directed by Ben Stasson and Jeremy Degruson. Belgian 3D animation house nWave Pictures was the production company for this light hearted, commercial-minded children’s feature.
04
Sep
Coco is an upcoming computer animation film scheduled to release in October this year. The film is a comedy musical based off of the ‘Day of the dead’ holiday celebrated in Mexico.
Produced by Pixar, and directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, the studio began work on Coco in 2016.
12-year-old Miguel is an aspiring musician who steals his great great grandfather’s guitar – the legendary Ernesto De La Cruz because music is banned in his shoemaker family.
13
Aug
A stork’s Journey is a German animated film released at the end of June 2017.It is directed by Toby Genkel and Reza Memari. This is the first CG animated feature film written by Memari and produced by Kristine Knudsen. This story revolves around sparrow named Richard.
25
Jul
DreamWorks Animation brings us yet another animated comedy! Boss Baby, voiced by Alec Baldwin is a witty, suit wearing, unusual baby! The Boss baby is a hilarious outtake of the arrival of a baby into a family. The story is narrated by the older brother, a highly imaginative 7-year-old named Tim.