New series based on Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to be produced under Oscar-winning animation director Steve Box, who will also lead the writing team.
Selections from the myriad Moomins TV adaptations, documentary clips of Moomins creator Tove Jansson, and an exclusive screening of ‘Moomins on the Riviera’ in Finish with English subtitles set for Sunday, January 24th at The Cinemfamily in Los Angeles.
Setting its Oscar-qualifying run, hand-drawn feature directed by Xavier Picard and produced by Hanna Hemilä will open in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Royal Theatre on December 4th.
Sixteen features -- from director Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Anomalisa’ to Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ are submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 88th Academy Awards.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
English-language voice cast includes Russell Tovey, Nathaniel Parker, Tracy Ann Oberman and Stephanie Winiecki, with the irrepressible Little My played by Ruth Gibson.
