"Trouble Nubble Gum" became the only Ukrainian animated film that was able to overcome high competition and was selected by the organizing committee to participate in the pitching.
A script to the animated film, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, is written by Natalia Guzeeva ("Kapitoshka", "How Petryk Piatochkyn counted elephants", "Myshko and Dzvinka").
In Bordeaux, the film "Trouble Nubble Gum" will be presented by the producer of the studio KAPI Michael Margulis.
"First of all, in Bordeaux, we aim to enter in the final stages of co-production negotiations with our potential partners. Second of all, we would like to strengthen Petryk Piatochkyn's reputation as an animated IP that is consistently and actively developing”, Margulis said.
Cartoon Movie is one of the leading events in Europe for professionals in the animation industry. Each year, the forum brings ones together to present the best full-length animation projects of the current year at pitching sessions. It helps to find investors, co-producers, and distributors.
During the existence of Cartoon Movie, 349 cartoons received funding totaling more than 2.4 billion euros. It was here that the following famous cartoons began their way to cinemas: "Trio of Belleville" (2003, Cesar Award, two Oscar nominations), "Cat in Paris" (2010, Oscar nomination, Cesar), "Chico and Rita" (2010, Goya Award, Oscar nomination), “Ernest and Celestina” (2012, Cesar Award, Oscar nomination) "Sean Lamb" (2015, Oscar nomination, Golden Globe, British Film Academy Award), "Life of a Zucchini" (2016, Cannes Film Festival nomination) and others.
The presentation of the trailer " Trouble Nubble Gum " will take place during the morning showcase. Subsequently, the film crew will have 30 minutes to present the film to the audience of several hundred leading producers, investors, distributors, sales agents, game companies, publishers, the media, and other industry representatives.
Ukrainian animation studio KAPI was founded in 2015 by the children’s author Natalia Guzeeva and Michael Margulis. The studio makes 2D and 3D movies and series for children and families. Among the studio's projects are the animated series "Myshko and Dzvinka" (four series have been created supported by the Ukrainian Film Fund), the full-length animated film "Trouble Nubble Gum" (in production), and the animated film "Labra-Kadabra" (in development).