Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
Directed by	Hélène Giraud Thomas Szabo
Produced by	Philippe Delarue
Written by	Thomas Szabo Hélène Giraud
Music by	Hervé Lavandier
Production company	Futurikon Entre Chien et Loup Futurikon Production II Nozon
Distributed by	Le Pacte (France)
Release dates	17 November 2013 (2013-11-17) (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival) 26 February 2014 (2014-02-26) (Belgium) 29 January 2014 (2014-01-29) (France)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Belgium France

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (French: Minuscule - La vallée des fourmis perdues) is a 2013 French-Belgian animated film, co-written and directed by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo. This film is a partially sound film with a synchronized soundtrack featuring music and sound effects and with no spoken dialogues.^[1] The film is adapted from the Minuscule (TV series) also created by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo. It won the César Award for Best Animated Film at the 40th César Awards.^[2]

Plot

A ladybug befriends a group of ants led by an ant named Manible, who are at war with an army of evil fire ants led by the cruel Butor.

Awards

Nominated: 2013 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Best Children's Film)
Nominated: 27th European Film Awards (Best Animated Feature Film)
Won: 5th Magritte Awards (Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction)
Won: 40th Cesar Awards (Cesar Award for Best Animated Film)

References

↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/minuscule-valley-lost-ants-film-675599
↑ "Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

External links

César Award for Best Animated Film

The Illusionist (2011) The Rabbi's Cat (2012) Ernest & Celestine (2013) Loulou, l'incroyable secret (feature) & Kiki of Montparnasse (short) (2014) Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (feature) & Les Petits Cailloux (short) (2015)