Cult icon Heidi continues to enchant audiences across generations and continents. Ahead of this year\u2019s March\u00e9 du Film in Cannes, Studio 100 Film has secured multiple international deals for \u201cHeidi \u2013 Rescue of the Lynx\u201d, which will also make its international premiere at the market.<\/p>\n
The new CGI-animated feature has been sold to several territories, including: France (Apollo Films), Baltics (ACME Film), Poland (Kino \u015awiat), Portugal (NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais), Italy (Adler Entertainment), UK (Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment), Hungary, Moldova, and Romania (ADS Service), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Bohemia Motion Pictures), Ukraine (Green Light Films), Turkey (Be\u015fikta\u015f K\u00fclt\u00fcr Merkezi), Greece (Zinos Panagiotidis), Israel (FilmHouse), and Iceland (Myndform). Studio 100 Film will continue selling the remaining territories, such as the USA, Latin America, Scandinavia, the Indian sub-continent, the Philippines and Mongolia during March\u00e9 du Film.<\/p>\n
The film is set to premiere at the Goldener Spatz Festival, Germany\u2019s most prestigious children\u2019s film festival, which takes place from June 1 to 7 in Erfurt and Gera. Distributed by Leonine, its theatrical release in Germany is slated for June 26, 2025.<\/p>\n
Spirited eight-year-old Heidi lives with her grandfather, in a cottage in the mountains. When she finds an injured lynx kitten, she decides, together with her friend Peter, to help it and return it to its family \u2013 without her grandfather knowing. When a greedy businessman shows up \u2013 who wants to build a sawmill in the mountains and sets traps for the lynx \u2013 things get complicated. On her mission to protect not only the lynx and its family but also the village and her Alpine home, Heidi uncovers her grandfather\u2019s hidden past and faces the perils of nature, the lure of industrial greed, and the emotional pull of friendship.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the novels of Johanna Spyri, the 80-minute CGI animation \u201cHeidi \u2013 Rescue of the Lynx\u201d stays true to the essence of the original story while introducing an all-new adventure that resonates with today\u2019s audiences. The film is directed by Tobias Schwarz (\u201cTarzan II\u201d, \u201cAnastasia\u201d, \u201cMaya and the Golden Orb\u201d, \u201cThe Queen\u2019s Corgi\u201d) and is a co-production between Studio 100 International, 3Doubles Producciones, and Hotel Hungaria Animation, in association with Studio Isar Animation. It is produced by Thorsten Wegener and Dario Sanchez, with the script written by Rob Sprackling (\u201cGnomeo & Juliet\u201d, \u201cThe Queen\u2019s Corgi\u201d).<\/p>\n
Studio 100 Film will unveil “Heidi \u2013 Rescue of the Lynx” exclusively and for the first time internationally at this year\u2019s Cannes market. As well as the screening on Thursday, May 15 at 5:45 PM at Olympia 7, the film will be screened online on May 15 at 11:00 AM. During March\u00e9 du Film, Studio 100 Film will be based at R\u00e9sidence Le Gray d\u2019Albion, Apartment 6B2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cult icon Heidi continues to enchant audiences across generations and continents. Ahead of this year\u2019s March\u00e9 du Film in Cannes, Studio 100 Film has secured multiple international deals for \u201cHeidi \u2013 Rescue of the Lynx\u201d, which will also make its international premiere at the market. The new CGI-animated feature has been sold to several territories, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":43161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n