John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentWith “The Summit of the Gods” shaping up as one of the major draws of this year’s online Annecy Work in Progress section, Didier and Damien Brunner’s Paris-based Folivari is teaming with France’s Gaumont on a second signature animated feature, “The Nazis, My Father and Me.”Putting its large weight behind the title, Gaumont will co-produce, distribute in France and handle world sales on the coming of age action-thriller set in October 1941 New York City, just weeks before the U.S.
finally entered WWII.News of the Gaumont deal comes as Folvari has moved into production on animated feature “Ernest and Celestine: A Journey in Charabia,” the sequel to the Oscar-nominated original.For French.
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