EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired the international rights to Winnipeg: Seeds of Hope ahead of its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.
The feature by Spanish directors Beñat Beitia and Elio Quiroga is among 11 titles selected for the Contrechamp Competition at the French animation festival which unveiled its lineup on Tuesday.
It tells the story of Julia, a seven-year-old girl who, in 1939, travels with her father from Barcelona as they flee the Spanish Civil War. Their journey takes them through refugee camps in France and aboard the SS Winnipeg, the ship that carried 2,400 Spanish refugees to safety in Chile.
Pablo Neruda, then Chilean ambassador to France, had chartered the ship’s passage. Through Julia’s eyes, the film portrays a historical voyage of courage, hope, and resilience, brought to life with a visually striking 2D animated style.
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