"Black Pharaoh" "The Black Pharaoh" by Michel Ocelot premiered in October
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess, (The black pharaoh, the savage and the princess), the latest animated film by the French master Michel Ocelot ( Kirikou and the witch, Azur and Asmar, Dilili in Paris ) will premiere in French cinemas in October, second Variety . French distributor Playtime has already sold the film in Italy, Canada, Yugoslavia and Portugal and is in talks with buyers for other territories around the world.
The highly stylized 2D animated film, made for around 3,7 million euros, premiered at the Annecy Film Festival last week, where the acclaimed author received the Honorary Cristal Award for his influential and impressive contributions to the world of art and animation.
Produced by Nord-Ouest Films and co-produced by Studio O and Artemis Productions, the upcoming film consists of three separate stories set in different countries and time periods. As the official synopsis states, “Three tales, three eras, three worlds. At the time of Ancient Egypt, a young king becomes the first black pharaoh to deserve the hand of a loved one. During the French Middle Ages, a mysterious wild boy steals from the rich to give to the poor. In 18th century Turkey, a pastry prince and a rose princess run away from the palace to experience their love ”.
Ocelot is also working on Making Europe Through Fairy Tales , a collection of short films from all over Europe. The stories will be written and directed by different animation directors in each country, but will have no connection to each other and presented in a theatrical format.
The work of the 78-year-old writer / director / artist has won numerous awards in Annecy in previous years. His films and TV series have also won several Cesars and BAFTAs and he was knighted in the Legion of Honor in 2009. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Animafest Zagreb in 2015. In a 2008 interview, the director claimed to have been influenced by Voltaire's letters, Father and Daughter, Grand Illusion , Neighbors , the Eiffel Tower, Millesgarden, Persian miniatures, drawings by Jean Giraud and illustrations by Kay Nielsen in her work.
French author Michel Ocelot is best known for his use of black silhouette characters in his animated films.
The new film The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess features three separate chapters.
The French poster of the new Ocelot film
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