The world premiere screening is Monday 10th June at 8:30 pm, Bonlieu Grande Salle, during the opening ceremony – Invitation onlyIn the presence of the producers and the director Lino DiSalvo
Lino DiSalvo is an American film director and writer. After graduating from Vancouver Film School he fulfilled a lifelong ambition and became one of the youngest animators to join Disney’s coveted animation ranks.DiSalvo spent almost 17 years at Disney Feature Animation and served as Head of Animation on Disney’s Frozen, which went on to earn over $1.2 billion at the global box office and win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. His other credits include: Supervising Animator; Tangled and Bolt, Animator; Meet the Robinsons, Chicken Little, 102 Dalmatians and Reign of Fire.DiSalvo served as Creative Director for Paramount Animation before joining Paris-based, ON Animation Studios (Producers of 2016’s The Little Prince) as Head of Creative. His directorial debut, Playmobil: The Movie is based on an original story of his and set for release in August, 2019.DiSalvo is currently developing his next animated feature, The Badalisc, which is inspired by Italian folklore and draws heavily from his cultural heritage.
Playmobil: The Movie, was presented at the Work in Progress during the 2018 Festival. Directed by Lino DiSalvo, who worked almost 17 years at Disney, known especially for his role as Head of Animation for the Oscar winning feature length film: Frozen. Playmobil tells the story of Marla, who goes in search of her little brother Charlie when he disappears into the Playmobil® universe.The film is produced by the studio ON Animation Studios (Montréal), part of the ON Kids & Family group, based in Paris and managed by Aton Soumache, who is recognised for producing the feature film The Little Prince.
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Als ihr jüngerer Bruder Charlie plötzlich in das magische, animierte PLAYMOBIL® Universum verschwindet, muss sich Marla auf das Abenteuer ihres Lebens begeben, um ihn wieder nach Hause zu bringen. Auf ihrer unglaublichen Reise durch neue aufregende Welten, trifft Marla sehr unterschiedliche, schräge und heldenhafte Weggefährten, darunter den durchgeknallten Foodtruck-Besitzer Del, den unerschrockenen und charmanten Geheim-Agenten Rex Dasher, einen treuen, liebenswerten Roboter, eine ebenso witzige wie gute Fee und viele mehr. Im Laufe ihres spektakulären Abenteuers erkennen Marla und Charlie, dass man alles im Leben schaffen kann, wenn man an sich glaubt!
PLAYMOBIL: DER FILM, das Animations-Highlight im Sommer 2019, nimmt die Zuschauer mit auf ein episches Comedy-Abenteuer in das grenzenlose, fantasievolle Playmobil® Universum – im ersten Spielfilm, der von der beliebten und preisgekrönten Marke inspiriert wurde. Der Animations-Spaß vereint witzige und liebenswerte Charaktere, packende Abenteuer und atemberaubende Landschaften in einer einzigartigen und originellen Geschichte. Regie führt Disney-Veteran Lino DiSalvo, der 17 Jahre lang bei den Walt Disney Animation Studios tätig war, zuletzt als Head of Animation beim Welterfolg „Die Eiskönigin – Völlig unverfroren“. PLAYMOBIL: DER FILM startet am 8. August 2019 in den deutschen Kinos.