CG comedy-adventure function Stitch Head will make its World Premiere amid this yr’s bustling Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June. The monster-making flick hails from Cologne-based Gringo Films, and goals to re-construct the basic story of Frankenstein for households world wide.
Synopsis: In a fort’s laboratory excessive above the little city of Grubbers Nubbin, the maddest of all mad professors awakes monstrous creations to (nearly) Life™ … then promptly forgets all about them.
So who takes care of the fort? Who takes care of the monsters? Who teaches them not to be monstrous, so the townsfolk under don’t kind an offended mob and burn the fort to the bottom? Meet Stitch Head — the Professor’s very first creation. Stitch Head does all of the work, however the Professor by no means even notices him.
One day, a drained wanting freak present involves city, led by its proprietor Fulbert Freakfinder. The present wants a brand new attraction and when Freakfinder meets humble Stitch Head, he is aware of he has discovered his star.
The forged is led by Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) as Stitch Head, Joel Fry (Cruella) as Stitch Head’s freshly-created finest pal, Creature, and Tia Bannon (Midnight Sky) as Arabella, a fearless younger lady and the monster’s best ally. They are joined by Rob Brydon (The Amazing Maurice), Alison Steadman (Life Is Sweet), and comedians Fern Brady and Jamali Maddix.
Steve Hudson directed and tailored the screenplay from the kids’s ebook by Guy Bass, illustrated by Pete Williamson. The movie is produced by Sonja Ewers for Gringo Films, with Mark Mertens serving as producer for Fabrique d’Images.
“Guy Bass’ original book — featuring a castle full of monsters all terrified of the humans in the village below — is a wonderful comic inversion of the Frankenstein genre that’s been so much fun to bring to life — even now, it makes us laugh every time,” mentioned Hudson. “At the same time, Guy’s characters are so emotional and engaging. As a monster, Stitch Head assumes he can never be loved — but in the end discover that love is all around him. In a fearful world, I really hope that’s something sticks with our audience long after they’ve seen the film.”
Stitch Head boasts a powerful lineup of co-production corporations contains Marc Gabizon and Michael Luda with Fabrique d’Images, Traumhaus Studios, Senator Film and Aniventure. The movie was animated by Assemblage Entertainment with music by composer Nick Urata (Little Miss Sunshine, Paddington).
“We’ve loved collaborating with the exceptionally talented Stitch Head team for the past two years. I am thrilled with the final result of the movie, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences at Annecy and around the world!” mentioned Aniventure CEO Adam Nagle.
Ewers added, “Annecy is the world’s leading animation festival and Stitch Head is our debut animation feature. The material was always so heartfelt, and so funny — its not always been easy, but we’ve done everything we could to make Stitch Head the best film it could possibly be. For Stitch Head now to be celebrating its premiere alongside the best animation in the world is a dream come true.”
GFM Animation is dealing with worldwide gross sales and will probably be screening the movie to distributors in London and at Cannes. Contact Amanda Kerridge (amanda@gfmanimation.com) for extra info.
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