Wednesday, 05 August 2020 12:03

Legendary filmmaker Glen Keane at #Giffoni50

Academy Award® winner director behind the new Netflix feature OVER THE MOON which will stream on Netflix in the Autumn. The Generator +13 will meet the director who won the prestigious award with his shortfilm DEAR BASKETBALL

Academy Award® winner Glen Keane will be among the protagonists of #Giffoni50. The meeting, which will be streamed live, is scheduled for Thursday August 27. The jurors of the Generator +13 category will have the opportunity to talk to one of the most prestigious names in animated cinema and of the eagerly awaited OVER THE MOON. The animated film, a co-production of Pearl Studio and Netflix, will be available in the fall on Netflix .

Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. There she ends up on an unexpected quest, and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures.  Directed by animation legend Glen Keane, and produced by Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou, Over the Moon  is an exhilarating musical adventure about moving forward, embracing the unexpected, and the power of imagination. The film stars Cathy Ang (Fei Fei),  Phillipa Soo (Chang'e), Robert G. Chiu (Chin), Ken Jeong (Gobi), John Cho (Dad), Ruthie Ann Miles (Mom), Margaret Cho (Auntie Ling), Kimiko Glenn (Auntie Mei), Artt Butler (Uncle), and Sandra Oh (Mrs. Zhong)

A unique and unforgettable opportunity for Giffoni's jurors: Keane worked for 38 years at Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he trained under the supervision of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men. The director created many of the most popular Disney characters, including the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, the Beast, Tarzan and Rapunzel. In 2012 Keane left Disney and founded the Glen Keane Productions in order to continue with his artistic explorations in the world of animation, design and cinema. He has since collaborated with Google, the Paris Opera Ballet and Kobe Bryant. His latest project is the Oscar®-winning animated short film DEAR BASKETBALL, which he animated and directed in collaboration with the legendary Kobe Bryant and John Williams.

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