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Animation and Heart: The Directors of Gkids Pick-Up ‘Little Amélie’ Reflect on Collaborative Spirit in Bringing ‘The Character of Rain’ to Screen
‘A heartfelt tale of the emotions we leave behind’: ‘Little Amélie’ helmers discuss capturing the transition between infancy and childhood.
Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb expanded on this idea in her novel “The Character of Rain,” published in 2000, in which the author recalled the first three years of her life growing up as a diplomat’s daughter in late 1960s Japan. Maïlys Vallade: Throughout the years, we had created a small animation family around films such as Rémi Chayé’s “Long Way North” and “Calamity, A Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary,” and collaborating together and with talents such as storyboard artist Marietta Ren or writer-artistic director Eddine Noël. Granted, our collaborative method was also at the heart of the production issues, but I also believe that if we hadn’t followed through on this path we’ve built over the years as a team, we would not be able to share “Little Amélie” with global audiences today.
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