Le Pacte Boards Cannes Animation Day Title ‘Conference of the Birds’ Featuring Voice Actors Golshifteh Farahani, Louis Garrel (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Leading French production-distribution outfit Le Pacte has boarded the upcoming 2D animated feature project “Conference of the Birds,” which will be spotlighted at the Marché du Film’s Animation Day during this year’s Cannes Festival.
In addition to co-producing, Le Pacte will handle French distribution and serve as international sales agent on the film, part of the five-title Annecy Showcase at the Animation Day.
Confirmed voice cast members include Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”) and Louis Garrel (“Little Women,” The Dreamers”). “Conference of the Birds” is an updated adaptation of Farid al-Din Attar’s 900-year-old Persian poem of the same name.
The film centers on a flock of birds who are the sole survivors of a man-made natural disaster. Leading the avian gang is Hod-Hod, a young adventurous hoopoe who sets off on a quest to meet the legendary bird Simorgh, rumored to hold the key to solving all the birds’ problems.
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