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CANNES 2014 Sola Media Family Line Up
Sola Media will attend the MARCHÉ DU FILM from 14th until 23rd of May and we are happy to announce our FAMILY LINE-UP 2014 including many new titles:
SANTA LOST DOWN UNDER - Stereoscopic 3D Animation, English (OV)
MANOU THE SWIFT - Stereoscopic 3D Animation, English (OV)
MARA AND THE FIREBRINGER - Live Action Fantasy Family Adventure, German (OV)
SECRETS OF WAR - Live Action Family Drama, Dutch (OV)
We also would like to invite you to our MARKET SCREENING of THE ANDERSSONS HIT THE ROAD on THU, MAY 15th at 5:30pm at PALAIS B.
Solveig Langeland and Tania Pinto Da Cunha will attend the market and will be happy to schedule a meeting with you – please suggest two alternative meeting times if possible.
We are located at Riviera Booth E8 located in the the Palais des Festivals.
Kind regards,
Johannes Busse
IN PRE-PRODUCTION COMING 2016
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SANTA LOST DOWN UNDER
Stereoscopic 3D ANIMATION | $30 Million Budget
Four days before Christmas, Santa and Rudy are stranded in the Australian outback, exiled by a scheming elf intent on taking over the North Pole. Now Santa is not only days away from losing control over the family business, he also needs to find a way to rescue Kitty, his teenage rockstar daughter. But surrounded by critters, crazies and cranks, lumbered with a malfunctioning reindeer and with only Billy, a pint-sized bush hero for help, will Santa even survive?
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Director: Rob Nunn
Producers: Diana Giorgiutti, Ben Cunningham, Rob Nunn
Length: 90 min (tbc)
Language: English
Status: In Pre-production
Genre: Stereoscopic 3D animated Family, Christmas, Adventure
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First high production value stereoscopic 3D Animation Christmas Adventure from Australia about Australia.
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IN PRE-PRODUCTION COMING 2016
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MANOU THE SWIFT
STEREOSCOPIC 3D ANIMATION | $17 MILLION BUDGET
The little swift Manou grows up believing he’s a seagull. But when he tries to learn how to fly he finds out that he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home, meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really is. When one day both seagulls and swifts face a dangerous threat, Manou has an opportunity to be the hero of the day...
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Director: tba
Producers: Andrea Block, Chris Hass
Length: 83 minutes
Language: English
Status: In Pre-production
Genre: Stereoscopic 3D Animation, Family
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Amazingly realistic stereoscopic 3D Animation.
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SECRETS OF WAR
BENELUX RELEASE BY DUTCH FILMWORKS / JEKINO WITH AT LEAST 100 SCREENS!
The friendship between Tuur and Lambert (12) is challenged when Maartje, a Jewish girl in hiding, joins their class and confides only in Tuur who just found out his father is a member of the resistance while Lambert's father is a Nazi collaborator. Feeling excluded, Lambert tells a seemingly harmless secret...
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Director: Dennis Bots
Producers: Reinier Selen, Harro van Staverden
Length: 94 minutes
Language: Dutch
Status: In Post-production
Genre: Family, Drama
Box Office: July 3rd, 2014 by Dutch FilmWorks/Jekino
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Directed by Dennis Bots ("Cool Kids Don't Cry")
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CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH
WALT DISNEY NORDIC RELEASE: SEPT 26th with 300 screens
The adventures of the great pirate, Captain Sabertooth, will be released on screen by The Walt Disney Company Nordic. Together with the captain and his crew, two courageous children set out on a thrilling quest to find King Rufus fabled treasure. "Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama" is a magnificent and humorous live action feature film for the whole family.
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Directors: John Andreas Andersen and Lisa Marie Gamlem
Producers: Fredrick Howard, Lars Hellebust, Fredrik Støbakk, Gudny Hummelvoll
Length: 85 minutes
Language: Norwegian (OV)
Status: In Post-production
Genre: Adventure, Family
Box Office: Walt Disney Company Nordic
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Release by WALT DISNEY COMPANY NORDIC on September 26th 2014 with 300 screens in Norway.
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MARA AND THE FIREBRINGER
CONSTANTIN RELEASE IN GERMANY WITH 450 SCREENS | A RAT PACK PRODUCTION
Mara faces many challenges. She is being bullied at school and her single mom is drifting into an extreme esoteric spirituality. She just wants to be a normal child. But when Mara starts to have visions of ancient Gods she soon discovers that her biggest challenge is hidden in the past. With the help of a Professor for ancient Mythology she discovers that the Twilight oft he Gods is approaching and that she is the only one who hast he ability to travel to the past and the power to save us all...
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Director: Tommy Krappweis
Producers: Christian Becker, Alexander Dannenberg
Length: 90 minutes (tbc)
Language: German (OV)
Status: In Post-production
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Box Office: Constantin release in Germany
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Visual Effects Supervisor John P. Nugent has previously worked on Visual Effects at all three parts of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
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TOM LITTLE AND THE MAGIC MIRROR
COURAGE COMES IN ALL SIZES!
When Tom Little sets out for the challenge to free the king’s palace from a spell, his lack of size and muscle strength cannot stop him. In the enchanted forest, it is much more important to be smart and brave. But who is his true love: the beautiful princess or the courageous thief?
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Director: Ernesto Padrón Blanco, Bruno Lopéz
Producers: Esther Hirzel, Mamen Quintas, Julio Casal
Length: 73 minutes
Language: English, Spanish (OV)
Status: In Production
Genre: CGI Animation
Premiere: Fall 2014
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Original Songs by Silvio Rodriguez
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THE ANDERSSONS HIT THE ROAD
MORE THAN 500.000 ADMISSIONS IN SWEDEN!
A romantic road trip to South Tyrol to relive the parents’ honeymoon with the whole family is totally out of character for Sune’s thrifty dad….except that he mysteriously brings along a painting to make the trip much more than worthwhile…
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Director: Hannes Holm
Producers: Patrick Ryborn
Length: 90'
Language: Swedish (OV)
Status: Completed
Genre: Family, Comedy
Box Office: 500.000 Admissions in Sweden
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MARKET SCREENING
THU, MAY 15th, 5:30pm, PALAIS B
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