“The Little Run” (“La Petite Cavale”), Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti’s follow-up to “Shooom’s Odyssey” and one of France’s most-awaited of upcoming animated features, has been boarded by Charades and Diaphana Distribution.
A renowned director-driven sales banner intent on bringing new voices to the world such as Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar winner “Flow,” Charades is handling international distribution.
Diaphana Distribution, whose release slate includes Lukas Dhont’s “Coward” and Netflix Cannes big buy “In Waves,” will open “The Little Run” in cinemas in France.
Directed by Bisaro, co-written by Paoletti and now entering pre-production, “The Little Run” has also clinched pre-sales with Canal+, Ciné+, and France 3 Cinéma in France as well as ZDF in Germany.
It has also shared in exclusivity with Variety an unreleased image of “The Little Run,” which was a buzzy three-time winner at Annecy’s MIFA Feature Film Pitches in 2023, scoring its Ciclic Centr-Val-de-Loire Region Award, a SACD award and the Cristal Publishing Award.
