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John Lithgow has been featured in many acclaimed animated movies throughout his career, and while Spellbound isn't the best of his catalog, it demonstrates some excellent work that reminds audiences of the actor's voice-acting abilities. Lithgow's most famous animated movie is Shrek, for which he provided the voice of the villainous Lord Farquaad, but he's also appeared in projects such as The Jungle Bunch and Rugrats in Paris. Lithgow is generally known for villainous performances, but his animated work can be just as entertaining.

This includes Spellbound, a fun adventure for the whole family that centers around a teenage princess (voiced by Rachel Zegler) whose parents are suddenly transformed into giant monsters, leaving her alone with a dangerous mission to reverse the curse before it's too late. The film borrows many aspects from modern-era Disney, such as its bright animation style and classic fairy tale storytelling, but Spellbound's unique...

Frenetic adventures of tiger-striped penguin and chums resume in sequel that might appeal to the under-fives

Who knows; maybe there has been a clamour out there for a follow up to the 2017 animation The Jungle Bunch? I have to confess I couldn’t remember if I’d seen it when I sat down in front of this sequel: then a penguin waddled on to the screen painted with tiger stripes, and the memories clawed their way back in. The original was a relentlessly wacky nonsensical adventure about a gang of animal chums saving their forest from a pyromaniacal koala. The kind of targeted-at-under-fives mayhem that Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda pulled off better.

This frenetic sequel gives out more of the same. This time around, Maurice the penguin and his pals are up against a villainous beaver. The beaver’s diabolical plan is to destroy the jungle with a toxic purple foam,...

“The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown” is a new animated feature, directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville, opening February 2, 2024 in theaters:

“…as a mysterious toxic foam starts spreading in the jungle, there's only one team brave enough to stop it. ‘The Jungle Bunch’!

“With no time to spare, it's time to stop cracking jokes and starting sailing boats on their journey across the world to find the antidote. Will their arch-nemesis ‘Henry the Beaver’ stop our heroes, or will the Jungle Bunch find a way to save the day?…”

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The French animation film is the second in a franchise sold internationally by Snd.

Viva Kids has picked up North American rights to French family animation hit The Jungle Bunch - World Tour from France’s Snd, the feature film arm of broadcasting group M6, and will release the film in theatres in the US in January 2024.

France’s Tat Productions produced the 3D film (titled Les As de la Jungle 2 - Operation Tour du Monde in French) directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville and written by David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti.

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Amanda Sthers, the critically acclaimed French author, filmmaker and producer, who’s at the Venice Film Festival with the feature documentary “Bonnie,” will produce “Love Birds,” an animated film with an inclusive message, aimed at family audiences.

Sthers will produce the big-budget feature through her recently launched L.A.-based outfit Idea(L) and has teamed up with one of France’s leading animation studios, Tat, whose credits include “The Jungle Bunch” franchise.

Based on Sthers’ idea, the English-language “Love Birds” is written by Debbie Jhoon and J. Michael Feldman, the writing duo behind “Mafia Mamma,” Catherine Hardwicke’s crime comedy with Toni Collette, which Sthers also created and is producing.

“Love Birds” revolves around a female lovebird who travels the country to find her crush. She travels with an annoying but amusing pigeon, and will discover that all forms of love exists in nature, from gay couples to single moms or stepfamilies,...

The franchise revolves around a group of misfit jungle animals on a mission to save the animal kingdom.

French sales company Snd has acquired worldwide rights to feature animation The Jungle Bunch – World Tour, the sequel to 2017 hit The Jungle Bunch - The 3D Movie.

It is the latest spin-off from the popular children’s animated show about a group of misfit animals with a mission to protect the animal kingdom, created by French animation company Tat Productions.

In the new instalment, a mysterious supervillain covers the jungle in a toxic pink foam that explodes on contact with water. The...

Stephane Celerier, a veteran French film executive whose former banner Mars Films co-produced “La Famille Belier,” is joining forces with Pgs Entertainment to create a new production company.

Celerier is launching Gemma Pictures with Philippe and Guillaume Souter, the founders of Pgs Entertainment, a thriving family-owned business specialized in financing and licensing worldwide youth entertainment.

The new Paris-based company will look to produce French and English-language films, TV series and TV movies and is already developing a slate of 10 projects with well-known French and international talent. A resourceful and deep-pocketed company, Pgs Entertainment will fully finance the development of Gemma Pictures’ roster over the next three years and will handle the back office, while giving Celerier the full reins of the company.

One of France’s most respected and passionate industry figures, Celerier acquired and distributed locally a flurry of critically-acclaimed U.K. and U.S. movies, including “Billy Elliot,...

French company launched a trio of upcoming titles at AFM’s virtual edition.

France’s Snd has unveiled a raft of deals out of this year’s online American Film Market (November 9-13).

The feature film arm of the M6 broadcasting group launched a trio of new titles including children’s animation Pil’s Adventures and Jérôme Salle’s political thriller Kompromat, which is currently shooting.

Pil’s Adventures has sold to Spain (Big Picture Films), Portugal (Cinemundo), Russia/ex-Cis (Central Partnership), Baltics (Acme Film), Scandinavia (Mis Label), Israel (Lev), ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz), Taiwan (Moviecloud) and Middle East (Salim Ramia).

Directed by Julien Fournet,...

Snd, the commercial arm of French TV network M6, is set to kick off international sales this fall on “Kandisha” and newly-acquired family movie “Pil’s Adventures,” beginning at the Sitges Film Festival and the virtual AFM market.

“Pil’s Adventures” is a CGI animated feature produced by Tat Productions, the well-established French banner behind “The Jungle Bunch” and “Terra Willy.” Now in production, the film was pitched at Cartoon Movie and is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2021. In the absence of a physical market, Snd will introduce “Pil’s Adventures” to buyers this month with the script, a 10-minute clip of first footage and a print presentation of all the characters, backdrops and production.

Directed by Julien Fournet, the film follows the adventures of Pil, a brave, orphaned young girl who lives in the medieval city of Misty Rock. One day, a cruel regent curses Roland,...

Bac Films has closed a raft of pre-sales on Eric Tosti’s “Terra Willy,” the family animated feature from Tat Productions, the company behind “The Jungle Bunch: The Movie” which traveled worldwide.

Since launching sales a few days ago at Cannes with a teaser, Bac Films has already pre-sold “Terra Willy” to China (Agc), Italy (Notorious), Cis/Russia/Baltics (Exponenta Film), South Korea (Green Narae),

Scandinavia, (Selmer Media), Poland (M2 Films), Pan Asian TV (Fox), Israel (Lev), South Africa (Forefront), Middle East (Salim Ramia), Former Yugoslavia (McF) and Vietnam (Skyline).

Set in the future, “Terra Willy” follows a 10-year-old boy who is separated from his parents following the destruction of their spaceship and lands on a wild and unexplored planet.

“’Terra Willy’ has been a hot sell at Cannes because of its great animation design and richly-layered script, and Tat is a well-respected animation company — buyers are aware of the...

Family feature is the latest production from the team behind ’The Jungle Bunch’.

Bac Films International is launching sales on family film Terra Willy, the latest animated feature from Tat Productions, the company behind the well-travelled The Jungle Bunch: The Movie.

Set in the future, it revolves around a 10-year-old boy called Willy, who is separated from his parents following the destruction of their spaceship. His rescue capsule lands on a wild and unexplored planet covered in exotic and colourful fauna and flora. Accompanied by survival robot Buck and Flash, an eight-legged extra-terrestrial creature who befriends them, Willy sets off...

Author: Competitions

To mark the release of The Jungle Bunch on 22nd January, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Maurice may look like a penguin but he’s a real tiger inside! Raised by a tigress, he’s the clumsiest Kung-Fu master ever.

Along with his friends, the Jungle Bunch, he intends to maintain order and justice in the jungle, as his mother did before him. But, Igor, an evil koala, wants to destroy the jungle once and for all.

Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only

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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 29th January 2018 at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries received No cash alternative is available

The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!

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Like its squad of pint-sized, crime-fighting underdogs, The Jungle Bunch (Les As de la Jungle) is, in its own way, a sort of cartoon David taking on the Goliaths of Hollywood animation. Based on the hit French kids series (airing on Sprout in the U.S.), the $8 million feature was made for a fraction of your typical Pixar or DreamWorks production, yet manages to rival the big leagues in terms of PG-rated mayhem.

In terms of originality, though, this second theatrical effort — after the 2011 featurette The Jungle Bunch: The Movie — from creators David Alaux, Jean-Francois Tosti and...