Maison 4:3 and La Boîte à Fanny are pleased to announce that the animated feature film VINCENT ET LA PROPHÉTIE DES MERS (The Last Whale Singer) will be released in theaters in Quebec on September 4. Written and directed by Reza Memari, the film features the French voices of Louis-Julien Durso, Marc Labrèche, Ludivine Reding, Anne Dorval, Bruno Marcil, Fayolle Jean Jr, Fayolle Jean, Marie-Chantal Perron, Catherine Brunet, Léane Labrèche-Dor, Gilbert Lachance, Marie-Ève Sansfaçon, Marc St-Martin, Oscar Vaillancourt and Barbada.
Produced by Telescope Animation (Germany), in collaboration with PFX (Czech Republic), and La Boîte à Fanny (Canada), the film is enjoying a successful festival run. It was presented at around ten festivals, including the closing of the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, winning two awards: the Club of Festivals Children Jury Prize at the Schlingel Festival in Chemnitz, Germany, and the Grand Jury Prize at the Blue Water Film Festival in California.
“We are delighted to be able to present Vincent to the Quebec public after 5 years of this wonderful transatlantic collaboration! Young and old will be able to discover the fantastic work of our local artisans, notably that of the underwater animation magicians from Agora Studio, that of the echoes of the depths artists from MELS, without forgetting that of the incredible French-speaking interpreters embarked on the adventure, directed by Martin Watier,” mentions producer Fanny-Laure Malo.
Vincent, a young humpback whale, is the orphan son of the last Sea Singer, whose magical song once protected the oceans. When the melting ice allows the monstrous Leviathan to escape from the iceberg that held him prisoner, and thus threatens the extinction of all marine life with his poisonous ink, Vincent must find his own song to stop him. Overwhelmed by doubt, he instead embarks on a perilous journey to the depths of the sea, with the ambition of bringing his parents back from the Star Pit, hoping that his father can defeat Leviathan. Accompanied by his guardian Walter, a remora fish, and his new friend Darya, a courageous deaf orca, Vincent will have to face his fears and find his voice to save the oceans.