Wizart has unveiled the first teaser of "The Snow Queen and the Princess"

The power of Russian animation Wizart Animation has revealed the first teaser of the latest chapter of the universe of The Snow Queen, The Snow Queen and the Princess, the animated film will be released in theaters in Russia and the CIS on May 26, followed by a global launch.

The hugely successful franchise about the adventures of Gerda, Kai and The Snow Queen premiered on screen in December 2012 and has now been released in more than 150 countries around the world. Since their debut, the characters have changed visually following the latest trends and changes in animation, but the fundamental principles of the storytelling have been maintained: stories based on universal values, full of magic, humor and adventure.

The Snow Queen and the Princess, the fifth film in the series, will introduce a charismatic new character: the evil sorceress Ila, the daughter of the Snow Queen, who lives in the Mirrorlands and accidentally frees the dangerous Icy Spirits from their centuries-old imprisonment in Lake Gao. The Frozen Spirits break free in the Mirrorlands and enter the peaceful and quiet town of Gerda and Kai, intending to freeze all of its inhabitants. Realizing her mistake, Ila ventures into the outside world to ask Kai and Gerda for help. Together, the heroes embark on an exciting adventure to save both the human world and the Mirrorlands. On this journey, the little sorceress will learn to master her magic and to overcome her childish whims, selfishness and fears.

The film is produced by Vladimir Nikolaev, whose credits include the previous four Snow queen features, the Sheep and wolves movies and those of last year Secret Magic Control Agency. The directors are Aleksey Tsitsilin, known for directing Secret Magic Control Agency, the first Russian animated film to premiere on Netflix, and The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands; and Andrey Korenkov, who also directed the Snow queen spin-off series, Tales of the Guardians of Wonders, which was successfully released worldwide as an original iQIYI series on the leading Chinese streamer to become # 1 in iQIYI Kids programs and reach the Top 15 in the platform's overall Hot List. iQIYI boasts over 500 million monthly active users, consuming 6 billion hours of content each month.

Wizart Animation is handling international sales for The Snow Queen and the Princess which has already been collected by KLB SAS (France and French-speaking territories in Europe and Africa), First Run (South Korea), BG Film (Turkey) and Manymore (Scandinavia). More on the film in the March 22 issue of Animation magazine EFM coverage.

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