Cartoons on the Bay arrives in Salerno280 programs from 36 countries
From 19 to 22 April 2007, Cartoons on the Bay is back, the International Festival of Television Animation. The traditional showcase of international animation, now in its eleventh edition, expands, leaving the 'historic' seat in Positano and moving to the wider setting of Salerno. The greater accessibility of a city from many parts indicated as one of the liveliest in youth culture, the best accommodation and the possibility of using different locations offer the event new development opportunities, to meet the growing interest shown by sector operators and by the general public. The assignment of the Pulcinella Awards - to which this year the one for the best musical soundtrack is added - will be enriched by a full program of special events, previews of feature films, conferences, meetings with Italian authors, directors, producers and TV managers and foreigners, according to the tradition of the Festival promoted by Rai and produced by Rai Trade in association with Rai Fiction. 280 programs were selected this year from 36 countries, confirming the international vocation of the event. As usual, membership from the United States and Europe is high, but the strong participation from Latin America and the Far East is also validated. The new entries from Iceland, Georgia and Macedonia stand out among others. The remaining programs offer almost total coverage of the remaining continents, guaranteeing a complete overview of world production in 2006.
Rome, February 1 2007
Cartoons on the Bay, Official Selection: 162 programs from 30 countries In the cartoons in competition also the voices of Bjork, Damon Albarn of Blur and Terry Jones of Monty Python In "Starveillance" the gossip with Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Michael Jackson, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Cartoons on the Bay, the traditional showcase of the best television animation production of the year announces the programs chosen for the Official Selection of the 11th edition of the Festival: 162 programs from 30 countries, ranging from the Americans and Canadians, to the French , Germans and Italians. Candidates from Estonia, Croatia, Israel, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan stand out this year. All programs will be available during the Festival, which will be held from 19 to 22 April in Salerno, by authors and professionals in the sector, buyers, distributors, multimedia publishers and journalists at the Digital Library. Instead, there are 40, 5 for each of the 8 categories of the competition, the nominated works and the task of assigning the Pulcinella Awards, created by the recently deceased great master of Italian animation Emanuele Luzzati, this year will be up to: Wolfgang Wegmann - Westdeutscher Rundfunk ( WDR), Germany; Jan-Willem Bult - KRO Youth TV, The Netherlands; Beth Gardiner - Disney Playhouse, United States; Céline Limorato - France 5, France; and Maurizio Forestieri - director, Italy. How did Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's first date actually go? Why did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie choose Namibia as the birthplace for their little Shiloh Nouvel? The answers to these and many other questions in "Starveillance", a film in competition in the section dedicated to all ages of the Festival, which insinuates an indiscreet look into the secret, or rather imaginary, private life of Hollywood stars. Victims, among others, also Jennifer Aniston and her alleged partner Vincent Vaughn, Michael Jackson, forced to auction off their assets, Tom Cruise and the beautiful Katie Holmes struggling with pregnancy. But the high-sounding names are not found only among the characters: "Anna and the moods", program in competition in the TV special category, boasts the voices of singer Bjork, Damon Albarn of Blur and Terry Jones of Monty Python. Instead, the "Rat-man" programs come to life directly from the cartoons of beloved comics, "Rahan, son of the Dark Age" is "Ugh, what patience", from the comics of Andrea Pazienza, while revisiting the classic fairy tale of Pierino and the wolf the TV special" Peter and the wolf "with the wonderful music of Prokofiev performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and made entirely in plasticine with the stop-motion technique . Well-known animators like Fusalo Yusaki, with his Peo grappling with the works of art in "Peo Gallery", and Bill Plympton, with the sequel to the Oscar nominee Guard Dog, the always hilarious "Guide Dog", are back, but they do their entry into the world of animation by young entertainers like the guys from CSC with their "Wives Supermarket". The complete list of the Official Selection of Cartoons on the Bay 2007 is available on the website: www.cartoonsbay.com.
Rome, 7 March 2007
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