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NewsSPC sets February theatrical release for ‘They Shot The Piano Player’
Bossa Nova-themed animation from Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal received awards-qualifying run in November.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics swoops on Trueba-Mariscal animation ‘They Shot The Piano Player’
Director Fernando Trueba and artist Javier Mariscal previously collaborated on Oscar-nominated ‘Chico & Rita’.
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NewsFilm Constellation boards animation from ‘Chico & Rita’ team
Jeff Goldblum will voice the lead in ’They Shot The Piano Player’, about the birth of Bossa Nova
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NewsHot new animation from ‘Chico & Rita’ filmmakers among projects selected for Cartoon Movie
Bordeaux-based animation event to showcase 66 international projects.
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NewsIsabel Coixet’s ‘Un Amor’ among San Sebastian 2023 Spanish line-up
14 Spanish productions selected for this year’s festival, which runs September 22-30.
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NewsEurimages backs Lukas Dhont, Brandon Cronenberg, Fyzal Boulifa projects
Upcoming features from Margarethe Von Trotta and Fernando Trueba also receive support.
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NewsGKIDS picks up US rights to Chico & Rita
Director Fernando Trueba and illustrator and designer Javier Mariscal’s film premiered at Telluride and played in official selection in Toronto.
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Chico & Rita
An animation about a young pianist and his lover who hit the jazz bebop scene on their way from Cuba to New York
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NewsDisney pick up Chico & Rita for Spain
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Spain have taken theatrical rights to Oscar winning Spanish director Fernando Trueba’s Spanish-UK animation feature Chico & Rita.
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FeaturesWho are the Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the animation categories?
Established US studios increasingly face fresh competition for top animation awards.
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