Gao Shan Pictures Wins First Ecoprod-Cartoon Tribute at Cartoon Forum
The French studio also pitched its six-episode series Roots of My Hair to a standing-room-only crowd at the animation event, according to cartoonbrew.com.
Gao Shan Pictures has won the first Ecoprod-Cartoon Tribute, a new Cartoon Forum award recognising sustainability in European animation, according to cartoonbrew.com. The studio also presented its series Roots of My Hair at the event, where the pitch drew a standing-room-only audience and was one of the forum's highlights.
Roots of My Hair consists of six 13-minute episodes. The project is one of several in development at the company, which has credits on three of this year's buzziest animated features: Jim Queen, In Waves and Lucy Lost.
Gao Shan was founded by Arnaud Boulard twelve years before the article's publication and has grown into a studio group with facilities on Réunion, in Angoulême, in Mauritius and, since last year, in Annecy. The Annecy staff are supervised by producer Anne-Flore Aussant alongside creative director Paul Ó Muiris.
Producer Bérangère Condomines joined Gao Shan in 2021 to develop new in-house series and features, working from Réunion. Over the past decade the studio has contributed to films including I Lost My Body, Mars Express, Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds and Little Nicolas, as well as series such as The Smurfs and Team Nuggets.
Quick answers
What award did Gao Shan Pictures win at Cartoon Forum?
The studio won the first Ecoprod-Cartoon Tribute, a new Cartoon Forum award for sustainability in European animation.
How many episodes does Roots of My Hair have?
Roots of My Hair comprises six 13-minute episodes.
Where does Gao Shan Pictures have studios?
Gao Shan has facilities on Réunion, in Angoulême, in Mauritius and, since last year, in Annecy.