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EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired nan world authorities to Winnipeg: Seeds of Hope up of its world premiere astatine nan Annecy International Animation Film Festival successful June.
The characteristic by Spanish board Beñat Beitia and Elio Quiroga is among 11 titles selected for nan Contrechamp Competition astatine nan French animation show which unveiled its lineup connected Tuesday.
It tells nan communicative of Julia, a seven-year-old woman who, successful 1939, travels pinch her begetter from Barcelona arsenic they fly nan Spanish Civil War. Their travel takes them done exile camps successful France and aboard nan SS Winnipeg, nan vessel that carried 2,400 Spanish refugees to information successful Chile.
Pablo Neruda, past Chilean ambassador to France, had chartered nan ship’s passage. Through Julia’s eyes, nan movie portrays a humanities voyage of courage, hope, and resilience, brought to life pinch a visually striking 2D animated style.
Although group successful 1939, nan communicative is framed arsenic a recollection narrated successful nan coming time by Julia herself, now an aged female and subsister of nan galore atrocities of nan 20th century. Through her memory, nan movie reflects not only connected her puerility travel but besides connected nan agelong protector of history and survival.
The movie features nan voices of a number of feted Chilean actors including Paulina García, who won Berlinale’s Best Actress prize for her capacity Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria, arsenic good arsenic successful Alfredo Castro (Karnawal), and Luis Gnecco (Neruda).
The Spanish sound of Julia is performed by 10-year-old character Maia Zaitegi, who has already notched up half a twelve roles including Kraken:The Black Book of Hours (2026) and Cuerpos Locos (2025).
The project is inspired by Laura Martel’s schematic novel Winnipeg, el barco de Neruda, and its soundtrack is composed by Diego Navarro.
It is simply a Spanish production, produced by Dibulitoon Studio, Dibulitoon Factory AIE, and La Ballesta and coproduced by Chile’s El Otro Film and Argentina’s Malabar Prods.
