A mixture of animation and live-action footage, Approved for Adoption tells the story of an immigrant and his quest to reconcile himself with his origins.

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Laurent BOILEAU

Director

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Laurent BOILEAU

Laurent Boileau started out as a cameraman and editor, and began directing documentaries in 1999. His passion for comics, and the more general graphic arts, eventually led to him directing several films about the 9^th art: Les Artisans de l’imaginaire (France 3, 2004), Spirou, une renaissance (TLM, 2004), Franquin, Gaston et compagnie (France 5, RTBF, 2005), Les Chevaux de papier (Equidia, 2006), Sokal, l’art du beau (France 3, 2007), La Pologne de Marzi (TV Rennes 35, 2009).

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Mikyeong JUNG

Director

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Mikyeong JUNG

Born in 1965 in Seoul, Jung was adopted by a Belgian family in 1971.
He is the author of several comic books and graphic novels: Couleur de peau : miel (2007, Quadrants), Frôlements (2009, Paquet), Kyoteru (2008, Delcourt), Kwaïdan (2001-2008, Delcourt), La Danseuse du temps (2005-2007, Dargaud), Okiya (2006, Delcourt), La Jeune Fille et le vent (1997-1999, Delcourt) and Yasuda (1991-1995, Hélyode).

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Jean-Jacques LONNI

Technical supervisor

Thomas SCHMITT

Producer
Mosaïque Films

Intervenants : Laurent BOILEAU , Mikyeong JUNG , Jean-Jacques LONNI , Thomas SCHMITT (Mosaïque Films)

It's a film with the ingredients of a Christmas classic: a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

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Peter LORD

Producer, founder
Aardman Animations

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Peter LORD (Aardman Animations)

Peter Lord is currently in production on Pirates! – a swashbuckling adventure and broad comedy based on The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists, from the bestselling series of books by Gideon Defoe.
The movie is being created with the same beautiful hand-crafted technique that Aardman brought to the feature films Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run.
Lord is a founding partner of Aardman, director of Chicken Run (with Nick Park), and a two-time Academy Award nominee for his short films at the company.

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David SPROXTON

Producer, founder
Aardman Animations

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David SPROXTON (Aardman Animations)

David Sproxton is the co-founder and Managing Director of Aardman.
Together with co-founder Peter Lord, he has overseen the company's growth from a two-man partnership into one of the pre-eminent animation houses in the industry.
Over the years, Sproxton has served as a producer, director or cinematographer on a number of animated films at Aardman.

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Bob OSHER

President
Sony Pictures Digital Productions

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Bob OSHER (Sony Pictures Digital Productions)

Bob Osher is President of the Digital Production division of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Chief Operating Officer of the Columbia Pictures Motion Picture Group.
Sony Pictures Digital Productions comprises Sony Pictures Imageworks, Imageworks Interactive and Sony Pictures Animation.
In this position, Osher brings a unique blend of production, finance and animation experience to his management capabilities.

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Intervenants : Peter LORD (Aardman Animations), David SPROXTON (Aardman Animations), Bob OSHER (Sony Pictures Digital Productions)

This is the story between Ernest, a big bear who wants to be an artist and Celestine, a little mouse who doesn't want to be a dentist.

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Didier BRUNNER

Producer
Les Armateurs

Daniel PENNAC

Scriptwriter
Les Armateurs

Benjamin RENNER

Director
Les Armateurs

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Benjamin RENNER (Les Armateurs)

After his A-levels, Benjamin Renner followed an Art foundation course before joining the Fine Art School in Angoulême where he graduated with a National Diploma in Graphic Novels. He then spent two years at the animation directing school La Poudrière, where he directed Le corbeau voulant imiter l'aigle (commissioned film for Canal J), Le Plus Gros Président du monde and his graduation film, A Mouse's Tale.

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Intervenants : Didier BRUNNER (Les Armateurs), Daniel PENNAC (Les Armateurs), Benjamin RENNER (Les Armateurs)

Eva de la Argentina is a fiction movie about the life, work and stormy death of Eva Perón that mixes animation with documental material.

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Maria Laura RODRIGUEZ

Producer
Illusion Studios

Intervenant : Maria Laura RODRIGUEZ (Illusion Studios)

Raised in the heart of the forest by his father the Ogre, Pumkin Jr knows nothing about the world of men. Until he discovers a village close by...

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Jean-Christophe DESSAINT

Director
Finalement

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Jean-Christophe DESSAINT (Finalement)

After starting out as director of animation on TV series, Jean-Christophe Dessaint directed the animation on the feature Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure in 2005. In 2007, Joann Sfar offered him the job of 1^st assistant director on The Rabbi's Cat. The Day of the Crows is his first feature as director.

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Marc JOUSSET

Executive Producer
Je Suis Bien Content

William PICOT

Delegate producer
Finalement

Amandine TAFFIN

Scriptwriter
Finalement

Intervenants : Jean-Christophe DESSAINT (Finalement), Marc JOUSSET (Je Suis Bien Content), William PICOT (Finalement), Amandine TAFFIN (Finalement)

Captain Harlock is back to help humans going back home on Earth after the sect named Gaia has obliged them to live on other planets.

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Shinji ARAMAKI

Director

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Shinji ARAMAKI

Shinji Aramaki was born in Japan. He started out working in the organisation of animation and character creation, particularly for TV series such as Kikô sôseiki Mospeada (1983) and Wolf's Rain (2003).
He also directed Full Metal Alchimist in 2004 and worked on the Oscar nominated film Poseidon two years later.
More recently he has been working on diverse projects, including game trailers and 3D animation.

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Joseph CHOU

Producer

Yoshiyuki IKEZAWA

Producer

Leiji MATSUMOTO

Author
Toei Animation

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Leiji MATSUMOTO (Toei Animation)

Leiji Matsumoto started his career at a very young age and includes such hits as the manga Otoko oidon, manga, the TV series and feature Uchû senkan Yamato and the science fiction manga adapted for the screen Galaxy Express 999.
Alongside his creative activities, he is also Executive Director of the Japan Cartoonists Association, where he looks after the copyrights department, is President of the Young Astronaut Club, and on the board of the Visual Arts University in Takarazuka.

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Intervenants : Shinji ARAMAKI , Joseph CHOU , Yoshiyuki IKEZAWA , Leiji MATSUMOTO (Toei Animation)

A film about imagination, in which the protagonist goes on internal journeys around the world, overcoming fears and making new discoveries.

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Camila GONZATTO

Producer, scriptwriter

Frederico PINTO

Director
Armazém de Imagens

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Frederico PINTO (Armazém de Imagens)

Director and screenwriter, Frederico Pinto has directed Petits Gâteaux (35mm, 2002, stop motion), Cet été où j’ai pu arriver en bicyclette (short stories/RBS TV, 2005), Les Yeux du pianiste (35mm, 2005, stop motion), Quintana invente le monde (RBS TV, 2006), Traité de Liligraphie (children's short/ TV Brazil, 2008), the TV series Magasin du Coin (RBS TV, 2007) and the pilot episode of the animated series Chubbie and Cheesy (2009). He is currently directing his first feature film The Adventures of the Red Airplane.

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Animateur

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Luiz PELLIZZARI

3 D animator
Armazém de Imaginens

Intervenants : Camila GONZATTO , Frederico PINTO (Armazém de Imagens)

Animateur : Luiz PELLIZZARI (Armazém de Imaginens)

Born on the coldest day in history with a frozen heart, Jack owes his salvation to a strange midwife who makes him a clock for a heart. He must never touch the switch, control his temper and above all, never ever fall in love! But a little street singer will truly put his heart to the test...

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Stéphane BERLA

Director

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Stéphane BERLA

Graphic designer and artistic designer for 10 years, Stéphane Berla moved gradually into directing quirky short films and both animated and live-action commercials. But he has made his name in music videos, creating a particular style for artists such as -M-, Dionysos and Gaëtan Roussel.
His films have been selected for and rewarded at numerous international festivals (Clip d'or at Protoclip, Grand Prix at the festival des arts du clip, Anima, Ottawa and others).

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Virginie BESSON SILLA

Producer

Thomas DUVAL

Supervisor
Studio Duran-Duboi

Jean-Baptiste LÈRE

Head of production

Mathias MALZIEU

Director
Europacorp Distribution

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Mathias MALZIEU (Europacorp Distribution)

Writer and composer, Mathias Malzieu abandoned his cinema studies in 1996 in order to devote himself to the band Dionysos, of which he is the lead singer. On set he is a volcano-man, filled with the spontaneity of a child.
He has directed music videos, Olivia Ruiz's albums La Femme chocolat and Miss Météores, and Cali's L’Espoir.
He has written a collection of short stories and three novels – one of which, The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, published in 2007, is currently being adapted for the big screen.

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Jean-Pierre LEMOULAND

Intervenants : Stéphane BERLA , Virginie BESSON SILLA , Thomas DUVAL (Studio Duran-Duboi), Jean-Baptiste LÈRE , Mathias MALZIEU (Europacorp Distribution), Jean-Pierre LEMOULAND