MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Carrera, who directed Mexico's all-time boxoffice champ, The Crime of Father Amaro, is teaming with animator Enrique Navarrete on a 3-D-animated feature that will be made for a fraction of what it would cost in the U.S.
The duo will co-direct Ana, which centers on the journey of a 9-year-old girl seeking her father's help to save her troubled mother. Navarrete has worked as an animator on such films as Madagascar, Shrek 2 and Antz.
Mexican producers are showing more interest in animated films these days. For two straight years, a feature-length toon has ranked among the year's top 10 boxoffice earners.
Because of budget limitations, animated pictures here have been done primarily in 2-D, but "Ana" will be made entirely in 3-D with a budget of just $3.2 million.
Carrera directed, wrote and animated The Hero, which won the Golden Palm for best short film at the Festival de Cannes in 1994, as well as Amaro, which starred Gael Garcia Bernal.
The duo will co-direct Ana, which centers on the journey of a 9-year-old girl seeking her father's help to save her troubled mother. Navarrete has worked as an animator on such films as Madagascar, Shrek 2 and Antz.
Mexican producers are showing more interest in animated films these days. For two straight years, a feature-length toon has ranked among the year's top 10 boxoffice earners.
Because of budget limitations, animated pictures here have been done primarily in 2-D, but "Ana" will be made entirely in 3-D with a budget of just $3.2 million.
Carrera directed, wrote and animated The Hero, which won the Golden Palm for best short film at the Festival de Cannes in 1994, as well as Amaro, which starred Gael Garcia Bernal.
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