Cannes: Pink Parrot gets hits for 'Trash'

July 12 2021

Montreal / Madrid-based international sales and distribution company Pink Parrot Media (PPM) secured several new theatrical sales for the award-winning 3D animated film Trash (Garbage), from Italy's Al One Srl. The beautifully animated and eco-conscious 88-minute film is directed in the UK with Signature, CIS & Baltics (Top Film), Taiwan (Muse) and Spain (Paycom) under the new agreements signed.

“We are thrilled to have reached agreements with these partners and are very eager to share this film, what we call our 'ecological fairytale', with this new audience and reach as many children around the world with this animated film. ”Said Tania Pinto Da Cunha, vice president and head of international sales for Pink Parrot Media. "This is a fun and entertaining film, suitable for families, with a valuable and very current story for everyone to enjoy."

The film focuses on the importance of recycling and giving waste a second life in a meaningful way. In a world where garbage comes to life at night, the feature follows the adventures of a trash heap in search of a mythical recycling bin. Released in Italy by the renowned Notorious distributor, Trash it is directed by Luca Della Grotta and Francesco Dafano.

The film won numerous industry awards, including the Audience Award of the Madrid Italian Film Festival (2020), the Best Film of the Giffoni Film Festival - School Experience (2021) and the Silver Remi Award of the WorldFest Houston (2021). . Trash will participate in the International Feature Film Competition in the Kids Category at the 61st Zlín Film Festival. The film was a finalist in the Youth Section at the BANFF Rockie Awards 2021 and is part of the Official Selection at the Locarno Film Festival in the Kids Screening section.

Trash it was also screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF Animation 2020), Rome Film Festival 2020 (opening event), Cinekid - Out of Competition (2020); Silk Road International Film Festival (Xi 'An 2020: Focus on Italy), Cartoons on the Bay (2020), Capri Film Festival in Hollywood (2020) and the JEF Festival - European Youth Festival (2021).

In Cannes, the PPM sales team presents the new art for the feature film Tale of the butterfly, currently in production. PPM returns to the Marché du Film with other titles in its portfolio including the new 2D TV series Eternal Joy (13 x 11 ′) and the prequel CGI series Butterfly Academy (52 x 11 ′) which was selected by Cartoon Forum 2021.

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