{"id":7445,"date":"2023-06-27T12:49:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10ave.com\/2023\/06\/katak-the-brave-beluga-on-the-top-of-the-wave-european-premiere-at-annecy-on-june-11\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:00:06","slug":"katak-the-brave-beluga-on-the-top-of-the-wave-european-premiere-at-annecy-on-june-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10ave.com\/en\/2023\/06\/katak-the-brave-beluga-on-the-top-of-the-wave-european-premiere-at-annecy-on-june-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Katak, the Brave Beluga, on the top of the wave! European premiere at Annecy on June 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After being selected for the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Katak the Brave Beluga<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will have its European premiere at the Cin\u00e9ma Les Nemours this coming June 11.<\/strong> Director Nicola Lemay, illustrator and art director Philippe Arseneau Bussi\u00e8res, and 10th<\/sup> Ave Productions producer Nancy Florence Savard will accompany the film, along with members of the production team. Principal director Christine Dallaire-Dupont will not be travelling with the group, as she\u2019s staying in Quebec after the birth of her beautiful daughter Alice.<\/p>\n\n

Having received numerous Quebec awards and won the hearts of audiences across Canada and Quebec, Katak the Brave Beluga<\/em><\/strong> is the Canadian film that has sold the most tickets in the country since the beginning of the year. Since its launch last February 24 on over 160 screens across the country, Katak the Brave Beluga <\/em><\/strong>has already passed the $1.7 million mark in box office revenues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The critically acclaimed story of Katak the Brave Beluga<\/em><\/strong> comes from an original screenplay by the prolific children\u2019s writer Andr\u00e9e Lambert. It was aboard her sailboat named Katak, during a trip on the majestic Saint Lawrence River, that Andr\u00e9e came up with the story of the courageous and empathetic Beluga. It\u2019s a family tale with ecological overtones, set against a background of threatened extinction. While his friends have all turned white, Katak is still small and grey. To prove his maturity, he sets out to make his ailing grandma\u2019s last wish come true by reuniting her with her first great love, who is in the far north at the Great Ice Floe.<\/p>\n\n

Produced during the pandemic, Katak the Brave Beluga<\/em><\/strong> required over 24 months of production, bringing together teams from several Quebec studios, including 10th<\/sup> Ave Animation, N\u2019Genious, BKFX, Studio \u00c9l\u00e9ment, Studio Expression and La Belle \u00c9quipe.<\/p>\n\n

Some top Quebec performers have lent their voices to the characters in the French-language version of this Quebec-made animated feature:<\/p>\n\n

Alexandre Bacon<\/a>\u00a0(Katak), Yves Jacques<\/a>\u00a0(Cyrano), \u00c9milie Josset<\/a>\u00a0(Jack-Lynn), Ginette Reno<\/a>\u00a0(Mamie), Mario Saint-Amand<\/a>\u00a0(Jack-Knife), Ludivine Reding<\/a>\u00a0(Lulu), Carolanne Foucher<\/a>\u00a0(Sim \/ Boussole \/ Compas), J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Desbiens<\/a>\u00a0(Albi), Martin Drainville<\/a>\u00a0(Scoop \/ Seal 2), Beno\u00eet Bri\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0(Paparazzi \/ Seal 1), Guylaine Tremblay<\/a>\u00a0(Marine), Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Fortin<\/a>\u00a0(Perlette \/ Puffin 2), Justine Major<\/a>\u00a0(Estelle \/ Na\u00efa \/ Cod 1 \/ Macadoune \/ Cod 2), Jeff Boudreault<\/a>\u00a0(Bosco), Jacques Leblanc<\/a>\u00a0(Vieux-Nic), Renaud Lacelle-Bourdon<\/a>\u00a0(Kami), \u00a0Nancy Bernier<\/a>\u00a0(Female Beluga), Maxime Le Flaguais<\/a>\u00a0(Katak-le-Vieux) and Johanne L\u00e9veill\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0(other voices).<\/p>\n\n

The English-language cast also features talented vocal performers:<\/p>\n\n

Robert Naylor<\/a>\u00a0(Katak), Arthur Holden<\/a>\u00a0(Cyrano), Angela Galuppo<\/a>\u00a0( Jack-Lynn), Ginette Reno<\/a>\u00a0(Grandma), Terrence Scammel<\/a>\u00a0(Jack-Knife), Skyler Clark<\/a>\u00a0(Lulu), Eleanor Noble<\/a>\u00a0(Sim\/ Madam Cod), Wyatt Bowen<\/a>\u00a0(Albi \/ Scoop), Mark Camacho<\/a>\u00a0(Paparazzi), Richard M. Dumont<\/a>\u00a0(Bosco \/ Old Katak), Ilana Zackon<\/a>\u00a0(Naya \/ other voices,) Jennifer Seguin<\/a>\u00a0(Polestar \/ other voices) and Pauline Little<\/a>\u00a0(Northstar, other voices).<\/p>\n\n

Apart from Andr\u00e9e Lambert (writer), Christine Dallaire-Dupont (director), Nicola Lemay (co-director), Philippe Arseneau-Bussi\u00e8res (art director), and Nancy Florence Savard (producer), the team also called on the talents of Yann Tremblay (animation director), Ren\u00e9 Caron (editor), J\u00e9r\u00f4me Boiteau (sound designer), and Uberko (music composer), as well as two hundred other Quebec artists.<\/p>\n\n

Three screenings of Katak the Brave Beluga<\/em><\/strong> are scheduled as part of the Annecy s\u2019anime<\/em> program, which is intended for the general public :<\/p>\n\n