Following up the success of what is hailed as New Zealand’s most internationally successful animated property, “Kiri and Lou,” the first feature based on the BAFTA-nominated series, will premiere on Wednesday June 24 in the beating heart of Annecy Festival, the lakeside Bonlieu.
New Zealand’s first ever stop-motion feature, the “Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!” bow will be capped by a Q&A with voice actors Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, alongside animation director Antony Elworthy.
Led by Jemaine Clement (“Flight of the Conchords,” “Moana,” “Rio,” “What We Do In the Shadows”) and Olivia Tennet (“Lord of the Rings,” “Power Rangers RPM”), the feature is written and directed by Harry Sinclair with visual development by Ant Elworthy (“Pinocchio,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Ma vie de Courgette,” “Coraline”) and music and songs by Don McGlashan in collaboration with Harry Sinclair (“The Front Lawn”).
An award-winning preschool series produced by Stretchy, “Kiri and Lou” follows the friendship between Kiri, a lively little dinosaur, and her best friend Lou, a gentle and caring creature, as they explore the world of feelings through laughter, song and outdoor adventure.
First aired in 2019 on TVNZ in New Zealand and CBC in Canada which commissioned the series, it saw a strong premiere on CBeebies in the U.K. and Nick Jr in the U.S. which led both broadcasters to prebuy subsequent series.
